Action Quotes

Silence, and non action are the root of all things.

To every action there is always opposed an equal reaction.

Not in his speech, not in his thoughts, I see his greatness, only in his actions, in his life.

I became interested in genocide, because it happened so many times. It happened to the Armenians and after the Armenians, Hitler took action.

Human happiness seems to consist in three ingredients: action, pleasure and indolence.

Thought and theory must precede all action, that moves to salutary purposes. Yet action is nobler in itself than either thought or theory.

The heart is the household divinity which, discharging its function, nourishes, cherishes, quickens the whole body, and is indeed the foundation of life, the source of all action.

I'm willing to deal with the consequences and accept responsibility for my actions.

The important thing is to dare to dream big, then take action to make it come true.

Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. Three times is enemy action.

Your thoughts, your words, and your actions created the life you are living. You create your results—no one else.

Life is made up of constant calls to action, and we seldom have time for more than hastily contrived answers.

Obedience is the psychological mechanism that links individual action to political purpose. It is the dispositional cement that binds men to systems of authority.

There are two good things in life - freedom of thought and freedom of action.

Switching to all organic food production is the single most critical (and most doable) action we can take right now to stop our climate crisis.

Everywhere in life, the true question is not what we gain, but what we do.

It is too facile to say that the way to follow Tao is to simply go along with the flow of life. Sometimes, like the carp, we must know when to go it alone.

I'm an athletic actor. I'm known for my action; I'm a guy who does my own stunts on screen.

Procrastination is the best action against putting an ankle bracelet on future.

For the past weeks I'd been reacting. That was no way to win. To win, you take the initiative. You instigate the action. You make the opponent react to you.

Like snowflakes, the human pattern is never cast twice. We are uncommonly and marvelously intricate in thought and action, our problems are most complex and, too often, silently borne.

By thought, the thing you want is brought to you. By action, you receive it

I'll do at least one action film every year because of my fans. This is my promise to them.

The state spends much time and effort persuading the public that it is not really what it is and that the consequences of its actions are positive rather than negative.

Knowing how to fight made men more bold, because no one fears doing what it seems to him he has learned to do. Therefore, the ancients wanted their citizens to be trained in every warlike action.

We are personally responsible for our own state of consciousness. As Soul unfolds toward total freedom, It understands total responsibility must be accepted for every thought and action.

Courage, like fear, is a habit. The more you do it, the more you do it, and this habit-of stepping up, of taking action-more than anything else, will move you in a different direction.

The work of preservation demands that the feelings playing about in one's guts not be turned into action. Just watch their passing like cherry blossoms.

You see, in life, lots of people know what to do, but few people actually do what they know. Knowing is not enough! You must take action.

Action expresses priorities.

Power in defense of freedom is greater than power in behalf of tyranny and oppression, because power, real power, comes from our conviction which produces action, uncompromising action.

I must lose myself in action, lest I wither in despair.

I enjoy the risk of bungee-jumping. I used to pay money to do it. Now, it's the opposite. I get paid to do action.

The best way to avoid a bad action is by doing a good one, for there is no difficulty in the world like that of trying to do nothing.

Love cannot remain by itself - it has no meaning. Love has to be put into action and that action is service.

The greatest misfortune that can come to a human being is to lose his inner peace. No outer force can rob him of it. It is his own thoughts, his own actions, that rob him of it.

My friend, the sufi is the friend of the present moment. To say tomorrow is not our way.

Rhetoric is a poor substitute for action, and we have trusted only to rhetoric. If we are really to be a great nation, we must not merely talk; we must act big.

You can express a lot of things, a lot of action without speaking.

Photography allows you to be a part of the action and document stories. It is a perfect extension of my body. I can take it pretty much anywhere and tell a story with a photograph.

Inspiration gives you a desire. Decision makes it an intention. Action makes it real.

Adversity is a call to action, and your freedom lies in taking the first step. Don't worry about the entire staircase, just take one step, and then tomorrow take another.

Beauty is the mark God sets on virtue. Every natural action is graceful; every heroic act is also decent, and causes the place and the bystanders to shine.

He who wishes to serve his country must have not only the power to think, but the will to act

Stop doing what is easy. Start doing what is right.

Don't let yourself be lulled into inaction.

I have found, in short, from reading my own writing, that my subject in fiction is the action of grace in territory largely held by the devil.

I'm a miracle man, things happen which I don't plan, I've never planned anything. Whatsoever I do, I want it to be an instant action object, instant reaction subject. Instant input, instant output.

How does God's love abide in anyone who has the world's goods and sees a brother or sister in need and yet refuses help? Little children, let us love, not in word or speech, but in truth and action.

When you speak and represent the person of Jesus Christ in all actions of your life, people are drawn to that. You set the standard with your actions. The words can come after.