#initiative

I hope that France - and all of Europe - we would take an initiative for the year 2012 to be the year of peace between Israel and the Palestinians. ↗

— Nicolas Sarkozy

#europe #france #hope #i #i hope that

The mark of man is initiative, but the mark of woman is cooperation. Man talks about freedom; woman about sympathy, love, sacrifice. Man cooperates with nature; woman cooperates with God. Man was called to till the earth, to "rule over the earth"; woman to be the bearer of a life that comes from God. ↗

— Fulton J. Sheen

#cooperation #freedom #initiative #man #nature

Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person. ↗

— Mother Teresa

#determination #initiative #inspirational #self-empowerment #inspirational

The Microsoft actions announced today are exactly the kinds of industry initiatives we need. Microsoft is using its resources to bring real privacy protection to Internet users by creating incentives for more websites to provide strong privacy protection. ↗

— William M. Daley

#announced #bring #creating #exactly #incentives

You destroy the initiative of the working people if they don't feel they have a fighting chance to be a part of the American Dream. ↗

— James Sinegal

#american dream #chance #destroy #dream #feel

You can be bound by physical things, as I am by certain sicknesses, but nevertheless you can still be free to recognize that all initiatives really come from yourself if you don't depend upon structures of government or structures of any kind. ↗

— George Woodcock

#any #bound #certain #come #depend

Organisation can never be a substitute for initiative and for judgement. ↗

— Louis D. Brandeis

#judgement #never #organisation #substitute

The strongest initiative that government can take to ensure Australia is prepared for population ageing, is to maintain a strong economy, and a secure nation. ↗

— Julie Bishop

#australia #economy #ensure #government #initiative

While I support initiatives to improve quality and efficiency in Medicare, I do not believe that these efficiencies should come at the cost of patient well being. ↗

— Shelley Berkley

#believe #come #cost #efficiencies #efficiency

You cannot build character and courage by destroying men's initiative and independence. ↗

— William J. H. Boetcker

#cannot #character #courage #destroying #independence