Action Quotes

We are oft to blame in this, - 'tis too much proved, - that with devotion's visage, and pios action we do sugar o'er the devil himself.

I believe that through positive thoughts, speech, action and attitudes, we change things for the better.

Real action and true helpfulness are perhaps the ultimate charm.

When you choose an action, you choose the consequences of that action. When you desire a consequence you had damned well better take the action that would create it.

Action is the difference-make r. Remember that. If you’re ready to take a big step forward, seek an open door as if your life depended on it. When you find it, go in bold and make it count.

I realize the dominating thoughts of my mind will eventually reproduce themselves in outward, physical action, and gradually transform themselves into physical reality.

It is hard to see how one could begin to develop a quantum-theoretical description of brain action when one might well have to regard the brain as "observing itself" all the time!

It is when we act freely, for the sake of the action itself rather than for ulterior motives, that we learn to become more than what we were.

The fact that time is ticking should motivate you to take action on your ideas.

There is no use if knowledge grows while desires multiply. It makes one a hero in words and a zero in action.

And right action is freedom From past and future also.

The greatest lesson of life is that you are responsible for your life.

Ambition is not what a man would do, but what a man does, for ambition without action is fantasy.

Every human activity can be put at the service of the divine and of love. We should all exercise our gift to build community.

When it comes down to it, I'd rather have an action figure than a Golden Globe.

Reflection doesn't take anything away from decisiveness, from being a person of action. In fact, it generates the inner toughness that you need to be an effective person of action - to be a leader.

As soon as you awake, in order Lay the actions to be done the coming day.

Reflection and action must never be undertaken independently.

The humanitarian in theory is the terrorist in action.

Take the best action toward your most important goal right now.

A persons outer action reflects their inner mind.

Through faith man experiences the meaning of the world through action he is to give to it meaning.

In Judaism social action is religiousness, and religiousness implies social action.

The burned hand teaches best.

Thought is the seed of action.

Companies leverage two basic pulleys of human behavior to increase the likelihood of an action occuring: the ease of performing an action and the psychological motivation to do it.

Be modest in speech, but excel in action.

It's surprising how many people get bogged down in analysing, planning, and organizing when what they really need to do is take action.

How happy can you be when you think every action and thought is being monitored by a judgmental ghost ?

The ultimate, most holy form of theory is action.

Men of ideas and men of action have much to learn from each other, and the truly great are men of both action and abstraction.

If you got it, ask yourself why and try to repeat the action. If you failed, ask yourself why and try to learn from the experience.

An old man was asked what had robbed him of joy in his life. His reply was, "Things that never happened."

I was never much of a reader when I was a boy. Books bored me. I liked action. But I spent a lot of time thinking about things. I'd imagine all kinds of situations and how I would handle them.

It is a singular fact that most men of action incline to the theory of fatalism, while the greater part of men of thought believe in providence.

Creativity is the ability to see and to respond.

Each activity of daily life in which we stretch ourselves on behalf of others is a prayer in action.

Watch their actions, observe their motives, examine wherein they dwell content; won't you know what kind of person they are?

Never act until you have clearly answered the question: "What happens if I do nothing?"

The chiefest action for a man of great spirit is never to be out of action... the soul was never put into the body to stand still.

There is still time to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, if we take strong action now.

Love is a verb. We have to let our love call us to action.

The source of love is deep in us and we can help others realize a lot of happiness. One word, one action, one thought can reduce another person’s suffering and bring that person joy.

It's nothing really. It's the unique presentation that makes me look good in the action scenes. Why did I dare do them? That's a funny question! Why do I act? Why do I breathe!

This integrative action in virtue of which the nervous system unifies from separate organs an animal possessing solidarity, an individual, is the problem before us.

Healing requires taking action-it is not a passive event.

Human life is full of the play of samskaras - tendencies developed by repeated actions.

Scientific theories tell us what is possible; myths tell us what is desirable. Both are needed to guide proper action.

One is responsible for one's own life. Passivity provides no protection.

Hurry is the weakness of fools.