Action Quotes

Economics is uncertain because its fundamental subject matter is not money but human action. That's why economics is not the dismal science, it's no science at all.

It's always irritated me that people say, 'Where's the action? Oh wow, there's no action here; let's go somewhere else.' These people will never find the action.

Act now, for now is all you have.

The kind of life you live, your disposition, your very nature, will be determined by your thoughts, of which your acts are but the outward expression. Thought is the seed of action.

Autonomous state actions will regularly take forms that attempt to reinforce the authority, political longevity, and social control of the state.

The full acting out of the self's surrender to God therefore demands pain: this action, to be perfect, must be done from the pure will to obey, in the absence, or in the teeth, of inclination

Yes - Action is the key! Cuz - when we take action we get a result - it might not always be the result we want but nevertheless it's a result - something we can learn from.

My dreams are worthless, my plans are dust, my goals are impossible. All are of no value unless they are followed by action.

Vision with action can change the world.

If conversion makes no improvements in a man's outward actions then I think his 'conversion' was largely imaginary.

Weak is he who permits his thoughts to control his actions; strong is he who forces his actions to control his thoughts.

Forgiveness doesn't excuse their actions. Forgiveness stops their actions from destroying your heart.

All action is vicarious faith.

Self-realization is not complete until it lives in action.

I always have humour in my action movies. I think characters that make jokes under fire are more real. It somehow helps put you in their shoes.

Energetic action on debt would make a radical difference to the prospects of many of the poorest countries in the world, at no practical cost to creditor countries.

When our minds are purified through karma (selfless action) and made single-pointed through up-asana (worship), we cannot remain satisfied with the small achievements in worldly life.

Action without study fatal. Study without action is futile.

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.

When one has truly imbibed spiritual qualities, they will spontaneously be reflected in one's thoughts and actions.

Very few people make exterior movies anymore. It's always action films driven by action and quick editing.

Democritus said, words are but the shadows of actions.

And I take full responsibility for my actions and whatever consequences my peers see fit.

The man who is completely wise and virtuous has no need of glory, except so far as it disposes and eases his way to action by the greater trust that it procures him.

We all say no to war, we are all for justice and peace. But sometimes in order to maintain peace, armed action is necessary. But we hope it won't be the case.

There is only one course of action against terrorists: to defeat them abroad before they attack us at home.

Through our faith, we gain the courage to take action. And through action, we move one step closer toward the manifestation of our desires.

It's not enough to be busy.

Though it were proved that there was never an Aryan race in the past, yet we desire that in the future there may be one. This is the decisive standpoint for men of action.

My actions will follow my expectations.

Blaming society makes it awfully easy for a person of weak character to shrug off his own responsibility for his actions.

Like a human being, a company has to have an internal communication mechanism, a "nervous system", to coordinate its actions.

Allow time and moderate delay; haste manages all things badly.

Real results will emerge when we realize the power of combined individual actions and voices to effect change.

A certain harmony should be kept between actions and ideas if we want to fully develop the effects they can produce.

It wasn't enough to be positive, focused and fearless, I had to take action! Musicians say that the hardest part of practicing is taking the instrument out of the case. To begin is to be half done!

You will be better advised to watch what we do instead of what we say.

Our actions are our own; their consequences belong to Heaven.

Desire of praise disposeth to laudable actions.

By what aberration has suicide, the only truly normal action, become the attribute of the flawed?

Just as being nice to the arrogant is no better than being arrogant toward the nice, being accommodating toward anyone committing a nefarious action condones it.

Dance is movement, is action, and like all action, it reveals us to ourselves in the doing.

It is the action of bodies on bodies, not bodies on minds, which the crowd enjoys.

Our job is to understand where the market is heading and translate that into practical action.

As the Quakers say, "When you pray, move your feet."

We only have one life to live. Since everybody has the potential to be successful, I hope we'll all take an action and actually live it.

Action is at bottom a swinging and flailing of the arms to regain one's balance and keep afloat.

Speak little, do much.

Nonviolent action, born of the awareness of suffering and nurtured by love, is the most effective way to confront adversity.

Nothing diminishes anxiety faster than action.