Mother Teresa Quotes

A movement happens when people are inspired by somebody, but they do it themselves. You don't wait for someone else. You do it yourself.

Initiative is doing the right things without being told.

The important thing is to concentrate upon what you can do - by yourself, upon your own initiative.

I like people who take responsibility for their lives.

You can listen to what everybody says, but the fact remains that you've got to get out there and do the thing yourself.

Sometimes if you want to see a change for the better, you have to take things into your own hands.

Initiative is doing the right thing without being told.

Every person who ever had a plan to do anything, and went and did it, or who laid his plan before others, and won their co-operation to do it with him, without going to external authorities to please do the thing for them, was a direct actionist.

Men must make their history themselves through their own actions

If I'm not happy with what's going on, I try to change it myself.

What I must do is all that concerns me, not what the people think.

You may learn sooner than most generations the hard lesson that you must always make the path for yourself...There is no secret society out there that will tap you on your shoulder one night and show you the way.

Don't rely on leaders to do things you're equipped to do yourself.

If you want things to be right, you have to do them yourself

Encourage members of your team to take the initiative and act on their own.

we cant wait for someone else to do it, we have to take matters into our own hands or it will never be done.

We cannot wait for great visions from great people, for they are in short supply. It is up to us to light our own small fires in the darkness.

I would continue to do the things that I do. I'd get into the field and work, and be an example to other people that you can't rely on the government to be the answer to everything.

As one goes through life, one learns that if you don't paddle your own canoe, you don't move.

My parents are very conservative. They taught me the value of hard work - don't depend on other people, do it yourself.

There are people, who the more you do for them, the less they will do for themselves.

Some people only ask others to do something. I believe that, why should I wait for someone else? Why don't I take a step and move forward.

You can take care of yourself, and God helps those who help themselves.

We all have to work for happiness. And you cannot listen to other people. That is the worst mistake you can make.

If you want to do something, just do it. No one is going to do it for you.