"Initiating is really and truly difficult, and that's what leaders do. They see something others are ignoring and they jump on it."
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"Initiating is really and truly difficult, and that's what leaders do. They see something others are ignoring and they jump on it."
"Initiative is the privilege of picking yourself."
"No one could become an efficient leader or take the initiative in any great undertaking without belief in himself."
"Beaurocracy destroys initiative."
"A hero is someone who, for the general good, takes the initiative to solve an ambiguous problem."