Mark Twain Quotes

You will never stub your toe standing still. The faster you go, the more chance there is of stubbing your toe, but the more chance you have of getting somewhere.

Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.

Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there.

Thus far we run before the wind.

Lead, follow, or get out of the way.

Run to meet the future or it's going to run you down.

You either make dust or eat dust.

Even if you are on the right track, you will get run over if you just sit there.

He who says it cannot be done should get out of the way of the one who is doing it.

When I first took over the team in 2014, the message was, even if you're on the right track, if you sit there, you'll get run over.

If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough.

I tell the players that the bus is moving. This club has to progress. And the bus wouldn't wait for them. I tell them to get on board.

Opportunities multiply as they are seized.

There is progress whether ye are going forward or backward! The thing is to move!

Don't look back. Something might be gaining on you.

I've always believed that if you don't stay moving, they will throw dirt on you.

The publishing scene in India is evolving rapidly, and the key challenge is to keep reinventing oneself so that one does not become formulaic. Sometimes it is safer to deal with the consequences of failure than the fruits of success. Remaining on one's toes is critical, and often one finds that success makes one complacent.

We're just moving along as quick as possible.

I think there's nothing worse than inertia. You can be inert and study your navel, and gradually fall off the chair. I think the key is to keep flying.

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.

There is no longer time for statements like 'if only' or 'we can't.' We must and we will succeed. The only question now is how and when. I believe the time is now.

Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better.

Life's picking up speed.

Forget about the consequences of failure. Failure is only a temporary change in direction to set you straight for your next success.

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.