Motivational Quotes

Action

The only correct actions are those that demand no explanation and no apology.

- Auerbach, Red

Best Quotes about Action

An ant on the move does more than a dozing ox.

Proverb, Mexican

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

In action a great heart is the chief qualification. In work, a great head.

Schopenhauer, Arthur

A dog barks when his master is attacked. I would be a coward if I saw that God's truth is attacked and yet would remain silent.

Calvin, John

Solve it. Solve it quickly, solve it right or wrong. If you solve it wrong, it will come back and slap you in the face, and then you can solve it right. Lying dead in the water and doing nothing is a comfortable alternative because it is without risk, but it is an absolutely fatal way to manage a business.

Watson, Thomas J.

Resolved, never to do anything which I should be afraid to do, if it were my last of life.

Edwards, Edward

The best way to get something done is to begin.

When we don't have what we like, we must like what we have.

Proverb, French

It is better to be the hammer than the anvil.

Proverb, French

10.

You don't have to get it right the first time.

Sher, Barbara

11.

Follow effective action with quiet reflection. From the quiet reflection will come even more effective action.

Levin, James

12.

God gives the nuts, but he does not crack them.

Proverb, German

13.

Like other revolutionaries I can thank God for the reactionaries. They clarify the issue.

Collingwood, Robin G.

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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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Thought and theory must precede all salutary action; yet action is nobler in itself than either thought or theory.

Wordsworth, William

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Just as a flower which seems beautiful and has color but no perfume, so are the fruitless words of the man who speaks them but does them not.

Dhammapada

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Two-thirds of promotion is motion

18.

There should be less talk; a preaching point is not a meeting point. What do you do then? Take a broom and clean someone's house. That says enough.

Mother Teresa

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

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But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. [James 1:22]

Bible

21.

Lead, follow, or get out of the way.

Turner, Ted

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One mustn't allow acting to be like stockbroker -- you must not take it just as a means of earning a living, to go down every day to do a job of work. The big thing is to combine punctuality, efficiency, good nature, obedience, intelligence, and concentration with an unawareness of what is going to happen next, thus keeping yourself available for excitement.

Gielgud, John

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The action is best that secures the greatest happiness for the greatest number.

Hutcheson, Francis

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What really matters is what you do with what you have.

Lord, Shirley

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When all is said and done, more is said than done.

Holtz, Lou

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The journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.

Proverb, Chinese

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From small beginnings come great things.

Proverb, American

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It's easy to work for somebody else; all you have to do is show up.

Warford, Rita

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Do unto others as you would have others do unto you. [Matthew 7:12]

Bible

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Good actions ennoble us, and we are the sons of our own deeds.

Cervantes, Miguel De

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Satisfaction consists in freedom from pain, which is the positive element of life.

Schopenhauer, Arthur

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He who walks with the lame learns how to limp.

Proverb, Latin

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To talk goodness is not good... only to do it is.

Proverb, Chinese

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

Marley, Bob

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The only way to start is to start.

36.

Teachers open the door but you must walk through it yourself.

Proverb, Chinese

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The greatest step is out the door.

Proverb, German

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I will act now. I will act now. I will act now. Henceforth, I will repeat these words each hour, each day, everyday, until the words become as much a habit as my breathing, and the action which follows becomes as instinctive as the blinking of my eyelids. With these words I can condition my mind to perform every action necessary for my success. I will act now. I will repeat these words again and again and again. I will walk where failures fear to walk. I will work when failures seek rest. I will act now for now is all I have. Tomorrow is the day reserved for the labor of the lazy. I am not lazy. Tomorrow is the day when the failure will succeed. I am not a failure. I will act now. Success will not wait. If I delay, success will become wed to another and lost to me forever. This is the time. This is the place. I am the person.

Mandino, Og

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There is a vitality, a life force, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique, and if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium; and be lost. The world will not have it. It is not your business to determine how good it is, not how it compares with other expression. It is your business to keep it yours clearly and directly, to keep the channel open. You do not even have to believe in yourself or your work. You have to keep open and aware directly to the urges that motivate you. Keep the channel open. No artist is pleased. There is no satisfaction whatever at any time. There is on a queer, divine dissatisfaction, a blessed unrest that keeps us marching and makes us more alive than the others.

Graham, Martha

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Logic will not change an emotion, but action will.

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How shall we learn to know ourselves? By reflection? Never; but only through action. Strive to do thy duty; then you shall know what is in thee.

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von

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Men acquire a particular quality by constantly acting a particular way. We become just by performing just actions, temperate by performing temperate actions, brave by performing brave actions.

Aristotle

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Nothing else so destroys the power to stand alone as the habit of leaning upon others. If you lean, you will never be strong or original. Stand alone or bury your ambition to be somebody in the world.

Marden, Orison Swett

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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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We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.

Disney, Walt

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In essence, if we want to direct our lives, we must take control of our consistent actions. It's not what we do once in a while that shapes our lives, but what we do consistently.

Robbins, Anthony

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You must take action now that will move you towards your goals. Develop a sense of urgency in your life.

Brown, Les

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No steam or gas ever drives anything until it is confined. No Niagara is ever turned into light and power until it is tunneled. No life ever grows until it is focused, dedicated, disciplined.

Fosdick, Harry Emerson

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For as one star another far exceeds, So souls in heaven are placed by their deeds.

Greene, Robert

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As our case is new, we must think and act anew.

Lincoln, Abraham