Self-Initiated Action Quotes

People say, "I wish I had more motivation today, because then I would try something." But our thinking is backward. The way our brain works is that dopamine - the so-called feel-good chemical - is released the second we actually do something. So the motivation doesn't come before, it comes after.

Don't wait until you feel like taking positive action. Take the action and then you will feel like doing it.

Even as the Sun doth not wait for prayers and incantations to rise, but shines forth and is welcomed by all: so thou also wait not for clapping of hands and shouts and praise to do thy duty; nay, do good of thine own accord, and thou wilt be loved like the Sun.

Human beings must have action; and they will make it if they cannot find it.

I like to pick my causes and not be forced into doing something.

we cant wait for someone else to do it, we have to take matters into our own hands or it will never be done.

He who requires urging to do a noble act will never accomplish it.

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

We have to make the first move ourselves rather than expecting it to come from the phenomenal world or from other people. If we are meditating at home and we happen to live in the middle of the High Street, we cannot stop the traffic just because we want peace and quiet. But we can stop ourselves, we can accept the noise. The noise also contains silence. We must put ourselves into it and expect nothing from outside, just as Buddha did. And we must accept whatever situation arises.

Don't hope someone gives you an opportunity: create one for yourself.

I'll tell you one thing about me, and that is that I'm not to keen on being bossed around. If, say, my Mom tells me to empty the dishwasher, I like to wait a little bit, you know, not hop up and do it right away, because then it feels more like my own idea. That's a little problematic when you have an actual boss.

Tomorrow's leaders not only have dreams, goals and plans. They are willing to work hard and to take responsibility for turning their plans into energy, perspiration and effort. They don't sit back and wait for someone else to turn their dreams into action. They take charge of executing their own plan.

I believe you're either intrinsically motivated or you're not.

I acted solely on my own responsibility.

A movement happens when people are inspired by somebody, but they do it themselves. You don't wait for someone else. You do it yourself.