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Initiative

Leadership quotes on Initiative.

Highly Important Attribute #64 Execution & Results
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"The tragedy of life is not that it ends so soon it's that we wait so long to begin it" — W.M. Lewis, Initiative leadership quote
The tragedy of life is not that it ends so soon it's that we wait so long to begin it
W.M. Lewis
Author
"Action is the antidote to despair" — Joan Baez, Initiative leadership quote
Action is the antidote to despair
Joan Baez
Singer & Activist
"The person who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones" — Chinese Proverb, Initiative leadership quote
The person who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones
Chinese Proverb
"Your present circumstances don't determine where you can go they merely determine where you start" — Nido Qubein, Initiative leadership quote
Your present circumstances don't determine where you can go they merely determine where you start
Nido Qubein
Author & Speaker
"The biggest risk is not taking any risk in a world that changing really quickly the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks" — Mark Zuckerberg, Initiative leadership quote
The biggest risk is not taking any risk in a world that changing really quickly the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks
Mark Zuckerberg
Co-founder, Facebook

Highly Important · Attribute #64

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