Leaders Take Action Quotes

#1. As more and more women, men and young people raise their voices and become active in local government, and more local leaders take action for the safety of women and girls, change happens.

Michelle Bachelet

#2. Ordinary people have an extremely important role to play in fighting climate change. Not only can you make your home more energy efficient, drive less, and eat more local food - you can also tell your leaders to take climate action.

Frances Beinecke

#3. The role of social media is critical because it helps to spread cognitive dissonance by connecting thought leaders and activists to ordinary citizens rapidly expanding the network of people who become willing to take action.

Simon Mainwaring

#4. The reason why nothing happens is because nothing was done. Something will happen when something is done. Leaders take actions!

Israelmore Ayivor

#5. Our climate is changing. And while the increase in extreme weather we have experienced in New York City and around the world may or may not be the result of it, the risk that it may be - given the devastation it is wreaking - should be enough to compel all elected leaders to take immediate action.

Michael Bloomberg

#6. Successful leaders have the courage to take action while others hesitate.

John C. Maxwell

#7. Between a plan and it's achievement is a leader in the middle. With his one arm he makes the plan. With the other one he carries them through.

Israelmore Ayivor

#8. Trying to get the right person in the right job can take a lot of time and energy. Let's face it. Isn't it easier for a leader to just put people where it is most convenient and get on with the work? Once again, this is an area where leaders' desire for action works against them.

John C. Maxwell

#9. Most people don't like change. They revolt against it unless they can clearly see the advantage it brings. For that reason, when good leaders prepare to take action or make changes, they take people through a process to get them ready for it.

John C. Maxwell

#10. If leaders don't know how to put their words into action, if they follow the wrong paths and take the wrong turns, then their sense of moral purpose can quickly give way to cynicism, frustration, and fading commitment.

Viviane Robinson

#11. Don't just have dreams. Take actions too. To make it possible, begin every dream with a simple action and your interest will beam out.

Israelmore Ayivor

#12. It is not time to tell the leaders to realize how important education is - they already know it - their own children are in good schools. Now it is time to call them to take action.

Malala Yousafzai