Stacey Abrams Quotes

The best job goes to the person who can get it done without passing the buck or coming back with excuses.

You do what it takes. It was on me to deliver.

When you see something that needs to be done, you do it.

If I can do something, I do it. If not, I give the ball to someone else.

Raising myself and caring for my brothers and sisters allowed me the benefit of a lot of information that I wouldn't have otherwise gotten. I had to be frugal, thoughtful, resourceful. I didn't have anyone to tell me, 'You can't.'

If you're not getting work, make your own work. I think that's a good mentality. I suppose I take my drive from my mother and my practicality from my father.

Initiative is doing the right things without being told.

Don't bother people for help without first trying to solve the problem yourself.

The rule for effective governance is simple. It is one Ronald Reagan knew by heart. And one that he successfully employed with Social Security and the Cold War. When there is a problem, you fix it. That is the job you have been sent to do and you cannot wait for someone else to do it for you.

I built a series of supporters that had my back. I never abused that trust. You can't cry wolf. You have to solve most problems yourself.

The coaches can't be out there to tackle for us; we have to do that, like I say, starting with myself.

The director can't do your job for you. He can't get in front of the camera and perform your part.

I don't have a lot of time for people who don't take care of their own problems. Everything that needs to be done takes effort.

I like to consider myself a problem solver. I don't like to spend a lot of time talking about the problem, stressing out or being dramatic about it. I like to try and figure out how I can fix it.

We value seriousness and willingness to solve problems.

I just see things that are so poorly run, and they could be done a lot better. It might come down to, 'if you want something done right, do it yourself.'

Luckily, I had incredible parents who, when they saw a problem, didn't say, "Why doesn't somebody do something?" They would say, "Why don't we do something?".

You can't lay back and wait for somebody else to do it. And I think if the president's made a mistake here, it's this laid-back kind of approach where he's waiting for someone else to solve the problem.

It's my impression that I've done every job that I've been asked to do.

I'm a problem-solver.

Whatever happens, take responsibility.

Kids raised to be pampered and spoiled don't really end up being good leaders. Leaders need to be independent minded and confident.

Success on any major scale requires you to accept responsibility... in the final analysis, the one quality that all successful people have... is the ability to take on responsibility.

You can't always wait for the guys at the top. Every manager at every level in the organization has an opportunity, big or small, to do something. Every manager's got some sphere of autonomy. Don't pass the buck up the line.

I think if you show up and you work hard and you're straightforward, you can always create your own opportunities. I hope I'm right.