The persistent man with a poor plan stands a better chance of winning than the man with a perfect plan who hesitates and waivers in carrying it out.
Initiative is as essential to success as a hub is essential to a wagon wheel.
Nobody rises above mediocrity unless they use the brains of other people.
What is initiative? I'll tell you: It is doing the right thing without being told.
The jack-of-all-trades seldom is good at any. Concentrate all of your efforts on one definite chief aim.
It is a well known fact that a man learns best that which he endeavors to teach others.