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Take Action Quotes

Quotes on momentum, courage to start and getting the first thing done.

"Don’t worry about failure; you only have to be right once." — Drew Houston, on Take Action

Dropbox founder and CEO

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"Behold the turtle, he makes progress only when he sticks his neck out." — James Bryant Conant, on Take Action

James Bryant Conant

Former President of Harvard University

"All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them." — Walt Disney, on Take Action

Walt Disney

American Animator, Film Producer, and Entrepreneur

"Failure is not the outcome—failure is not trying." — Sara Blakely, on Take Action

Sara Blakely

Founder of Spanx

"If you are not willing to risk the usual, you will have to settle for the ordinary." — Jim Rohn, on Take Action

Jim Rohn

American Entrepreneur, Author, and Motivational Speaker

"You will never have a creative idea at your desk." — Barbara Corcoran, on Take Action

Barbara Corcoran

Shark on ABC’s Shark Tank and Founder of The Corcoran Group

"You don’t learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing, and by falling over." — Richard Branson, on Take Action

Richard Branson

Founder of Virgin Group

"The greatest failure is to not try." — Debbi Fields Rose, on Take Action

Debbi Fields Rose

Founder of Mrs. Fields Bakeries

"I myself have been guilty of over-thinking problems. Just build things and find out if…" — Ben Silbermann, on Take Action

Ben Silbermann

Founder of Pinterest

"Great founders move fast, make decisions, and don't wait for permission." — Sam Altman, on Take Action

Sam Altman

OpenAI CEO

"The secret of getting ahead is getting started." — Mark Twain, on Take Action

Mark Twain

American writer

"The only impossible journey is the one you never begin." — Tony Robbins, on Take Action

Tony Robbins

Motivational Speaker and Life Coach

"Start earlier. I wish I had done more earlier on." — Kevin O'Leary, on Take Action

Kevin O'Leary

Shark on ABC's Shark Tank and Chairman of O'Leary Ventures

"Action is the foundational key to all success." — Pablo Picasso, on Take Action

Pablo Picasso

Spanish artist and co-founder of cubism

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