Bob Hawke Quotes

My friends, history, history calls us to this time and to this place. A solemn choice rests with us - where do we go from here? Do we move slowly and incrementally? Or do we seize the challenge of our time and tackle the great issues of our day.

Those who stand at the threshold of life always waiting for the right time to change are like the man who stands at the bank of a river waiting for the water to pass so he can cross on dry land.

The future begins today.

If you wait, all that happens is that you get older.

The challenge will not wait. Life does not look back. A week is more than enough time for us to decide whether or not to accept our destiny.

At this rate, we'll never get to the future.

The future started yesterday, and we're already late.

The best time to do something significant is between yesterday and tomorrow.

If you wait until you are ready, it is almost certainly too late.

The future is now.

You may delay, but time will not.

He who postpones the hour of living is like the rustic who waits for the river to run out before he crosses.

One day's delay is another day's lack of progress.

If you are the kind of person who is waiting for the 'right' thing to happen, you might wait for a long time. It's like waiting for all the traffic lights to be green for five miles before starting the trip.

Vision without action is merely a dream. Action without vision just passes the time. Vision with action can change the world.

If you temporize, you are lost.

It is time for a new generation of leadership to cope with new problems and new opportunities. For there is a world to be won.

Don't be so foolish as to ask for more time: calamities will not wait.

Time may not be on our side, but innovation is.

We have the opportunity and the responsibility to lead our country to a better and brighter future, and I cannot wait to roll up my sleeves and get back to work.

Life is a checkerboard, and the player opposite you is time. If you hesitate before moving, or neglect to move promptly, your men will be wiped off the board by time. You are playing against a partner who will not tolerate indecision!

If we wait until we're ready, we'll be waiting for the rest of our lives.

I am for keeping the thing going while things are stirring. Because if we wait till it is still, it will take a great while to get it going again.