Belinda Johnson Quotes

Believe in individual initiatives, in courage, in risk.

I've been fortunate to come on places where the question isn't why did I do it? The question to me is always, why didn't anybody else do it before me? Those are the ones that I scratch my head about.

The possibilities are numerous once we decide to act and not react.

Nothing comes sailing by itself.

If you want something, you can't wait for someone to make it happen for you.

Before the work comes to you, you have to invent work.

Every person who ever had a plan to do anything, and went and did it, or who laid his plan before others, and won their co-operation to do it with him, without going to external authorities to please do the thing for them, was a direct actionist.

... encourage the free play of our people's genius for individual initiative.

I definitely feel like I'm at that point where it's nice to not have to sit at home and wait to be invited to the party, but to be creating work for yourself.

I guess I've just always had an entrepreneurial spirit.

I got my start by giving myself a start.

I've never been the guy to sit back and wait until someone approved something I was passionate about.

I make my own opportunities no matter what.

You don't have to wait for anyone's approval to do things.

I think a lot of young people have incredible ideas and incredible insights, but sometimes they wait before they go give their life to something. What I did was just to start a little earlier.

I've always lived my life fearlessly, and what I want to do with my life, I do.

I do less waiting by the phone than anyone I know in the business. I don't wait for a job. I just go on to my own work.

Don't wait for someone to call you up. You can do anything. You have all the possibilities in the world.

That's one of the things I love about entrepreneurship is that if you see something that you don't like - and if you think you have a better idea - you can pursue your model.

The more you seek security, the less of it you have. But the more you seek opportunity, the more likely it is that you will achieve the security that you desire.

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

I'm the type of person that doesn't like to wait for people to do things for me, and I never want to feel stuck. Why sit around and be like, 'I wish my label would book me some studio time,' if I can just buy my own studio equipment and figure out how to run Pro Tools and record it myself?

I think that initial independence is very important; that's what being an entrepreneur is all about.

If it's a good idea, go ahead and do it. It's much easier to apologize than it is to get permission.

I'm not afraid to take chances or go off on my own.