Action Quotes

We inherit nothing truly, but what our actions make us worthy of.

He is at no end of his actions blestWhose ends will make him greatest, and not best.

I'm interested to go other places, I've been the boy in the bubble since we've been shooting, I need to go travel a little bit, see where the action is, other than going to see family, of course.

Pity that consequences are determined not by excuses but by actions!

I am not imposed upon by fine words; I can see what actions mean.

Our deeds are fetters that we forge ourselves.

Strong souls Live like fire-hearted suns to spend their strength In farthest striving action; breathe more free In mighty anguish than in trivial ease.

The right word is always a power, and communicates its definiteness to our action.

It is one thing to see your road, another to cut it.

Our sense of duty must often wait for some work which shall take the place of dilettanteism [sic] and make us feel that the quality of our action is not a matter of indifference.

A new breeze is blowing--and a nation refreshed by freedom stands ready to push on: there is new ground to be broken, and new action to be taken.

It's by your own actions you're able to get more in a mess or out of one. It's your own actions that relieve or bind you.

Sounds are vibrations and the more you can put into that vibration, the more you can get out, action and reaction, that's the thing to tell the people.

They favour learning whose actions are worthy of a learned pen.

Lie not, neither to thyself, nor man, nor God. Let mouth and heart be one; beat and speak together, and make both felt in action. It is for cowards to lie.

Our owne actions are our security, not others judgements.

He had moved from thought to words, and now from words to actions.

Most people who bother with the matter at all would admit that the English language is in a bad way, but it is generally assumed that we cannot by conscious action do anything about it.

I would say I have taken substantive action to make things easier for people.

In reading plays, however, it should always be remembered that any play, however great, loses much when not seen in action.

But what is drama? Broadly speaking, it is whatever by imitative action rouses interest or gives pleasure.

A strong foundation exists for immediate military action against Saddam Hussein and for a multilateral effort to rebuild Iraq after he is gone.

Positive human action is not only possible, but pervasive; human beings can improve and choose light and so on. And this is all happening.

Should any terrorist strike or act of war occur in which American lives are lost, we must be on guard for any attempt by the government to turn that tragedy into justification for sweeping action.

Not every action requires military action. As a matter of fact, military action is the very last resort for us.

[T]he course of this nation does not depend on the decisions of others. Whatever action is required, whenever action is necessary, I will defend the freedom and security of the American people.

And our security will require all Americans to be forward-looking and resolute, to be ready for pre-emptive action.

Freedom of action in space is as important to the United States as air power and sea power.

Every action being taken against terrorists requires court order, requires scrutiny.

Every action in company ought to be with some sign of respect to those present.

We should on all Occasions avoid a general Action, or put anything to the Risque, unless compelled by a necessity, into which we ought never to be drawn.

To hurry through one's leisure is the most unbusiness-like of actions.

I should favour anything that would increase the present enormous authority of women and their creative action in their own homes. The average woman...is a despot; the average man is a serf.

...in the theatre the stage keeps the audience aware of the fictional nature of the action. The reader poring over a magazine, on the other hand, identifies what he sees in the photographs as real.

What ticks you off enough to get involved in efforts to better the lot of women? What motivates you to action?

Worry less about solutions from the top or the idea that there is a solution, but try to do whatever you can and instill in each action the values that you want to result.

I probably have mellowed down a bit. But when it comes to principles, I still have to make a stand.

It's easier to swoon in pious dreams Than do good actions.

Signs of a poorly understood but treatable house fire requires action, not inaction.

My fellow journalists called themselves correspondents; I preferred the title of reporter. I wrote what I saw. I took no action -- even an opinion is a kind of action.

On an animated movie, I'm learning as I go. There are so many details in animation. Doing the voices was the easy-part. Doing live-action, you have to be on the set, every day.

Almost every problem people face in their careers and other aspects of their lives - such as failed diets, marriages, and financial problems - are all the result of not taking enough action.

Never depend on one action.

You deserve whoever governs you ... Everyone is responsible for the actions of their leaders.

To me, is the way to make the most impact - let the actions speak louder than the words.

Actions are destiny's pen.

The history of nations shows that words are not always immediately followed by action.

I don't "need" the rush to be happy. I'd be perfectly happy without the attention and action.

I've been asked to do action-oriented movies in the past and they just haven't been right for me.

There were nameless horrors abroad; and no matter how little one might be able to get at them, one ought tp stand prepared for any sort of action at any time.