Motivational Quotes

Action

Thinking is easy, acting is difficult, and to put one's thoughts into action is the most difficult thing in the world.

- Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von

Best Quotes about Action

Everything is in motion. Everything flows. Everything is vibrating.

Dyer, Wayne

Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.

Disraeli, Benjamin

If your sword's too short, add to its length by taking one step forward.

I hear and I forget, I see and I remember. I do and I understand.

Proverb, Chinese

Sometimes something worth doing is worth overdoing.

Letterman, David

It's no good agreeing with a person who can't make up his mind.

You can't pick cherries with your back to the tree.

Morgan, John Pierpont

What really distinguishes this generation in all countries from earlier generations... is its determination to act, its joy in action, the assurance of being able to change things by one's own efforts.

Arendt, Hannah

It is better to rust out than wear out.

Whitefield, George

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One of the best lessons children learn through video games is standing still will get them killed quicker than anything else.

Milea, Jinx

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There's as much risk in doing nothing as in doing something.

Crow, Trammell

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He who limps is still walking.

Lec, Stanislaw J.

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If you act like you know what you're doing, you can do anything you want -- except neurosurgery.

Lowenstein, John

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How long will they kill our prophets while we stand aside and look?

Marley, Bob

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Reactionary: A man walking backwards with his face to the future.

Bevan, Aneurin

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Some will, some don't, so what!

Proverb, American

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Existence was given us for action. Our worth is determined by the good deed we do, rather than by the fine emotions we feel,

Magnin, Edgar F.

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Action is a great restorer and builder of confidence. Inaction is not only the result, but the cause, of fear. Perhaps the action you take will be successful; perhaps different action or adjustments will have to follow. But any action is better than no action at all.

Peale, Norman Vincent

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Doing nothing is the most tiresome job in the world because you cannot quit and rest.

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A man who waits to believe in action before acting is anything you like, but he's not a man of action.. You must act as you breathe.

Clemenceau, Georges

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Begin somewhere: you cannot build a reputation on what you intend to do.

Smith, Liz

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Our actions are like the terminations of verses, which we rhyme as we please.

La Rochefoucauld, Francois De

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If you go on working with the light available, you will meet your Master, as he himself will be seeking you.

Maharshi, Ramana

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Let your actions always speak for you, but be forever on guard against the terrible traps of false pride and conceit that can halt your progress. The next time you are tempted to boast, just place your fist in a full pail of water, and when you remove it, the hole remaining will give you a correct measure of your importance.

Mandino, Og

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The common conception is that motivation leads to action, but the reverse is true -- action precedes motivation. You have to prime the pump and get the juice flowing, which motivates you to work on your goals. Getting momentum going is the most difficult part of the job, and often taking the first step is enough to prompt you to make the best of your day.

Mckain, Robert J.

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Get action. Seize the moment. Man was never intended to become an oyster.

Roosevelt, Theodore

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Do not be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment.

Emerson, Ralph Waldo

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No sooner said than done -- so acts your man of worth.

Ennius, Quintus

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You won't skid if you stay in a rut.

Hubbard, Kin

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Fresh activity is the only means of overcoming adversity.

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von

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Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person.

Mother Teresa

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It is the mark of a good action that it appears inevitable in retrospect.

Stevenson, Robert Louis

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If you want a thing done, go. If not, send. The shortest answer is doing.

Proverb, English

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He who considers too much will perform little.

Schiller, Johann Friedrich Von

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I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do.

Taylor, Russell C.

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I think there is something, more important than believing: Action! The world is full of dreamers, there aren't enough who will move ahead and begin to take concrete steps to actualize their vision.

Stone, W. Clement

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Begin where you are; work where you are; the hour which you are now wasting, dreaming of some far off success may be crowded with grand possibilities.

Marden, Orison Swett

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When deeds speak, words are nothing.

Proverb, African

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The difficulties you meet will resolve themselves as you advance. Proceed, and light will dawn, and shine with increasing clearness on your path.

D'Alembert

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Periods of tranquillity are seldom prolific of creative achievement. Mankind has to be stirred up.

Whitehead, Alfred North

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It's motive alone which gives character to the actions of men.