Action Quotes · Page 124

Nonviolent action means mobilization of world opinion in our favour.

— Mahatma Gandhi

I always believe that expressing grief on social media isn't enough, it is very important to take some action.

— Sonu Sood

There is but one pride pardonable; that of being above doing a base or dishonorable action.

— Samuel Richardson

If you don't like your situation in life, don't fret or worry--do something about it. Worry less, and act more.

— Zig Ziglar

Once turn to practice, error and truth will no longer consort together.

— Thomas Carlyle

If you're not happy today, then you won't be happy tomorrow unless you take things into your own hands and take action.

— Sonja Lyubomirsky

And if my present actions strike you as foolish, let's just say I've been accused of folly by a fool.

— Sophocles

Renouncing action does not mean defeat. It is a sign of great wisdom.

— Anurag Prakash Ray

The president has wanted to make it clear and he's made it clear that in the event that North Korea takes action…

— Mike Pence

It is the purity of man's heart and mind, and his innocent and faithful approach to action with the purpose of all…

— Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

Be patient, if thou wouldst thy ends accomplish; for like patience is there no appliance effective of success, producing certainly abundant fruit…

— J. K. Bharavi

It's been said that the first hour is the rudder of the day. I've found this to be very true in my…

— Steve Pavlina

Often the difference between a successful person and a failure is not one's better abilities or ideas, to take a calculated risk…

— Maxwell Maltz

Women's particular experiences continue to shape not just their points of view but their actions, in the United States and around the…

— Dee Dee Myers

Now our biggest environmental problems come from our own actions, our own choices, rather than pollution produced by big business.

— Jesse Ventura

Everybody, male or female, needs to possess qualities that they expect others to uphold. Being aware of yourself and your actions allows…

— Tig Notaro

The truth is that even in the information age, information is not enough. if all we needed were ideas and positive thinking,…

— Tony Robbins

There is no gene "for" such unambiguous bits of morphology as your left kneecap or your fingernail. [...] Hundreds of genes contribute…

— Stephen Jay Gould

The individual man, in introspecting the fact of his own consciousness, also discovers the primordial natural fact of his freedom: his freedom…

— Murray Rothbard

Mental toughness is many things and rather difficult to explain. Its qualities are sacrifice and self-denial. Also, most importantly, it is combined…

— Vince Lombardi

Let not the dirt of the sanskaras of your thoughts and deeds touch you, by surrendering every thought and act at the…

— Meher Baba

To take the choice of another ... to forget their concrete reality, to abstract them, to forget that you are a node…

— China Mieville

[T]he scripture worshippers put the writings ahead of God. Instead of interpreting God's actions in nature, for example, they interpret nature in…

— Sheri S. Tepper

It seemed as though he gave way all at once; he was so languid that he could not control his thoughts; they…

— Elizabeth Gaskell

I want do some kind of action movie, car chases and explosions.

— Devon Sawa

You measure your people and you take action on those that don't measure up.

— Jack Welch

A follower of the Way (Tao) loses something each day. Loss after loss until arriving at Non Action (Wu Wei).

— Laozi

Stop waiting. It's been long enough. Its better to act, and see what happens, and learn from it.

— Swami Premodaya

The people I distrust most are those who want to improve our lives but have only one course of action in mind.

— Frank Herbert

Action is the highest perfection and drawing forth of the utmost power, vigor, and activity of man's nature.

— Robert South

Kindness and generosity ... form the true morality of human actions.

— Madame de Stael

Thought can never be compared with action, but when it awakens in us the image of truth.

— Madame de Stael

The audience enjoys a good action show, it's entertainment, escape.

— Mike Connors

“Dreams are less influential than actions and actions are less influential than results.”

— Bobby Darnell

When you choose an action, you choose the consequences of that action.

— Lois McMaster Bujold

The spiritual life is a call to action. But it is a call to ... action without any selfish attachment to the results.

— Eknath Easwaran

Goals are dreams we convert to plans and take action to fulfill.

— Zig Ziglar

Mere brave speech without action is letting off useless steam.

— Mahatma Gandhi

You are responsible for the predictable consequences of your actions.

— Noam Chomsky

Purpose, passion, planned action, heart and persistence will bring success, triumph and victory.

— Ricardo Housham