Anna Wintour Quotes

We are about getting things done. We are not about the blame game. We are not about making excuses.

Emma McChesney was engaged in that nerve-wracking process known as getting things out of the way. When Emma McChesney aimed to get things out of the way she did not use a shovel; she used a road-drag.

Never apologize. Never explain. Just get the thing done, and let them howl.

As an entrepreneur, I like cutting to the chase and getting things done.

I'm practical. I see something, and I do it.

What gets measured, gets done.

I tell folks when I walk into a room, when I leave, you may not like me - you may not agree with me - but by golly, you will not misunderstand where I am. I get things done.

I like to organize. I have an opinion. I like to get stuff done.

I know what I want! And I just go for it.

Ask forgiveness, not permission. But make sure you bring your results with you.

I have a deadline. I'm glad. I think that will help me get it done.

Decisiveness is a characteristic of high-performing men and women. Almost any decision is better than no decision at all.

The way to push things through to a finish effectively must be learned.

We must use time creatively.

Now, when it's time to get down to business, I get down to business.

Anything you can do needs to be done, so pick up the tool of your choice and get started.

In the simplest terms, a leader is one who knows where she wants and gets up and goes.

At this point in my life, I'm not going to spend a lot of time focusing on dissatisfaction with who I am, and I'm not going to spend a lot of time tempering my personality. Whatever job I have next, I'm going to be somebody who wants to get things done.

I'm not quite that difficult, even though maybe I'm a little bit bossy. But you know, in order to get things done, you do have to be a little bit bossy sometimes or tell people what you really want. Otherwise, things just don't get done, do they?

I've always been really good at staying busy. Even while I'm working, I'm looking at what the next thing is.

When I get it into my head that I want to do something, I do it.

We will not duck the tough issues, we will lead.

Great leaders state out loud what they intend to do and in doing so, they get things done.

Support what works and stop supporting what does not work.

I try to get to the heart of the issue, address it, and go on to the next thing.