C. S. Forester Quotes

I'd rather regret doing something than not doing something.

Action springs not from thought, but from a readiness for responsibility.

Passivity is fatal to us.

Once you decide to do something, and you're pretty sure you're right, then you gotta go ahead and do it. Because if you piddle around, somebody else will beat you to it.

Life gives us choices. You either grab on with both hands and just go for it, or you sit on the sidelines.

When I see something, I go for it.

I never worry about action, but only inaction.

Have the courage to act instead of react.

I've never understood why some people hesitate before diving into unfamiliar tasks or activities. I couldn't imagine wanting more instructions about anything.

If it's a good idea, go ahead and do it. It's much easier to apologize than it is to get permission.

What I respect as far as in myself and in others is the spirit of just doing it. For better or worse, it may work and it may not, but I'm going to go for it. Ultimately I probably prefer to be respected for that than whether it works out or not, either winning or losing.

It's better to act and to regret / Than to regret not to have acted

I don’t care about risk, honestly. The riskiest thing to do is not to act. I would far rather try and fail than fail not trying.

When you see something that needs to be done, you do it.

If I want something, I go for it.

Maybe I have to be more aggressive.

I'd rather look a fool than be right and fail to act.

Lack of orders is no excuse for inaction.

Men of action usually win - that is one of their distinctive features.

When we say that leadership is a choice, it basically means you can choose the level of initiative you want to exercise in response to the question, ‘What is the best I can do under the given circumstances?’

We have learnt, rather too late, that action comes, not from thought, but from a readiness for responsibility.

Don't be afraid to fail. The greatest failure of all is failure to act when action is needed. Use the information that you've acquired in the past through the experiences you've had and act with self-control - but act.

A leader is the one who speaks last and acts first.

The worst days of leadership beat the best days of being an onlooker.

Be bold before you get stuck not being bold.