Karen Kingsbury Quotes

It's always better to attack than to defend," Coram had told her when they talked about fencing late at night. "Always. Ye don't win with defense--ye only hold the other feller off, or wear him down. Attack and have done with it!

Maybe I have to be more aggressive.

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

You create your opportunities by asking for them.

Have the courage to act instead of react.

Lead, follow, or get out of the way.

Get action. Seize the moment. Man was never intended to become an oyster.

Attacking is better than defending.

I will not wait upon events.

I try to lead. I do not follow.

I know what to do to go for it and just take the game in my hands.

I don't like to stand there and wait until the ball comes to my feet. I like to take the ball and run with it.

I didn't want to be a man of words but of action.

Taking a backseat role is not in my nature.

You can't lay back and wait for somebody else to do it. And I think if the president's made a mistake here, it's this laid-back kind of approach where he's waiting for someone else to solve the problem.

It is better to do the wrong thing that to do nothing.

A practical girl never pines; she takes action.

They say when opportunity knocks you should let it in and invite it to sit at your table. F*** that -- when opportunity knocks, you should take it captive. Beat that s*** down. I've got opportunity tied to a chair in my basement with a ball gag in its mouth. Opportunity ain't even thinking about leaving my house. If you keep quiet for a second, you'll hear it whining.

Do something. Either lead, follow or get out of the way.

They said you had to take what the defense gave you. No, we are going to take what we want.

When you walk up to opportunities door, don't knock it... Kick that B*tch in, smile and introduce yourself

We want to win it all. The only reason we play this game is to win championships.

Don't sit and wait - For the world on a plate - (It's not a stroke of luck or chance) - Just draw a bead on that sucker, and drive!

Initiating is really and truly difficult, and that's what leaders do. They see something others are ignoring and they jump on it.

You want to take action every day, not sit around waiting for something to happen.