First Sentence

"Decisive action; confidence in the soundness of one's will and one's impulses; rejecting the present course of events and acting to secure a new and better future; following an inner vision toward a distant goal (one-track mind, refuse to be sidetracked; march inexorably along the path of success); military, political, or cultural leadership; setting a new agenda and enlisting an army of followers to put that agenda into effect; fighting to get one's way (quarrelsome, bossy); assessing one's forces and choosing one's battles accordingly; disciplining one's impulses vs. going off half-cocked (must struggle to control one's passions); beginning a new enterprise; catching one's stride; joyful exertion; impressing one's will on the world."