Anne Lamott Quotes

The most important thing about getting somewhere is starting right where we are.

To begin is no more agony than opening your hand.

To choose is also to begin.

You’ve got to start somewhere in order to get somewhere.

So many fail because they don't get started - they don't go. They don't overcome inertia. They don't begin.

So many fail because they don't get started - they don't go. They don't overcome inertia. They don't begin.

To begin, begin.

If you want to get anything done, you have to start somewhere.

I prefer starting. Anyone in this league does.

I think if you make a decision to leave a job, a home, a relationship, then you've usually got a pretty major reason to do so, and you should probably stick with that.

The question was which spell did I make? Which did I have time to make? The answer was eerily simple. I had time to make all of them.

When there is a start to be made, don't step over! Start where you are.

Decide where you are going and how you are to get there. Then make a start from where you now stand.

How to begin the journey? You need only to take the first step. When? There is always now.

If you were starting over today, what would you do differently? Whatever your answer, start doing it now.

To make progress you must actually get started. The key is to take a step today.

Know your goal, make a plan and pull the trigger

If we wait for the moment when everything, absolutely everything is ready, we shall never begin.

You are the person who has to decide. Whether you'll do it or toss it aside.

The hardest part is starting. Once you get that out of the way, you'll find the rest of the journey much easier.

Every great finish was once a simple beginning. Start now.

It’s no longer a question of can I do it. It’s a question of: Do I want to do it?

If you didn't have a choice, you had to make a choice. If you didn't have options, you made some. You couldn't just let this world happen to you... he didn't see eternity. He saw this girl and this moment and this one slim chance.

Definiteness of purpose is the starting point from which one must begin.

Not to decide is to decide. Letting something go until it 'decides itself' is Life by Default. You don't want to live that way. So choose. Choose right now. Stop worrying about what you can 'lose' or how you can 'win' and just follow your joy. Where does your joy say you should go?