Motivational Quotes

Action

He who has begun has half done. Dare to be wise; begin.

- Horace

Best Quotes about Action

Allow motion to equal emotion.

Hubbard, Elbert

Oh, I'm not going to do anything to them. The thought that I might will be enough to keep them going.

Bowkett, Chris

I didn't think; I experimented.

Roentgen, Wilhelm

He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions.

Clarke, James Freeman

Some people forget to plant in the spring, idle away the summer hours and then expect to reap in the fall.

Somebody should tell us, right at the start of our lives, that we are dying. Then we might live life to the limit, every minute of every day. Do it! I say. Whatever you want to do, do it now! There are only so many tomorrows.

Landon, Michael

I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; And because I cannot do everything I will not refuse to do the something that I can do.

Keller, Helen

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

Maharshi, Ramana

Man who stand on hill with mouth open will wait long time for roast duck to drop in.

Confucius

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So what do we do? Anything. Something. So long as we just don't sit there. If we screw it up, start over. Try something else. If we wait until we've satisfied all the uncertainties, it may be too late.

Iacocca, Lee

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One of the marks of a truly vigorous society is the ability to dispense with passion as a midwife of action --the ability to pass directly from thought to action.

Hoffer, Eric

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Action expresses priorities.

Garfield, Charles A.

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What saves a man is to take a step. Then another step.

Saint-Exupery, Antoine De

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Begin to free yourself at once by doing all that is possible with the means you have, and as you proceed in this spirit the way will open for you to do more.

Collier, Robert

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There is no use trying, said Alice; one can't believe impossible things. I dare say you haven't had much practice, said the Queen. When I was your age, I always did it for half an hour a day. Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.

Carroll, Lewis

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Two-thirds of promotion is motion

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Being stuck is a position few of us like. We want something new but cannot let go of the old -- old ideas, beliefs, habits, even thoughts. We are out of contact with our own genius. Sometimes we know we are stuck; sometimes we don't. In both cases we have to DO something.

Teekens, Inga

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Act well at the moment, and you have performed a good action for all eternity.

Lavater, Johann Kaspar

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What an elder sees sitting; the young can't see standing.

Proverb, Ibo

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Many are called but few get up.

Herford, Oliver

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

Crow, Trammell

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To sit back hoping that someday, some way, someone will make things right is to go on feeding the crocodile, hoping he will eat you last --but eat you he will.

Reagan, Ronald

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Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable.

Drucker, Peter F.

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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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You can't start at the top.

Levenson, Samuel

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Everyone who got where he is had to begin where he was.

Evans, Richard L.

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Don't look back, just keep on walking.

28.

The road of life can only reveal itself as it is traveled; each turn in the road reveals a surprise. Man's future is hidden.

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Dreams will get you nowhere, a good kick in the pants will take you a long way.

Graffiti

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

Grant, Heber J.

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

Ennius, Quintus

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Better to do something imperfectly than to do nothing perfectly.

Schuller, Robert H.

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Your actions, and your action alone, determines your worth.

Fichte, Johann G.

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A man of action forced into a state of thought is unhappy until he can get out of it.

Galsworthy, John

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Do the things you know, and you shall learn the truth you need to know.

Macdonald, George

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Don't wait until everything is just right. It will never be perfect. There will always be challenges, obstacles and less than perfect conditions. So what. Get started now. With each step you take, you will grow stronger and stronger, more and more skilled, more and more self-confident and more and more successful.

Hansen, Mark Victor

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Satisfaction of one's curiosity is one of the greatest sources of happiness in life.

Pauling, Linus

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Do every act of your life as if it were your last.

Aurelius, Marcus

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A real decision is measured by the fact that you've taken a new action. If there's no action, you haven't truly decided.

Robbins, Anthony

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Mark this well, you proud men of action! you are, after all, nothing but unconscious instruments of the men of thought.

Heine, Heinrich

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You have to make it happen.

Greene, Joe

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A sedentary life is the real sin against the Holy Spirit. Only those thoughts that come by walking have any value.

Nietzsche, Friedrich

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The secret of getting things done is to act!

David, Benjamin O.

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The view only changes for the lead dog.

Sergeant Preston of The Yukon

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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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It is the function of art to renew our perception. What we are familiar with we cease to see. The writer shakes up the familiar scene, and, as if by magic, we see a new meaning in it.

Nin, Anais

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Every man of action has a strong dose of egoism, pride, hardness, and cunning. But all those things will be regarded as high qualities if he can make them the means to achieve great ends.

Gaulle, Charles De

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

Eliot, George

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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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Act quickly, think slowly.

Proverb, Greek