Bill Murray Quotes

Don't just sit there (and complain), do something.

Don't take the attitude of waiting for people to be nice to you - be nice to them. Don't sit in front of a cold stove waiting for the heat. Put in the fuel. Act first.

Most people never pick up the phone and call. Most people never ask, and that’s what separates the people who do things from the people who just dream about them.

Human beings must have action; and they will make it if they cannot find it.

Don't wait for mentors to seek you out. Don't ever wait for your phone calls to be returned, your letters to be answered, your faxes to be responded to. Keep going out and asking question.

I would not sit waiting for some vague tomorrow, nor for something to happen. One could wait a lifetime, and find nothing at the end of the waiting. I would begin here, I would make something happen.

The only phrase I've ever disliked is, 'Why, we've always done it that way.' I always tell young people, 'Go ahead and do it. You can always apologize later.'

It's not resources but resourcefulness that ultimately makes the difference.

What every employer is looking for is not someone who can do the job, but someone who can reinvent the job.

Never be passive. Victories happen when you take charge of a game. You can't win by playing not to lose".

To wish for change will change nothing; To make the decision to take action right now will change everything.

Do things as soon as you can. If a decision needs to be made, make it. It gives you more time to change your mind.

Chance never helps those who do not help themselves.

If you don't go after what you want, you'll never have it. If you don't ask, the answer is always no. If you don't step forward, you're always in the same place.

Initiating is really and truly difficult, and that's what leaders do. They see something others are ignoring and they jump on it.

Success ... seems to be connected with action.

I engage and after that I see what to do.

We can act instead of being acted upon.

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

Action is a great restorer and builder of confidence. Inaction is not only the result, but the cause, of fear.

I could not at any age be content to take my place in a corner by the fireside and simply look on.

If you want something, you don't wait for the world to deal it out for you. You take it.

You can wait forever for perfect conditions or you can make do with what you have.

The people who are going to be succeeding are not going to be waiting around for anyone's permission.

When it comes to strategy, ponder less and do more.