Action Quotes

The greatest choice we have is to think before we act and then take action toward our life goals every day. Our problems result not only from our lack of action, but from our action without thought.

I don't think you ever know anyone until you see them in action.

I saw that all beings are fated to happiness: action is not life, but a way of wasting some force, an enervation. Morality is the weakness of the brain.

People spend their lives in the service of their passions instead of employing their passions in the service of their lives.

My gran had always told me that a woman--any woman worth her salt--could do whatever she had to.

Ah, Nothing is too late, till the tired heart shall cease to palpitate.

If your actions are motivated by selfish interests rather than God, you are mortgaging tomorrow's joy.

Hoping drains your energy. Action creates energy.

The man of reflection discovers Truth; but the one who enjoys it and makes use of its heavenly gifts is the man of action.

We're in an historic drought, and that demands unprecedented action.

Love is action. It's clear, it's kind, it's effortless, and it's irresistible.

True achievement in any sphere of action depends upon real ability, and a strong, deep, whole-souled love.

Voting is easy and marginally useful, but it is a poor substitute for democracy, which requires direct action by concerned citizens.

Action eradicates fear. No matter what you fear,--- positive, self-affirming action can diminish or completely cancel that which you are fearful of.

The point is the doing of them rather than the accomplishments . There is no actor but the action; there is no experiencer but the experience.

The film [Stalker] needs to be slower and duller at the start so that the viewers who walked into the wrong theatre have time to leave before the main action starts.

Don't treat your heart like an action figure wrapped in plastic and never used.

Success is the result of clear goal, unshakable confidence, proper planning, enthusiastic ACTION and consistent persistence.

Zeus hates busybodies and those who do too much.

Happiness is like a plant: It must be watered daily with giving thoughts and actions.

Be a practical dreamer backed by action.

The fruit of love is service, which is compassion in action.

Control language and you control thought; control thought and you control action; control action and you control the world.

All that science can achieve is a perfect knowledge and a perfect understanding of the action of natural and moral forces.

Action will lead you forward to the success you desire.

If there's no action, you haven't truly decided.

One thing I am convinced of is that the more you do, the more you can do.

We often think of choice as a thing. But a choice is not a thing. Our options may be things, but a choice—a choice is an action. It is not just something we have but something we do.

It is a virtual reflex for governments to plead security concerns when they undertake any controversial action, often as a pretext for something else.

In the martial arts, introspection begets wisdom. Always see contemplation on your actions as an opportunity to improve.

If you want to understand opposition to climate action, follow the money.

If one has got power, one must manifest it in action.

When I take action, I'm not going to fire a $2 million missile at a $10 empty tent and hit a camel in the butt. It's going to be decisive.

Purer colors... have in themselves, independently of the objects they serve to express, a significant action on the feelings of those who look at them.

Good character consists of knowing the good, desiring the good, and doing the good habits of the mind, habits of the heart, and habits of action.

Dreams have as much influences as actions.

There can be no learning without action, and no action without learning

Not to punish evil is equivalent to authorizing it.

Tennis is a perfect combination of violent action taking place in an atmosphere of total tranquillity.

The future was in our own hands. If we wanted a world where such things were possible, it was for us to make it.

The implication of game theory, which is also the implication of the third image, is, however, that the freedom of choice of any one state is limited by the actions of the others.

Whenever we practise meditation, whether or not our meditation is clear, we are performing a virtuous mental action that is a cause of our future happiness and peace of mind.

When we are attentive to our actions we are not prisoners to our habits.

Man is the sole animal whose nudities offend his own companions, and the only one who, in his natural actions, withdraws and hides himself from his own kind.

All we need to begin with is a #‎ dream that we can do better than before. All we need to have is faith, and that dream will come true. All we need to do is act, and the time for action is now.

The point is to do something, however small, and show you care through your actions by giving your time.

For me, being an innovator doesn't mean being more intelligent, more rich, it's not a word, it's an action.

Inspiration, without action, is merely entertainment. ACT on your inspiration today!

Action is a high road to self-confidence and esteem. Where it is open, all energies flow toward it. It comes readily to most people, and its rewards are tangible.

Either you pursue or push, O Sisyphus, the stone destined to keep rolling. [Lat., Aut petis aut urgues ruiturum, Sisyphe, saxum.]