Richard Shelby Quotes

Not only strike while the iron is hot, but make it hot by striking.

I will not wait upon events.

I know what to do to go for it and just take the game in my hands.

I'll just continue to be aggressive. That's my thing.

Maybe I have to be more aggressive.

He (Joe Morgan) knew when something needed to be done, and he'd do it.

The world seems to belong to those who reach out and grab it with both hands. It belongs to those who do something rather than just wish and hope and plan and pray, and intend to do something someday, when everything is just right.

My agent once said, 'You're not very driven.' And it's true. I'm not the type to ring up and go, 'Get me this part!'

I'm also pretty resilient and fearless, and when I want something I go for it.

If I want something, I go after it.

Don't hesitate or talk about what you want to do. Just do it.

I'm pretty aggressive, and maybe obnoxious, about trying to get work.

Never relinquish the initiative.

In the simplest terms, a leader is one who knows where she wants and gets up and goes.

I'm an aggressive person.

When I get it into my head that I want to do something, I do it.

I don't believe that old cliche that good things come to those who wait. I think good things come to those who want something so bad they can't sit still.

You've got to control the agenda. You've got to be on the offensive.

For Heaven’s sake, Al, kick more ass!

You can't sit around and do nothing, you have to carry on.

If I want something, I go for it.

I'm relentlessly aggressive.

It's important for me to be aggressive and not defer.

Don't sit down and wait for the opportunities to come. Get up and make them.

I think I have a lot of energy, and most of it is quite aggressive energy. But in a positive way, I think. It's like a positive aggression.