Frederico Mayor Quotes

I’m not a seat warmer. I want to get in there and make a difference.

Things don't turn up in this world until somebody turns them up.

You don't make progress by standing on the sidelines, whimpering and complaining. You make progress by implementing ideas.

Action is eloquence

I believe in not sitting down and taking it easy.

Be a doer and not a critic.

Better remain silent, better not even think, if you are not prepared to act.

Sometimes, you have to get angry to get things done.

If not me, who? And if not now, when?

Decisions are made by those who show up.

It is easy to sit up and take notice, What is difficult is getting up and taking action.

Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.

I just never wanted to be too much in the background. I always wanted to be a part of things.

The world can only be grasped by action, not by contemplation.

There is a difference between bold leadership and nibbling around the edges.

I am no advocate of passivity.

Leadership is not what you said on the Senate floor. It’s not what you’ve said. It’s what you’ve done.

Delegate to others who have strengths where you don't. But sometimes, you just need to be the one to drive the change when everyone else is waiting for someone else to take the first step. To me, that's courage in action.

I've always believed that talking about something is not the same as doing something about it.

The worst thing you can do is sit there and do nothing, right?

There are two things you can do in politics: you can sit around waiting for things to happen, or you can start doing them.

If you change nothing, nothing will change.

We need to stop talking and start acting, and I am more than eager to be part of that change.

There are times in life when, instead of complaining, you do something about your complaints.

Americans believe that if you know something, you should do something about it.