Motivational Quotes

Action

My friend, why have you drifted so far away? All motion is relative, maybe it is you who have moved away by standing still.

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Best Quotes about Action

The ancestor of every action is thought.

Emerson, Ralph Waldo

We must not sit still and look for miracles; up and doing, and the Lord will be with thee. Prayer and pains, through faith in Christ Jesus, will do anything.

Eliot, Sir John

We are always getting ready to live, but never living.

Emerson, Ralph Waldo

Periods of tranquillity are seldom prolific of creative achievement. Mankind has to be stirred up.

Whitehead, Alfred North

Many are called but few get up.

Herford, Oliver

Begin somewhere: you cannot build a reputation on what you intend to do.

Smith, Liz

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

Bruyere, Jean De La

The difficulties you meet will resolve themselves as you advance. Proceed, and light will dawn, and shine with increasing clearness on your path.

D'Alembert

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

Macdonald, George

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There is a vitality, a life force, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique, and if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium; and be lost. The world will not have it. It is not your business to determine how good it is, not how it compares with other expression. It is your business to keep it yours clearly and directly, to keep the channel open. You do not even have to believe in yourself or your work. You have to keep open and aware directly to the urges that motivate you. Keep the channel open. No artist is pleased. There is no satisfaction whatever at any time. There is on a queer, divine dissatisfaction, a blessed unrest that keeps us marching and makes us more alive than the others.

Graham, Martha

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Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.

James, William

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

Picasso, Pablo

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

Hutcheson, Francis

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

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The world can only be grasped by action, not by contemplation. The hand is the cutting edge of the mind.

Bronowski, Jacob

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He who limps is still walking.

Lec, Stanislaw J.

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People may doubt what you say, but they will believe what you do.

Cass, Lewis

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

Batt, Al

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We will burn that bridge when we come to it.

Gorski, Nick

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One of the greatest and simplest tools for learning more and growing is doing more.

Roger, John

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Don't look back, just keep on walking.

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Fresh activity is the only means of overcoming adversity.

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von

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

Cervantes, Miguel De

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He who would learn to fly one day must first learn to stand and walk and run and climb and dance; one cannot fly into flying.

Nietzsche, Friedrich

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You see, in life, lots of people know what to do, but few people actually do what they know. Knowing is not enough! You must take action.

Robbins, Anthony

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He who considers too much will perform little.

Schiller, Johann Friedrich Von

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Resolved, never to do anything which I should be afraid to do, if it were my last of life.

Edwards, Edward

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I go on working for the same reason that a hen goes on laying eggs.

Mencken, H. L.

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

Proverb, Chinese

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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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If you act like you know what you're doing, you can do anything you want -- except neurosurgery.

Lowenstein, John

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Fertilizer does no good in a heap, but a little spread around works miracles all over.

Ross, Percy

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I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do.

Taylor, Russell C.

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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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Positive anything is better than negative nothing.

Hubbard, Elbert

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Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.

Dostoevsky, Fyodor

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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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As our case is new, we must think and act anew.

Lincoln, Abraham

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It is not good enough for things to be planned -- they still have to be done; for the intention to become a reality, energy has to be launched into operation.

Khan, Pir Vilayat

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

Proverb, American

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Big words seldom accompany good deeds.

Proverb, Danish

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No one will do it for you.

Stein, Ben

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The search for the perfect venture can turn into procrastination. Your idea may or may not have merit. The key is to get started.