David Whyte Quotes

The most difficult part of any endeavour is taking the first step, making the first decision.

The most important step of all is the first step. Start something.

Whilst we deliberate how to begin a thing, it grows too late to begin it.

It's the start that stops most people.

How to begin the journey? You need only to take the first step. When? There is always now.

What people forget is a journey to nowhere starts with a single step, too.

The hardest part is starting. Once you get that out of the way, you'll find the rest of the journey much easier.

People who won’t take step number one never take step number two.

I don't see how he can ever finish, if he doesn't begin.

The important thing is somehow to begin.

The start is what stops most people.

Work finally begins when the fear of doing nothing exceeds the fear of doing it badly.

People who deliberate fully before they take a step will spend their lives on one leg

The most important thing about getting somewhere is starting right where we are.

Every step starts with a step.

If you wait until you feel like doing something, you will likely never accomplish it.

To bring about change, you must not be afraid to take the first step. We will fail when we fail to try.

"When are we going to get going?" Chris says. "What's your hurry?" I ask. "I just want to get going." "There's nothing up ahead that's any better than it is right here."

Simply by making the effort to start something, you will be miles ahead of almost everyone else.

I knew someone had to take the first step. So I made up my mind not to move.

Everything begins with the resolve to take the first step. From that action, wisdom arises and change begins. Without action, nothing changes.

Reluctance to begin is quick to befriend procrastination. . . .

Every step is a first step if it's a step in the right direction.

While some of us act without thinking, too many of us think without acting.

The hardest thing about getting started, is getting started.