Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka Quotes

Without execution, 'vision' is just another word for hallucination.

Don't take the will for the deed; get the deed.

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

There's a big difference between saying you are for something and saying how you're going to achieve it.

It's deeds we need, not words.

Vision without execution is hallucination.

Changes occur after taking practical steps, not by chanting slogans and giving speeches.

A lot can change between planning something and actually doing it. But maybe all that really matters is that anything is different at all.

Ideas are one thing and what happens is another.

Execution is everything.

Unless commitment is made, there are only promises and hopes... but no plans.

Change is not a destination, just as hope is not a strategy.

It is not always what we know or analyzed before we make a decision that makes it a great decision. It is what we do after we make the decision to implement and execute it that makes it a good decision.

Our chief defect is that we are more given to talking about things than to doing them.

Many speeches can be heard throughout the world, but one always has to wait for deeds

It is interesting to see all you fellows here. It will even be more interesting to see how many of you will be here a few months from now.

The future requires action and not mere conversation.

Vision without execution is delusion.

It's important to have a sound idea, but the really important thing is the implementation.

Talk is talk; action on the field is action on the field.

The hard part is implementing the decision, not making it.

I'm not interested until I see their execution.

The era of empty talk is over. Now is the time for action.

It's one thing to make a choice. It's another to put that choice into practice.

Having a great idea is simply not enough. The eventual goal is vastly more important than any idea. It is how ideas are implemented that counts in the long run