Henry David Thoreau Quotes

I came to office with one deliberate intent: to change Britain from a dependent to a self-reliant society — from a give-it-to-me, to a do-it-yourself nation. A get-up-and-go, instead of a sit-back-and-wait-for-it Britain.

Throughout the day no time for memorandums now. Go ahead! Liberty and independence forever.

There are many things we do not want about the world. Let us not just mourn them. Let us change them.

If we really want liberty - if we really want liberty - then we need to go out and get it, we need to take it, because nobody is going to give it to us. And we need to do it now.

If you want to do something, just do it. No one is going to do it for you.

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.

The price of doing the same old thing is higher than the price of change.

You can fix the entitlements problem today, but if we wait 10 years, then fixing it will lead to a national catastrophe.

Change is realized by men who take the next step; not those who theorize about the 20th step.

The future belongs to those who change it.

If you want people to take action, you must refrain from giving them the answers.

I really do think that is why this country is so great: If you want to accomplish something, then you must do it.

I got tired of asking people to do stuff and waiting on results, so I just took it into my own hands.

Do not wait for anybody or anything. Do whatever you can. Build your hope on none.

Don't rely on leaders to do things you're equipped to do yourself.

A practical girl never pines; she takes action.

No one will do it for you.

If The Beatles or the 60's had a message, it was 'Learn to swim. And once you've learned - swim!

One must pray first, but afterwards one must help oneself. God does not care for cowards.

Do not advise too much: do the job yourself. This is the only advice you can give to others. Do it and others will follow.

Men who have lived significant lives are men who never waited: not for money, security, ease, or women.

I have never known what to tell anybody. Except that it is better to do something than nothing, even if the cost is great.

Needing and getting don’t seem likely to match up any time soon... What needs doing is mine to do.

Didn't they realize that the only way to change things was to act?

Have you something to do to-morrow; do it to-day.