Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous
old proactive quotes, proactive sayings, and proactive proverbs, collected over the years from a variety
of sources.
Always try to be joyful and proactively benign to the people. By doing so everyday, people have no control at all over my mood.Toba Beta
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Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action.William James
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It is easy to sit up and take notice. What is difficult is getting up and taking action.Honoré de Balzac
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The proactive approach to a mistake is to acknowledge it instantly, correct and learn from it.Stephen Covey
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Remember, action today can prevent a crisis tomorrow.Steve Shallenberger
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Don't wait for your ship to come in, swim out to it.Cathy Hopkins
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Knowing is not enough. We must apply. Willing is not enough. We must do.Bruce Lee
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Most of us reflect on our actions after we recognize that we have hurt someone or done an injustice. This is certainly a good first step, but it is reactive. We need to be proactive through disciplined and regular personal reflection.Keshavan Nair
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In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing. The worst thing you can do is nothing.Theodore Roosevelt
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You need to be proactive, carve out time in your schedule, and take responsibility for being the healthiest person you can be - no one else is going to do it for you.Mehmet Oz
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Action is the foundational key for all success.Pablo Picasso
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Opportunities will come and go, but if you do nothing about them, so will you.Richie Norton
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Happiness, like unhappiness, is a proactive choice.Stephen Covey
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The time you get your vaccinations is not the day you contract the disease.Mary Buffet
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The word proactive means more than merely taking initiative. It means that as human beings, we are responsible for our own lives. Our behaviour is a function of our decisions, not our conditions. We can subordinate feelings to values. We have the initiative and the responsibility to make things happen. Stephen Covey
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I believe that everyone chooses how to approach life. If you're proactive, you focus on preparing. If you're reactive, you end up focusing on repairing.John C. Maxwell
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Preventative maintenance is a rational and cost-effective action.Nick Mamatas
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Scotch Whiskey...I always take it at night as a preventative of toothache. I have never had a toothache; and what is more, I never intend to have it.Mark Twain
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We cannot anticipate or desire what we cannot imagine. That's why, I believe, God has given us glimpses of heaven in the Bible—to fire up our imaginations and kindle a desire for Heaven in our hearts.Randy Alcorn
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We are able to inhabit the mental images we create, and thence anticipate the delight of finally entering the greater reality to which they correspond.Alister McGrath
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The nature of fear is anticipatory. James Pierce
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Being aggressive is a lot less risky in the end. Are you going to eat your lunch, or have your lunch eaten for you?Wiliam T. Esrey
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Be an aggressor. Don't sit back and wait to react.Alan Page
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Preventive behaviourism is one of the most powerful tools we possess.Anne Neill
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Understanding yourself is a preventive measure to any blunder.Anne Neill
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The only preventive measure we have against death is not to waste any time.Anne Neill
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I have always been opposed even to the thought of fighting a 'preventive war.' There is nothing more foolish than to think that war can be stopped by war. You don't 'prevent' anything by war except peace.Harry S. Truman
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People need general skills, such as goal setting, mental stimulation, organization and planning, if they wish to control and attempt to prevent potential threats to their goals.Aspinwal & Taylor
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I like to encourage people to realize that any action is a good action if it's proactive and there is positive intent behind it.Michael J. Fox
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A leadership culture is one where everyone thinks like an owner, a CEO, or a managing director. It's one where everyone is entrepreneurial and proactive.Robin S. Sharma