Francis Bacon Quotes

There are people that go ahead, that see problems before the rest, that take decisions before the rest.

Men of routine or men who can do what they are told are not hard to find; but men who can think and plan and tell the routine men what to do are very rare.

Don't wait for extraordinary opportunities. Seize common occasions and make them great. Weak men wait for opportunities; strong men make them.

If you have ideas, you have the main asset you need, and there isn't any limit to what you can do with your business and your life. Ideas are any man's greatest asset.

In action a great heart is the chief qualification. In work, a great head.

Whenever the occasion arose, he rose to the occasion.

The highest levels of performance come to people who are centered, intuitive, creative, and reflective - people who know to see a problem as an opportunity.

The person who knows "how" will always have a job. The person who knows "why" will always be his boss

Organization can never be a substitute for initiative and for judgment.

I make my own opportunities no matter what.

Initiative is doing the right things without being told.

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

Men who are resolved to find a way for themselves will always find opportunities enough; and if they do not find them, they will make them.

Decisiveness is a characteristic of high-performing men and women. Almost any decision is better than no decision at all.

You need to have extraordinary wisdom to be the forerunner.

Action is the real measure of intelligence.

A man must make his opportunity, as oft as find it.

Successful people are the ones who think up things for the rest of the world to keep busy at.

I'm the type of person that doesn't like to wait for people to do things for me, and I never want to feel stuck. Why sit around and be like, 'I wish my label would book me some studio time,' if I can just buy my own studio equipment and figure out how to run Pro Tools and record it myself?

If you see someone in the kitchen that has good hands and a quick brain, then you need that person to be in the front of everything.

I think Madonna has a great deal of intelligence and capability. I have a lot of respect for her. She's taken her career and maximized it with intelligence and creativity.

Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.

We are looking for a set of personal characteristics that predict success, the first and foremost of which is perseverance in the face of challenges. We also look for the ability to influence and motivate others who share your values, strong problem-solving ability, and leadership.

You know how people always talk about how vision is the key to entrepreneurship and perseverance and really seeing what other people don't see? We can actually redeem a fair amount of that folk wisdom.

The future belongs to those who see possibilities before they become obvious.