“The fact is that in order to do anything in this world worth doing, we must not stand shivering on the bank… — Sydney Smith Copy Share Image
A tragedy is the imitation of an action that is serious and also, as having magnitude, complete in itself . . .… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
Purer colors... have in themselves, independently of the objects they serve to express, a significant action on the feelings of those who… — Henri Matisse Copy Share Image
I was a big wrestling fan growing up. That was my thing. I had the action figures and the magazines and everything… — Stephen Amell Copy Share Image
Recent action in Syria and Palestine also tell us that the awakening voices of democracy in those regions are occurring, and that… — Judd Gregg Copy Share Image
“Be positive with every idea surrounding your dreams. Think about the possibility of what you plan to do and approach it with… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
Looking backward always presents an overdetermined depiction of fate; by this perspective we leave out of focus the possibilities of action which… — Reinhard Bendix Copy Share Image
A human action becomes genuinely important when it springs from the soil of a clearsighted awareness of the temporality and the ephemerality… — Vaclav Havel Copy Share Image
Smith could not be expected to have anticipated the horrors that were to come. But even in his own time, he was… — Allen W. Wood Copy Share Image
As usual, it occurred to me that words were the only thing that could possibly save me from this situation. This was… — Yukio Mishima Copy Share Image
It cannot be said too often that actions are good or bad in the light of consequences, and that a clear perception… — Robert Green Ingersoll Copy Share Image
One can ask why the I has to appear in the cogito {Descartes’ argument “I think therefore I am.}, since the cogito,… — Jean-Paul Sartre Copy Share Image
Multi-millionaires who pay half or less than half of the percentage of tax the rest of us pay justify their actions by… — Simon Sinek Copy Share Image
Every one knows that the heavenly bodies move in certain paths in relation to each other with seeming consistency and regularity which… — Clarence Darrow Copy Share Image
I think 'Scarface' is a great film, but if you have a character like Tony Montana, you don't identify with him at… — Jacques Audiard Copy Share Image
I would have loved to do 'Alice in Wonderland.' Being a 'Bond' girl would always be fun. We had a lot of… — Ashley Greene Copy Share Image
Is it really so difficult to tell a good action from a bad one? I think one usually knows right away or… — Mary McCarthy Copy Share Image
Nobility of birth does not always insure a corresponding unity of mind; if it did, it would always act as a stimulus… — Charles Caleb Colton Copy Share Image
If you take action, you will be judged. There's no way around it. The alternative, of course, is much safer. To be… — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
Football is entertainment in which the audience is expected to delight in gladiatorial action that a growing portion of the audience knows… — George Will Copy Share Image
If, through the years, the Cross in the life of the believer had been adhered to as strenuously as the Cross for… — L. E. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Music has a very powerful and wonderful influence in establishing feelings and moods that can lift and elevate your thoughts and your… — Ardeth Kapp Copy Share Image
Beyond all our actions stands the larger shadow: How are we to choose between what we have been taught to think right… — Jacob Bronowski Copy Share Image
It is necessary to correct the error that vegetarianism has made us weak in mind, or passive or inert in action. I… — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
Positive thinking makes you energetic, innovative, paves way for more initiative action, which leads happiness in your life. — Anil Sinha Copy Share Image
Happiness refers to feelings, virtue refers to actions, and those actions can cause those feelings. But not necessarily and not exclusively. — Daniel Gilbert Copy Share Image
PANTOMIME, n. A play in which the story is told without violence to the language. The least disagreeable form of dramatic action. — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
Iraq will not allow any action on its soil that could harm the U.S. We don't want any action from our soil… — Ahmed Chalabi Copy Share Image
There are forces at work you do not perceive. I weave a delicate strategy which rash actions could rend. Patience , please. — Jim Starlin Copy Share Image
I ask the people of Connecticut for their forgiveness, I should have paid more attention to people around me and people that… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
We are the makers of our own state and...individuals who realize the fact need not, ought not, to wait for collective action. — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
We won't let history define our future. Our actions will do the talking. Our determination will turn doubters into believers. — Andrew McCutchen Copy Share Image
If I am elected leader, my shadow opposition team will actively incorporate the policy contributions of all our members by instituting policy… — Bill Shorten Copy Share Image
“Try your best... Do your best... Sow the best and reap the best! The best is right in you... Don't hide it… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
Humility must accompany all our actions, must be with us everywhere; for as soon as we glory in our good works they… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
never judge anyone by their appearance, or the car they drive, or the house they live in, or even by the words… — Luanne Rice Copy Share Image
In my films, they say the action sequences are very local and not international. But why should I copy from English films? — Prabhu Deva Copy Share Image
The attainment of the present status of Thailand has to depend on the ability or the actions of all the inhabitants of… — Bhumibol Adulyadej Copy Share Image
Today is the day for the complaining to end and for statesmanship to begin. Today I am taking action to cut state… — Chris Christie Copy Share Image
A slender acquaintance with the world must convince every man that action, not words, are the true criterion of the attachment to… — George Washington Copy Share Image