Greg Nickels Quotes

There is no doubt that the time to act is now. It is now that timely action can avert disaster. It is now that with foresight and will such action can be taken without disturbing the essence of our way of life, by adjusting behaviour not altering it entirely.

You've got to be able to act when it's necessary to act. And you've got to be able to act where the threat is.

Responsibility demands action, and dealing with the immediate threat must naturally be a top priority.

I'm comfortable with bad news. I feel confident in my ability to solve the problem if I know that there's a problem.

Unlike in Washington, Virginia's leaders don't run from serious problems. We tackle them.

If my house is on fire, I don't need the fire chief telling me I should not have built the house out of wood. I need somebody to put the fire out.

Summits are best at dealing with problems, where the need for action is urgent and the range of possible actions limited. They are less good at dealing with opportunities.

It's better to face some problems as soon as you can.

Whimpering never kept a leaking vessel from foundering. Vigorously manning the pumps has. Get busy with your head and hands, not your chin.

There's always a crisis somewhere, and you get the satisfaction of solving the problem. And then, there's always the mystery of whether a program will work or not, and waiting for the reviews or seeing what the audience figures are.

Don’t be scared... Be positive... Please don’t think that your life is about to end... Take the right advice and act as soon as you can... If there’s an issue in your system, don’t ignore it.

Don't wait untill problems pile up and cause a lot of trouble before trying to solve them. Leaders must march ahead the movement, not lag behind it.

Leadership matters and solving things before a crisis is important.

Worrying about a problem is not a strategy for change.

It is my business, to manage carefully and dexterously whatever happens

In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem, government IS the problem. It isn't so much that liberals are ignorant, it's just that they know so much that isn't so.

I don't like to comment on a specific local issue because there are plenty of people already working on the problem who know a lot more about it than I do.

Fortunately, problems are an everyday part of our life. Consider this: If there were no problems, most of us would be unemployed. Realistically, the more problems we have and the larger they are, the greater our value to our employer.

Suppose something goes wrong? Suppose you need a big full-figure woman like me to help straighten things out?" Lula

Without those hackers, we wouldn't solve the problems we need to solve, especially security.

You can't just throw people at all your problems, dear.

Always prepare secondary ways of dealing with problems.

The Auditors fluttered anxiously. And, as always happens in their species when something goes radically wrong and needs fixing instantly, they settled down to try to work how who was to blame.

At certain crucial moments - an emergency or an opportunity - one must act first and think later.