Action Quotes

I truly believe that when a person makes a concrete decision and takes action towards a goal they've set, that the universe will step in and provide opportunities.

If you begin by saying, 'Thou shalt not lie,' there is no longer any possibility of political action.

Some men are born committed to action: they do not have a choice, they have been thrown on a path, at the end of that path, an act awaits them, their act.

Everyone has this conjecture that action films are somewhat less prestigious than dramatic films. Nothing could be further from the truth. I've done them both and this is hard and dangerous.

I only want the truth to be known, for everyone to take responsibility for their actions.

You take the job very seriously and between action and cut, that's where your focus should be. And then there's a lot of levity in between and a lot of good fun.

Sometimes the highest form of action is inaction.

I can feel very brave through all the action scenes in front of the people who are on the set, but when a girl comes close to me my face turns red because I'm so shy.

One can't be free without action.

Man is the product of two forces, action and reaction, which make him think.

Meditation is the action of silence.

I was always trying, even in pure action movies, to find what was sensitive about the character more than the pure action.

The totalitarian, to me, is the enemy - the one that's absolute, the one that wants control over the inside of your head, not just your actions and your taxes.

Successful people are action oriented.

I'm very much a believer that it's action that matters much more so than, you know, the flurry of political promises and statements and slogans that are used during political campaigns.

Some place the bliss in action, some in ease, Those call it pleasure, and contentment these.

Everything we do seeds the future. No action is an empty one.

Adapting to climate change: It really is time for action...we are on a never-ending road; this is with us for the rest of our natural lives

When I was four or five, I would organise my cars and my action figures. I needed some kind of structure, I think.

It is great to be introspective, self analysis can be useful, but only if it results in action.

It is the nature of thought to find its way into action.

Your only defense can be you were so madly in love you weren't responsible for your actions.

What is understood by republican government in the United States is the slow and quiet action of society upon itself.

You don't want to have to chase the action. Get yourself in the right place and the action comes to you.

My advice is to go for the messes - that's where the action is.

I don't play online games. 'Warcraft,' I've played that, but I mainly play action games.

Absolute truisms rot brains absolutely.[...]'Power corrupts' is useless as a tool for understanding the past, and gives us nothing as a guide to action.

Your attitude determines your actions, and your actions determine your accomplishment.

"To be is to do," says the existentialist. "One only becomes real (human) at the point of action."

That's why I'm going to kill you and see how Haruhi Suzumiya reacts.

One's own karma, one's own actions are responsible to come to bring either happiness or success or whatever.

Exhilarating. Radical Grace moved me to tears with its portrayal of good people putting their beliefs into action in ways that transcend all ideological boundaries.

He's (Bruce Sutter) going to be out of action the rest of his career.

A constitution should be framed so as not to impede the action of government, nor force the government to its violation.

Good intentions are useless until they are expressed in appropriate action!

You want to prevent war, you talk, talk, but you also have to back it up with actions.

Comedies are often half-hour programs and then drama and action series are often an hour.

The power of recognition is one of the strongest forces for stimulating human and social action.

The era of the Single Savior is over. What is needed now is joint action, combined effort, collective co-creation.

Believing, desiring, deciding, and choosing correctly are the simple actions that define an increase in happiness and an increase in the inner assurance that transcends this life.

When we look at films, we usually see only the action. Yet it is the decision to act that helps us understand how the character's mind works.

No growth without resistance. No action without reaction. No desire without restraint.

I had never been near insane persons before in my life, and had not the faintest idea of what their actions were like

Let the League of Nations say whatever it pleases, let America offer whatever interference, let China decry Japan's action at the top of her voice, but Japan must adhere to her course unswervingly.

You have to learn how to help a wounded child while still practicing mindful breathing. You should not allow yourself to get lost in action. Action should be meditation at the same time.

You cannot win if you're not at the table. You have to be where the action is.

Labor is at its best when we are the party of ideas and action - ideas that empower the powerless and actions that build a better Australia for the long term.

The most decisive actions of life are most often unconsidered actions.

True love is a process. True love requires personal action.

I would love to get into feature films; Im willing to do an action flick, Im willing to do a romantic comedy.