Motivational Quotes

Action

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

- Proverb, French

Best Quotes about Action

Words may show a man's wit but actions his meaning.

Franklin, Benjamin

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

Pauling, Linus

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

Act, if you like, but you do it at your peril. Men's actions are too strong for them. Show me a man who has acted and who has not been the victim and slave of his action.

Emerson, Ralph Waldo

To begin, begin.

Zarlenga, Peter Nivio

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

Proverb, German

It is better to be the hammer than the anvil.

Proverb, French

If it were done when 'tis done, then t'were well. It were done quickly.

Shakespeare, William

Talk doesn't cook rice.

Proverb, Chinese

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All the reputedly powerful reactionaries are merely paper tigers. The reason is that they are divorced from the people. Look! Was not Hitler a paper tiger? Was Hitler not overthrown? U.S. imperialism has not yet been overthrown and it has the atomic bomb. I believe it also will be overthrown. It, too, is a paper tiger.

Zedong, Mao

11.

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

12.

Let no one be deluded that a knowledge of the path can substitute for putting one foot in front of the other.

Richards, Mary Caroline

13.

Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try.

14.

Things won are done, joy's soul lies in the doing.

Shakespeare, William

15.

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

Bruyere, Jean De La

16.

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

Collingwood, Robin G.

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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

18.

Thou wilt find rest from vain fancies if thou doest every act in life as though it were thy last.

Aurelius, Marcus

19.

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

Bible

20.

No rules for success will work if you don't.

21.

The act is unjustifiable that either begs for a blessing, or, having succeeded gives no thanksgiving.

Quarles, Francis

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Every action is either strong or weak, and when every action is strong we are successful.

Wattles, Wallace D.

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

Ennius, Quintus

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It is following the line of least resistance that makes men and rivers crooked.

25.

We should not be so taken up in the search for truth, as to neglect the needful duties of active life; for it is only action that gives a true value and commendation to virtue.

Cicero, Marcus T.

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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.

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The sure conviction that we could if we wanted to is the reason so many good minds are idle.

Lichtenberg, Georg C.

28.

The reason why so little is done, is generally because so little is attempted.

Smiles, Samuel

29.

Men do not value a good deed unless it brings a reward.

Ovid

30.

Action expresses priorities.

Garfield, Charles A.

31.

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

Proverb, Italian

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We are all ruled in what we do by impulses; and these impulses are so organized that our actions in general serve for our self preservation and that of the race.

Einstein, Albert

33.

No one will do it for you.

Stein, Ben

34.

The soul is made for action, and cannot rest till it be employed. Idleness is its rust. Unless it will up and think and taste and see, all is in vain.

Traherne, Thomas

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Jump into the middle of things, get your hands dirty, fall flat on your face, and then reach for the stars.

Curcio, Joan L.

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

Balzac, Honore De

37.

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

Proverb, Chinese

38.

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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The chief difference between words and deeds is that words are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds can be done only for God.

Tolstoy, Count Leo

41.

Either move or be moved.

Powell, Colin

42.

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

43.

You can't plow a field by turning it over in your mind.

44.

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

Horace

45.

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

Lavater, Johann Kaspar

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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

47.

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

Morgan, John Pierpont

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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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You can tell more about a person by what he says about others than you can by what others say about him.

Aikman, Leo

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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