John le Carre Quotes

You never, ever give up the chance to change things, ever, no matter how hard it is. If you're elected, and have got the opportunity to make a difference, you take it.

I´m a real believer that just doing a little something is a lot better than doing a lot of nothing.

I never worry about action, but only inaction.

The greatest of all mistakes is to do nothing because you can only do a little. Do what you can.

Take off your bedroom slippers. Put on your marching shoes,' he said, his voice rising as applause and cheers mounted. 'Shake it off. Stop complainin'. Stop grumblin'. Stop cryin'. We are going to press on. We have work to do.

What saves a man is to take a step. Then another step. It is always the same step, but you have to take it.

It's not can you, it's will you

Once we decide we have to do something, we can go miles ahead.

We know what needs to be done - all that is missing is the will to do it.

Take off your bedroom slippers, put on your marching shoes. Shake it off. Stop complaining, stop grumbling, stop crying. We are going to press on. We’ve got work to do.

Hope rarely enters into it. 'Tis action moves the world.

Walk that walk and go forward all the time. Don't just talk that talk, walk it and go forward. Also, the walk didn't have to be long strides; baby steps counted too. Go forward.

When you want something so badly, you just do it. You don't think about how hard it's going to be.

Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don't quit.

In order to succeed... you have to put a stake in the ground.

If you really want to do it, you do it. There are no excuses.

Those who say, 'It can't be done,' are usually interrupted by others doing it.

If you want to do something, you find a way.

I've worked hard all my life. You have to if you want to get things done.

People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it.

Winning starts with beginning.

Positive anything is better than negative nothing.

Nothing will work unless you do.

The thing that always strikes me is how much power one person has. Everybody has so much power to help and to change if they just exercise it and get after it.

You don't have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.