One has to take initiative in life to achieve what he or she wants.

- Donald Johanson

Last year, the Assembly of the League, as a result of the initiative taken by the Scandinavian nations, further limited and clarified all the provisions of the clause prescribing the duty of states to participate in sanctions.

- Hjalmar Branting

The important thing is to concentrate upon what you can do - by yourself, upon your own initiative.

- Harry Browne

It's been years, decades, since a president has lost a major trade initiative. That would be bad headlines.

- Gwen Ifill

A theatre receives recognition through its initiative, which is indispensable for first-rate performances.

- Franz Liszt

Initiative is doing the right things without being told.

- Elbert Hubbard

Benjamin Netanyahu seems to avoid any initiative.

- Ehud Barak

I've always had confidence. It came because I have lots of initiative. I wanted to make something of myself.

- Eddie Murphy

Economic growth is the most important initiative every governor faces.

- Dave Heineman

Further, a defensive policy involves the loss of the initiative, with all the consequent disadvantages to the defender.

- Douglas Haig

People who ask us when we will hold talks with Pakistan are perhaps not aware that over the last 55 years, every initiative for a dialogue with Pakistan has invariably come from India.

- Atal Bihari Vajpayee

The man whose life is devoted to paperwork has lost the initiative. He is dealing with things that are brought to his notice, having ceased to notice anything for himself.

- C. Northcote Parkinson

The final outcome of a war is often determined by the degree of initiative shown on each side.

- Chiang Kai-shek

Never relinquish the initiative.

- Charles de Gaulle

Students must have initiative; they should not be mere imitators. They must learn to think and act for themselves - and be free.

- Cesar Chavez

Informed opponents of Obama's healthcare initiative have expressed dismay at the low level of discourse.

- Carl Hiaasen

But thanks to the efforts, the initiative of the United States and of the several countries from the world, from Europe, including Turkey, it ended within a few weeks.

- Bulent Ecevit

Nowadays there is more dynamism in chess, modern players like to take the initiative. Usually they are poor defenders though.

- Boris Spassky

Without initiative, leaders are simply workers in leadership positions.

- Bo Bennett

The government should now launch an initiative to encourage people to join the social work profession.

- Andy Sawford