Motivational Quotes

Action

Winning starts with beginning.

- Schuller, Robert H.

Best Quotes about Action

The view only changes for the lead dog.

Sergeant Preston of The Yukon

Thinking will not overcome fear but action will.

Stone, W. Clement

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

You learn to speak by speaking, to study by studying, to run by running, to work by working; in just the same way, you learn to love by loving.

Francis De Sales, St.

Dig within. Within is the wellspring of Good; and it is always ready to bubble up, if you just dig.

Aurelius, Marcus

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

Just as there is no loss of basic energy in the universe, so no thought or action is without its effects, present or ultimate, seen or unseen, felt or unfelt.

Cousins, Norman

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

Holtz, Lou

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

Proverb, French

10.

Act quickly, think slowly.

Proverb, Greek

11.

You will never win if you never begin.

Schuller, Robert H.

12.

Do it this very moment, Don't put it off, There's no use in doing a kindness, if you do it a day too late.

13.

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

Pauling, Linus

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

Hutcheson, Francis

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

Quarles, Francis

16.

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

Schmidt, Helmut

17.

Be both the gardener and the rose.

18.

The words printed here are concepts. You must go through the experiences.

Frieseke, Frederick (Carl)

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Sings. Hope in every sphere of life is a privilege that attaches to action. No action, no hope.

Levi, Peter

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

Horace

21.

Begin where you are; work where you are; the hour which you are now wasting, dreaming of some far off success may be crowded with grand possibilities.

Marden, Orison Swett

22.

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

Graffiti

23.

The only way to start is to start.

24.

Fresh activity is the only means of overcoming adversity.

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von

25.

The chief condition on which, life, health and vigor depend on, is action. It is by action that an organism develops its faculties, increases its energy, and attains the fulfillment of its destiny.

Proudhon, Pierre Joseph

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We become just by performing just action, temperate by performing temperate actions, brave by performing brave action.

Aristotle

27.

Human beings must have action; and they will make it if they cannot find it.

Eliot, George

28.

It's no good agreeing with a person who can't make up his mind.

29.

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

Curcio, Joan L.

30.

An acre of performance is worth a whole world of promise.

Howells, William Dean

31.

Build today, then strong and sure, With a firm and ample base; And ascending and secure. Shall tomorrow find its place.

Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth

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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

33.

It is better to rust out than wear out.

Whitefield, George

34.

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

35.

Let your hook always be cast. In the pool where you least expect it, will be a fish.

Ovid

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You prove your worth with your actions, not with your mouth.

Riley, Pat

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No one will do it for you.

Stein, Ben

38.

Better do a good deed near at home than go far away to burn incense.

Proverb, Chinese

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

Collingwood, Robin G.

40.

The person who doesn't scatter the morning dew will not comb gray hairs

Proverb, Irish

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

Shakespeare, William

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

Confucius

43.

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

Bruyere, Jean De La

44.

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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He who considers too much will perform little.

Schiller, Johann Friedrich Von

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Think like a man of action, and act like a man of thought.

Bergson, Henri L.

47.

A man who waits to believe in action before acting is anything you like, but he's not a man of action.. You must act as you breathe.

Clemenceau, Georges

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Action is a great restorer and builder of confidence. Inaction is not only the result, but the cause, of fear. Perhaps the action you take will be successful; perhaps different action or adjustments will have to follow. But any action is better than no action at all.

Peale, Norman Vincent

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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

50.

Either move or be moved.

Powell, Colin