Charles M. Schwab Quotes

People who make a difference never wait for just the right time. They know that it will never arrive.

Initiating is really and truly difficult, and that's what leaders do. They see something others are ignoring and they jump on it.

I never worry about action, but only inaction.

One must work and dare if one really wants to live.

I'm the kind of person who doesn't wait for opportunities to fall from the sky.

I'm also pretty resilient and fearless, and when I want something I go for it.

I can honestly say that I've done everything I've wanted to do, always. Not without difficulty. But every time I wanted to do something, I just did it, from the age of 18 when I started my own theater with my friends. When I decided I wanted to act. I just bit the bullet.

Have the courage to act instead of react.

Strength is leading when you just don't want to lead.

Initiative is doing the right thing without being told.

If I read something great and I want to go after it, I go after it. You don't wait to see what Hollywood wants to do with you. You decide what you want to do. I don't mind fighting when I really want something.

The world is not looking for servants, there are plenty of these, but for masters, men who form their purposes and then carry them out, let the consequences be what they may.

There is a difference between bold leadership and nibbling around the edges.

I think, since I was a kid, I had that independence of being driven and being motivated in whatever I did, whether school work or a sport or even a hobby.

I know what to do to go for it and just take the game in my hands.

If I'm going to do something, I might as well go for it.

But I mean, I'm a confident kid. I want to be a kid that kind of drives the bus, doesn't just be a passenger.

I wear my heart on my sleeve, if I want to do something, I go ahead and do it. I think I learnt that from my dad.

I've been successful because I've never been someone to shy away from taking responsibility.

If I want something, I go for it.

Maybe I have to be more aggressive.

I've never been the guy to sit back and wait until someone approved something I was passionate about.

I ask myself in every game to be the one to take responsibility.

If you want somethin', go get it. Period.

The world seems to belong to those who reach out and grab it with both hands. It belongs to those who do something rather than just wish and hope and plan and pray, and intend to do something someday, when everything is just right.