“As an intern for Vice President Walter Mondale, I arrived the first day ready to write policy memos and change the world… but my assignment was doing an inventory of the furniture.”
~ Amy Klobuchar

More on starting small:
“Have a bias toward action – let’s see something happen now. You can break that big plan into small steps and take the first step right away.” ~ Indira Gandhi
“The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.” ~ Chinese Proverb
“Do small things with great love.” ~ Mother Teresa
“I long to accomplish a great and noble task; but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble.” ~ Helen Keller