The secret of getting things done is to act. ~ Dante Alighieri
The hurrier I go the behinder I get. ~ Anonymous
Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced. ~ James Baldwin
When it comes to getting things done, we need fewer architects and more bricklayers. ~ Colleen C. Barrett
Think like a man of action. Act like a man of thought. ~ Henry Bergson
Men of lofty genius when they are doing the least work are the most active. ~ Leonardo da Vinci
If you wait for perfect conditions, you will never get anything done. ~ Ecclesiastes 11:4
Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler. ~ Albert Einstein
Imagination is more important than knowledge. ~ Albert Einstein
A sense of humor is part of the art of leadership, of getting along with people, of getting things done. ~ Dwight David Eisenhower
In skating over thin ice, our safety is in our speed. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
The ancestor of every action is a thought. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
This constant, unproductive preoccupation with all the things we have to do is the single largest consumer of time and energy. ~ Kerry Gleeson
The beginning is half of every action. ~ Greek proverb
Vision is not enough; it must be combined with venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps; we must step up the stairs. ~ Vaclav Havel
Rule your mind or it will rule you. ~ Horace
It does not take much strength to do things, but it requires a great deal of strength to decide what to do. ~ Elbert Hubbard
If your work speaks for itself, don’t interrupt. ~ Henry J. Kaiser
Anxiety is caused by a lack of control, organization, preparation, and action. ~ David Kekich
It is hard to fight an enemy who has outposts in your head. ~ Sally Kempton
Small deeds done are better than great deeds planned. ~ Peter Marshall
Celebrate any progress. Don’t wait to get perfect. ~ Ann McGee Cooper
Blessed are the flexible, for they shall not be bent out of shape. ~ Michael McGriffy, M.D.
While others were dreaming about it – I was getting it done. ~ Nathan W. Morris
It is easier to act yourself into a better way of feeling than to feel yourself into a better way of action. ~ O.H. Mowrer
No matter how big and tough a problem may be, get rid of confusion by taking one little step toward solution. Do something. ~ Georg Nordenholt
The best way to get a good idea is to get lots of ideas. ~ Linus Pauling
I am always doing things I can’t do, that’s how I get to do them. ~ Pablo Picasso
We should be taught not to wait for inspiration to start a thing. Action always generates inspiration. Inspiration seldom generates action. ~ Frank Tibolt
You’ve got to think about the big things while you’re doing the small things, so that all the small things go in the right direction. ~ Alvin Toffer
I always wanted to be somebody. I should have been more specific. ~ Lily Tomlin
The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and then starting on the first one. ~ Mark Twain
Do it, and then you will feel motivated to do it. ~ Zig Ziglar