Tarana Burke Quotes

There's no such thing as coulda, shoulda, or woulda. If you shoulda and coulda, you woulda done it.

My time is much too precious to be wasted on people who merely want to talk about being a high performance person and can't or won't take action!

I say, 'You can never use excuses because they always run out.'

You can’t get away from your votes. You can’t get away from your statements.

Talk is cheap if it doesn't motivate action.

There comes a time in everybody's life when it's no longer enough to point and say he or she should do it, but you have to answer yourself... That's why I put myself at the party's service.

You can blame people who knock things over in the dark or you can begin to light candles. You're only at fault if you know about the problem and choose to do nothing.

Error is better than apathy. Error can be corrected in time to change the outcome. Apathy is seldom corrected until it is too late.

Idiots are not responsible for what they do. The real guilt falls on rational people who sit on their hands while morons run wild. You can opt out if you want to. Play it safe. But if you do, don't complain when the roof comes down.

All I know is, I was trying to win the football game. And the bottom line is, you have to do what you think is right. You have to go with your gut. And if you don't do that, then I think you regret a lot of things later on.

Words mean nothing. Action is the only thing. Doing. That's the only thing.

I wanted to cause trouble, but I know now it stays with you.

The world is not looking for servants, there are plenty of these, but for masters, men who form their purposes and then carry them out, let the consequences be what they may.

There is danger in this action. But there is greater danger in inaction.

You never say what you're not going to do.

There are plenty of recommendations on how to get out of trouble ... deny your responsibility.

Well gentlemen, today we are going to earn our pay.

We always defer … kick the can down the road. The only way you get into trouble in politics is to make choices.

Not deciding is a decision. Let’s all remember that when we decide not to do something.

In my life as a soldier and citizen, I have seen time and time again that inaction has dire consequences.

I had always been feeling uncomfortable in my mind about giving advice to others and not acting upon it myself.

People seldom do what they believe in. They do what is convenient, then repent.

Words must be matched by action if change is to become lasting.

It's one thing to talk the talk; it's another thing to walk after getting whacked with a coconut.

I found people that were willing to push me. I was like, 'These are my goals. I need you to get me here.' I don't need any excuses. I won't make any excuses. I'm over making excuses.