Proactive Quotes

As soon as I became proactive in producing my own stuff, I started getting other roles.

- Ray Liotta

I wanted to go that way and really get proactive with my career - take some control in it and redirect it in a direction that I liked.

- Ray Liotta

I wasn`t crazy about the way things were going. I wanted to be a little more proactive with my career instead of waiting for something to come to me, so I formed a production company with my wife (Michelle Grace) and a partner, Diane Nabatoff, and changed agents - I really just wanted to clean house and start fresh. The first script I got was Narc and I really responded to it; it reminded me of a 70s type movie, I really liked the characters, I didn`t anticipate the ending. I wanted to go that way and really get proactive with my career - take some control in it and redirect it in a direction that I liked. - On Narc.

- Ray Liotta

I was looking to become more proactive with my career because I wasn`t crazy with some of the scripts I was getting - this was before Blow and Hannibal - so I decided to start my own production company.

- Ray Liotta

(on WB`s lame suggestions for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)) "They thought the Charlie character should be more proactive and that Wonka should be more of a father figure, and I`m sitting there thinking, `Willy Wonka is NOT a father figure! If that`s your idea of a father figure, yikes. Willy Wonka`s a weirdo.` "

- Tim Burton

Everyone needs to be proactive and know the various warning signs of cancer. Early detection and research to make detection easier at earlier stages, along with the treatments needs, is still a must. I salute all those winning the battle.

- Dennis Franz

To manage, rather than be managed by the market, health plan executives need to be proactive. They need to look now at the issues likely to face the industry this year.

- Jim Henry

I think we`ve gotten way too lackadaisical. Our society is very reactive rather than proactive, and it bothers me that the huge changes right after September 11, like the National Guard at the airport, have been cut back.

- Amy Allen

Real freedom is creative, proactive, and will take me into new territories. I am not free if my freedom is predicated on reacting to my past.

- Kenny Loggins

We`re watching the effort being made by the market leader, the company that has been proactive to reaching out to software companies.

- Nancy Anderson

The Commission (IHRC) was very proactive along with Hoosier Park. We fully support the program. We think it`s that important. We want horsemen to compete on a level playing field.

- Rick Moore

We must take proactive steps to promote democracy and human rights abroad.

- Sam Brownback

(Patrick Kelly is chairman of a community advisory board that works with Phoenix police to ensure that hate crimes and other problems affecting gays and lesbians are addressed. He said the department has been proactive in addressing the board`s concerns.) When (a problem) is identified, they definitely jump on it, ... a very good ally.

- Patrick Kelly

He is a very positive captain; he is proactive as well as reactive. He is keen to read the game, to get in there, and he never stops thinking about the game, the situation, and trying to turn it to his advantage. He has been very good for the game.

- David Gower

The larger picture--what people see on television is a reactive response. The city of Riverdale is taking a proactive approach. We`ve identified the problem and we`re addressing it,

- Billy Hayes

It`s hard to believe that in less than two weeks we`ve been able to relocate and get our student-athletes in class. I`m thankful that our university administration was proactive and has enabled us to continue our program.

- Rick Jones

I can`t really stereotype the whole industry, but they`ll be proactive about anti-virus software because they`ve already seen the effects.

- Kevin Mitnick

But a lot of businesses out there don`t see the return on investment, they look at it as a liability, and until they can understand that proactive security actually returns, gives them a return on investment, it`s still a hard sell for people.

- Kevin Mitnick

Yet, we believe that that`s probably the vigilance of Iraqi security forces and some of our proactive measures the night before probably saved lives.

- Alice Stone Blackwell

Last, in restaurants you spend a lot of time dealing with people who are very unhappy. Soup has been spilled on their laps, they`ve waited 10 minutes to get their check so they can leave, and you learn how to listen, I think, in a much more proactive way than government does.

- Alison Lewis

However, you ask: what is the greatest challenge, spiritually, for the gay community? Possibly it`s to be proactive instead of reactive.

- Alvin James

We`re trying to be proactive and not reactive to the situation. We need to have a little more compassion for the underprivileged. It`s hard for them to get the help they need because they`re looked down upon.

- Angela Li

We are proactive. We respond to complaints and proactively check neighborhoods for violations.

- Ann Furr

This is all about being proactive.

- Antonio Guterres

I think we`re being proactive by identifying some areas of potential growth. I think it`s good on the district`s part to go ahead and get these zones aligned now so that when these new homes come in, it won`t be such an emotional issue.

- Antti Kohtala

Its just a proactive approach by the Postal Service nationwide to make sure that we dont have a repeat of the tragedy that we had in October of 2001.

- Arjunan Ethirveerasingam

Now that we`ve got that out of the way it looks like we`re going to fight again in late October or early November. I`ll be getting the exact date, hopefully by the end of this week. I`m planning on fighting twice more before the year is up. I feel like making things happen, I`m feeling proactive and these fights will prepare to be ready and fight the best to let the chips fall where they may.

- Arthur J. Goldberg

In Cuenca, Ecuador`s third largest city, bus transportation is a vital lifeline for many of its citizens. The municipalities in Ecuador are proactive in their deployment of new technologies that enhance core services. The selection of Panther Trak as the GPS device of choice is further evidence of the market acceptance of our technology and we anticipate additional orders for similar uses.

- Arthur William Edgar O'Shaughnessy

Healthcare professionals, including pharmacists and PBMs, can play an important role in encouraging medication compliance. Drugs have become increasingly complex and people are being prescribed more of them, which places greater demands on healthcare providers to educate patients and take proactive measures to ensure proper medication use.

- B. J. Wie

It gets down to a question of how proactive stakeholders in Fort Collins want to be in addressing these issues. Some people aren`t willing to be proactive, others are, and that`s what we`re going to find out.

- Barbara Keshen

There is nothing (educators) can do inside this classroom that is going to solve this problem unless we get the parents to take a more proactive role. And they don`t have to be highly educated. All they have to have is a commitment to support this child to get an education.

- Baroness Orczy