Motivational Quotes

Action

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.

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Best Quotes about Action

The truth of the matter is that you always know the right thing to do. The hard part is doing it.

Schwarzkopf, Norman

It was prettily devised of Aesop, The fly sat on the axle tree of the chariot wheel and said,what dust do I raise!

Bacon, Francis

Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable.

Drucker, Peter F.

One of the best lessons children learn through video games is standing still will get them killed quicker than anything else.

Milea, Jinx

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

Balzac, Honore De

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

Proverb, French

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

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

Proverb, German

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

Eliot, 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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If you could get up the courage to begin, you have the courage to succeed.

Viscott, David

12.

Effective action is always unjust.

Anouilh, Jean

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

Batt, Al

14.

Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it.

Emerson, Ralph Waldo

15.

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

Quarles, Francis

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Sitting quietly, doing nothing, spring comes and the grass grows by itself.

Saying, Zen

17.

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

Curcio, Joan L.

18.

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.

19.

Action makes more fortune than caution.

Clapiers, Luc De

20.

The greatest step is out the door.

Proverb, German

21.

Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.

Gide, Andre

22.

Even if you are on the right track, you will get run over if you just sit there.

Rogers, Will

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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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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

25.

It is the mark of a good action that it appears inevitable in retrospect.

Stevenson, Robert Louis

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What really distinguishes this generation in all countries from earlier generations... is its determination to act, its joy in action, the assurance of being able to change things by one's own efforts.

Arendt, Hannah

27.

Many have too much, but none enough.

Proverb, Danish

28.

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

Calderon de la Barca, Pedro

29.

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

Bowkett, Chris

30.

Next in importance to having a good aim is to recognize when to pull the trigger.

Letterman, Elmer G.

31.

Show me a thoroughly satisfied man and I will show you a failure.

Edison, Thomas A.

32.

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

Bible

33.

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.

34.

That spot of earth has special charms for me, in which a limited income produces happiness, and moderate wealth abundance.

Martial, Marcus Valerius

35.

We will act consistently with our view of who we truly are, whether that view is accurate or not.

Robbins, Anthony

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You can never get enough of the things you don't need, because the things you don't need can never satisfy.

Ashton, Marvin J.

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

Crow, Trammell

39.

The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.

Gracian, Baltasar

40.

What really matters is what you do with what you have.

Lord, Shirley

41.

We will burn that bridge when we come to it.

Gorski, Nick

42.

The discipline of writing something down is the first step toward making it happen.

Iacocca, Lee

43.

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

Bruyere, Jean De La

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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

45.

An ant on the move does more than a dozing ox.

Proverb, Mexican

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

Liter, James

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

Maharshi, Ramana

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Good actions ennoble us, and we are the sons of our own deeds.

Cervantes, Miguel De

49.

The secret of getting ahead is getting started.

Berger, Sally

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Do it now! can affect every phase of your life. It can help you do the things you should do but don't feel like doing. It can keep you from procrastinating when an unpleasant duty faces you. But it can also help you do those things that you want to do. It helps you seize those precious moments that, if lost, may never be retrieved.

Hill, Napoleon