B. C. Forbes Quotes

Ambition is not what a man would do, but what a man does, for ambition without action is fantasy.

There is so much to do, and I want to continue my efforts.

Life's not about feeling better, it's about getting the job done.

Let us then, be up and doing.

No one ever accomplished anything great sitting down.

Better to work and fail than to sleep one's life away.

The more I want to get something done, the less I call it work.

Day-dreams without work do not amount to anything; it is the actual work that counts.

Fortunately, something always remains to be harvested. So let us not be idle.

Dream big work hard.

The secret of getting things done is to act!

If you imagine someone with 100 percent determination and 100 percent intelligence, you can discard a lot of intelligence before they stop succeeding. But if you start discarding determination, you very quickly get an ineffectual and perpetual grad student.

Action is the foundational key to all success.

The most important thing is to just do it. If I work at a higher level I have responsibility to do better than what I've done before. Sometimes the best happens - beyond possibility. Just do it. Can't worry about it.

If we fix a goal and work towards it, then we are never just passing time.

Determine never to be idle. No person will have occasion to complain of the want of time who never loses any. It is wonderful how much may be done if we are always doing.

Fires can't be made with dead embers, nor can enthusiasm be stirred by spiritless men. Enthusiasm in our daily work lightens effort and turns even labor into pleasant tasks.

You must take action now that will move you towards your goals. Develop a sense of urgency in your life.

Nothing will work unless you do.

I've got a theory that if you give 100% all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end.

Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.

Whitney Cummings is one of the hardest working people I know, and she's very motivated.

Action may not bring happiness but there is no happiness without action.

I plan on doing as much in my life as I possibly can.

Good things happen to those who hustle.