Carl von Clausewitz Quotes

When you cannot make up your mind which of two evenly balanced courses of action you should take - choose the bolder.

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

Sometimes the fool who rushes in gets the job done.

Action can cure fear and hesitation and doubt.

People who make a difference never wait for just the right time. They know that it will never arrive.

... all things are possible if you are willing to put yourself on the line. You cannot stand back and hope for the best. You have to act.

Now's the time to take a chance, come on we've gotta make a stand. What do we have to lose the choice is in our hands.

A man who has to be convinced to act before he acts is not a man of action. You must act as you breathe.

The world seems to belong to those who reach out and grab it with both hands. It belongs to those who do something rather than just wish and hope and plan and pray, and intend to do something someday, when everything is just right.

It is better to act too quickly than it is to wait too long.

Do it. Do it right. Do it right now.

You forgot my first lesson: don't hesitate.

Hesitation only enlarges, magnifies the fear. Take action promptly. Be decisive.

If you hesitate, some bolder hand will stretch out before you and get the prize.

If you are unsure of a course of action, do not attempt it. Your doubts and hesitations will infect your execution. Timidity is dangerous: Better to enter with boldness. Any mistakes you commit through audacity are easily corrected with more audacity. Everyone admires the bold; no one honors the timid.

Adventures are to the adventurous.

When it gets down to it you just have to act.

No great deed is done by falterers who ask for certainty.

When I see something, I go for it.

To do anything truly worth doing, I must not stand back shivering and thinking of the cold and danger, but jump in with gusto and scramble through as well as I can.

When in doubt, do something.

The right man is the one who seizes the moment.

Have the courage to act instead of react.

If you want to do something, go for it -you've got nothing to lose.

Men of age object too much, consult too long, adventure too little, repent too soon, and seldom drive business home to the full period, but content themselves with a mediocrity of success.