Motivational Quotes

Action

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

- Mother Teresa

Best Quotes about Action

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

Levin, James

Every act of creation is first of all an act of destruction.

Picasso, Pablo

The person of intellect is lost unless they unite with energy of character. When we have the lantern of Diogenese we must also have his staff.

Chamfort, Sebastien-Roch Nicolas De

The deed is everything, the glory is naught.

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von

Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand -- and melting like a snowflake.

Ray, Marie Beyon

Big words seldom accompany good deeds.

Proverb, Danish

Do it now. Then it's done.

Our deeds disguise us. People need endless time to try on their deeds, until each knows the proper deeds for him to do. But every day, every hour, rushes by. There is no time.

Long, Haniel

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

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If you want a trait, act as if you already have the trait.

James, William

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Thought is the organizing factor in man, intersected between the causal primary instincts and the resulting actions.

Einstein, Albert

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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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We have all the light we need, we just need to put it in practice.

Pilgrim, Peace

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Don't look back, just keep on walking.

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Heaven never helps the men who will not act.

Sophocles

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

Arendt, Hannah

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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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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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I will act as if what I do makes a difference.

James, William

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The secret to success is to start from scratch and keep on scratching.

Green, Dennis

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Let your performance do the thinking.

Brown Jr., H. Jackson

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

Hutcheson, Francis

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

Hill, Napoleon

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I am easily satisfied with the very best.

Churchill, Winston

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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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Take the first step, and your mind will mobilize all its forces to your aid. But the first essential is that you begin. Once the battle is startled, all that is within and without you will come to your assistance.

Collier, Robert

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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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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 is not whether your words or actions are tough or gentle; it is the spirit behind your actions and words that announces your inner state.

Ching Ning Chu

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Do something everyday for no other reason than you would rather not do it, so that when the hour of dire need draws nigh, it may find you not unnerved and untrained to stand the test.

James, William

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We are born to action; and whatever is capable of suggesting and guiding action has power over us from the first.

Cooley, Charles Horton

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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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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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Ideas won't keep, something must be done about them.

Whitehead, Alfred North