Motivational Quotes

Action

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

- Greene, Robert

Best Quotes about Action

Whoever wants to reach a distant goal must take small steps.

Schmidt, Helmut

Let your performance do the thinking.

Brown Jr., H. Jackson

The world has the habit of making room for the man whose actions show that he knows where he is going.

Hill, Napoleon

All these primary impulses, not easily described in words, are the springs of man's actions.

Einstein, Albert

The world can only be grasped by action, not by contemplation. The hand is the cutting edge of the mind.

Bronowski, Jacob

Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable.

Drucker, Peter F.

One thought driven home is better than three left on base.

Liter, James

All things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them. [Matthew 7:12]

Bible

Actions are the seed of fate deeds grow into destiny.

Linall Jr. A. L.

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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.

11.

Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try.

12.

I didn't think; I experimented.

Roentgen, Wilhelm

13.

If you shoot for the stars and hit the moon, it's OK. But you've got to shoot for something. A lot of people don't even shoot.

Townsend, Robert

14.

Anything you do can get you fired; this includes doing nothing.

15.

Do Something. If it works, do more of it. If it doesn't, do something else.

Roosevelt, Franklin D.

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Action without a name, a who attached to it, is meaningless.

Arendt, Hannah

17.

Activity and sadness are incompatible.

18.

Action is greater than writing. A good man is a nobler object of contemplation than a great author. There are but two things worth living for: to do what is worthy of being written; and to write what is worthy of being read; and the

Pike, Albert

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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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I have never heard anything about the resolutions of the apostles, but a good deal about their acts.

Mann, Horace

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In our era, the road to holiness necessarily passes through the world of action.

Hammarskjold, Dag

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A good action is never lost; it is a treasure laid up and guarded for the doer's need.

Calderon de la Barca, Pedro

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The few who do are the envy of the many who only watch.

Rohn, Jim

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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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Every action we take, everything we do, is either a victory or defeat in the struggle to become what we want to be.

Byrhhe, Anne

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Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice.

Grant, Heber J.

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He who has no taste for order, will be often wrong in his judgment, and seldom considerate or conscientious in his actions.

Lavater, Johann Kaspar

28.

Between saying and doing, many a pair of shoes is worn out.

Proverb, Italian

29.

It will never rain roses: when we want to have more roses we must plant more trees.

Eliot, George

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What the mind attends to, the mind considers. What the mind constantly considers, the mind believes. What the mind believes, the mind eventually does.

31.

Most people of action are inclined to fatalism and most of thought believe in providence.

Balzac, Honore De

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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.

Thalheimer, Richard

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Backbone beats wishbone every time.

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

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It is easy to sit up and take notice, What is difficult is getting up and taking action.