Whenever the competition is sleeping is when I shine.
Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.
I never worry about action, but only inaction.
An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory.
Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.
If you really want to do something, go and do it; don't just talk about it.
Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking.
If you don't make things happen then things will happen to you.
In a society that glorifies the pioneers, it's easy to think that an endeavor is only worth pursuing if you can be the first to pursue it.
You can read about it all you want, but there is no substitute for just doing it.
I confess I've never felt like a passenger.
For me, saying 'I'm bossy' is a cute, tongue-in-cheek way of saying that I'm in control of my life.
It's always better to attack than to defend," Coram had told her when they talked about fencing late at night. "Always. Ye don't win with defense--ye only hold the other feller off, or wear him down. Attack and have done with it!
You can't try to do things; you simply must do them.
Life just doesn't hand you things. You have to get out there and make things happen. that's the exciting part.
Things don't turn up in this world until somebody turns them up.
You can't stand around and wait to be asked to dance.
There's the pressure of being a No. 1 on the call sheet, being a lead actor. There's almost this feeling like being captain of the team. You want to put a bit of energy into actually setting a good example.
Hope is like a road in the country; there was never a road, but when many people walk on it, the road comes into existence.
Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.
Most of my fights, I push the pace. I'm the aggressor.
Oprah Winfrey gives you the stage? Shut your mouth. I said, 'I'm sorry for taking over your show.' She said, 'No, that's why we have you here.'
Leading means running fast enough to keep ahead of your people.
Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm.
I believe you have to make things happen.
