Greener grass at the other side

When the grass looks greener on the other side of the fence,
it may be that they take better care of it there.

Quote by Cecil Selig

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Einstein on action and initiative

The world is not dangerous because of those who do harm
but because of those who look at it without doing anything

quote by Albert Einstein

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Action

Think like a man of action
Act like a man of thought

quote by Henri Bergson

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Happiness and action

Action may not always bring happiness,
but there is no happiness without action…

quote by Benjamin Disraeli, former British prime minister

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Making the news

It is better to be making the news than taking it
to be an actor rather than a critic

Quote by Winston Churchill

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as if the world were watching

Whenever you do a thing, act as if all the world were watching.

quote by Thomas Jefferson

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Effort, not ability

Effort, not ability, makes the biggest difference in achievement.

quote by Bill Clinton

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Light at the end of the tunnel

Don’t wait for a light to appear at the end of the tunnel,
stride down there…
and light the bloody thing yourself.

Dara Henderson

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Big shot - little shot

The major difference between the big shot and the little shot is the big shot is just a little shot who kept on shooting.

Zig Ziglar

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Just do it

It's not knowing what to do, it's doing what you know…

Anthony Robbins

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Vision / action

Vision without action is merely a dream. Action without vision just passes time. Vision with action can change the world.

Joel Barker

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Going to Hong Kong

The difficulty in going from Vilvorde* to Hong Kong is not going to Hong Kong, but leaving Vilvorde.

Jacques Brel

Translated from French: "La difficulté d’aller de Vilvorde à Hong Kong, ce n’est pas d’aller à Hong Kong, c’est de quitter Vilvorde"

* Vilvorde: small city near Brussels, Belgium

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The causes of action - Cruyff

Sometimes something has to happen before something will happen.

Translated from Dutch: "Soms moet er iets gebeuren voordat er iets gebeurt"

Johan Cruyff

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Finishing things

One worthwhile task carried to a successful conclusion is worth half-a-hundred half-finished tasks.

Malcolm Forbes

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Do it now

The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago. The second best time is now.

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Bicycle - Einstein

Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving

Albert Einstein

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Can - cannot

Those who say it cannot be done should get out of the way of those who are doing it.

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Football wisdom

If we have the ball, they can't score.

Johan Cruyff

(translated from Dutch: "Als wij de bal hebben kunnen zij niet scoren")

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Action and theory

An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory

Friedrich Engels

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Plans

Plans are only good intentions unless they immediately degenerate into hard work.

Peter Drucker

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