Alan Cohen Quotes

Do not wait; the time will never be 'just right.' Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along.

Don't wait for something big to occur. Start where you are, with what you have, and that will always lead you into something greater.

If you have an idea, immediately move on it. To start that fire and get it burning immediately...it's everything.

Many people have the right aim in life, they just never get around to pulling the trigger. The vision must be followed by the venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps -- we must step up the stairs.

Successful people don’t wait for everything to be perfect to move forward.

Don't wait until you are perfect to change the world.

Every person is the right person to act. Every moment is the right moment to begin.

First steps are always the hardest but until they are taken the notion of progress remains only a notion and not an achievement.

It is time for us all to stand and cheer for the doer, the achiever - the one who recognizes the challenges and does something about it.

Opportunities multiply as they are seized.

The secret of getting things done is to act!

Action is a great restorer and builder of confidence. Inaction is not only the result, but the cause, of fear. Perhaps the action you take will be successful; perhaps different action or adjustments will have to follow. But any action is better than no action at all.

You must take action now that will move you towards your goals. Develop a sense of urgency in your life.

The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.

The two most important requirements for major success are: first, being in the right place at the right time, and second, doing something about it.

Opportunity does not knock, it presents itself when you beat down the door.

Either move or be moved.

You have to make it happen.

Vision without action is merely a dream. Action without vision just passes the time. Vision with action can change the world.

Action is what separates the do-ers from the dreamers.

Stop asking, start doing.

You seldom, if ever, get lucky sitting down.

Remember: Rewards come in action, not in discussion.

Action always beats inaction.

Dream Big. Start small. Act now.