Initiators push themselves to act. At first we all act alone. We need to push to get the facts that encourage others to move.

Initiators know what they want. Desire is the stating point of all achievement.

Initiators take more risks. To achieve the goal we need to be willing to challenge the odds and take the risks in the face of sometimes insurmountable odds.

Initiators make more mistakes. Even if we don't have the means, when things get moving, the mistakes will allow for moments of growth.

Initiators go with their gut. There is something great to be said about the "gut feel". When a nagging feeling is saying yes or no then it's probably wise to listen.

Initiative Pitfalls. 1. We are afraid we'll be unable let to keep the commitment. The issue - A low sense of security.

Initiative Pitfalls. 2. We suspect we might find "greener grass" somewhere else. The issue - Paralysed will

Initiative Pitfalls. 3. We expend time and energy only for personal gain. The issue - No surrender to the vision.

Initiative Pitfalls. 4. Our past makes trust difficult. The issue - Emotional baggage.

Initiative Pitfalls. 5. We are lazy and unmotivated. The issue - Apathy and neutrality.

Initiative Pitfalls. 6. We fear the risk of being rejected. The issue - Poor self-esteem

Initiative Pitfalls. 7. We fear the unknown and the unfamiliar. The issue - Low confidence.

Initiative Pitfalls. 8. We don't want to lose our freedom. The issue - An Entitlement Philosophy.

Initiative Pitfalls. 9. We fear being different from others. The issue - Want to be politically correct.

Initiative Pitfalls. 10. We don't really know who we are. The issue - We don't know our gifts and calling.

It's very hard when you eat out every day for a living, and a new restaurant comes along and you haven't got that same vigour that you had 10 years ago.

You have to be delicate with how you can portray characters other people are having a worship over.

Surprise, surprise! I have a band! I'm really excited that we have a song on the soundtrack of 'American Reunion' for that very reason.

I will always try to share my faith with any person who is willing to listen. When I feel a wall go up, we can talk about something else... and I will pray for you.

For too long, the system has been biased in favor of oil and gas developers: sweetheart lease deals, generous subsidies and a regulatory process so slanted in favor of Big Oil that often permit reviews are simply waived.

You win a race, the next race it's a question mark. Are you still the best or not? That's what is funny. But that's what is interesting. And that's what is challenging. You have to prove yourself every time.

For me, sports is a big part of my life. It helped me through high school. It helped me get better grades, because if you don't have good grades, you can't play sports.

To sit with a dog on a hillside on a glorious afternoon is to be back in Eden, where doing nothing was not boring - it was peace.

I like to remember phone numbers because it keeps your brain active. If you don't use it, you lose it.

In the wild struggle for existence we want to have something that endures and so we fill our minds with rubbish and facts in the silly hope of keeping our place.

Supporting characters add depth to a story, and great actors leave their imprint with the audience.

'Saw' really came from that want, the aspiration to make a feature film on our own.

Radio had been very good to me as a car dealer. It's flexible, and it's fast - you can get on the air in an hour and change your message - and compared to other types of media, it's very good value.

We know the human brain is a device to keep the ears from grating on one another.

Canadian comedians are generally more well-rounded... They have to do a lot more. In order to have a career in this country, you have to do everything. And in the States you can narrow-cast, you can be just a sitcom performer or a stand-up comedian or a sketch performer.

Art is so wonderfully irrational, exuberantly pointless, but necessary all the same. Pointless and yet necessary, that's hard for a puritan to understand.

His eyes have made love to me all evening.

Laziness may appear attractive, but work gives satisfaction.

Grief can be the garden of compassion. If you keep your heart open through everything, your pain can become your greatest ally in your life's search for love and wisdom.

We didn't readjust our thinking or rebuild quick enough.

Once you have the support of the lads around you, you can't ask for any more.

Now you watch the parades and processions of hopeful and despairing people walking outside your tomb. They are all looking for the answer to the problem you know so well.

I confess it is beyond our power to awaken the heart, but ordinarily this way does good.

Once when I went over my work with my Washington University professor, the late great Stanley Elkin, he pointed to a passage of mine and said: 'Stop vamping.' It has remained a caution.