Action Quotes · Page 543

Every company has room for the man who has a definite plan of action which is to the advantage of that company.

— Napoleon Hill

Power dements even more than it corrupts, lowering the guard of foresight and raising the haste of action.

— Will Durant

“Prophetic pragmatism attempts to keep alive the sense of alternative ways of life and of struggle based on the best of the…

— Cornel West

God has so framed us as to make freedom of choice and action the very basis of all moral improvement, and all…

— William Matthews

"Fate permitting" is a standard Stoic phrase meant to remind ourselves that planning things is up to us, but the ultimate outcomes…

— Massimo Pigliucci

To the extent to which a man is rational, life is the premise directing his actions. To the extent to which he…

— Ayn Rand

I have lived to know that the secret of happiness is never to allow your energies to stagnate.

— Adam Clarke

“Freedom comes with the decision: it does not wait for the act.”

— William Faulkner

You can’t help someone just by making a wish to do so, you have to take action.

— Dalai Lama

A single action can cause a life to veer off in a direction it was never meant to go. Falling in love…

— Anita Shreve

I like to write a piece of music that reflects how I felt about a film as opposed to, here's this action…

— Michael Giacchino

If you're going to make a horror movie, it doesn't get any better than 'Alien,' and if you're going to make an…

— Paul W. S. Anderson

The preamble of thought, the transition through which it passes from the unconscious to the conscious, is action. Only so much do…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

I want to do an action movie where they say, 'Go the gym and get ripped like Linda Hamilton.'

— Erika Christensen

We often say that someone has exceptional political or social savvy, but what specific cognitive skills allow these people to handle interpersonal…

— Justin Menkes

Delegation is thepassing on of actions, actions, not the passing on of responsibility.

— Eric Edmeades

If you should encounter angry or unkind actions today, take a deep breath, reach deep within and greet the lack of love…

— Iyanla Vanzant

Your sympathy is worthless to people in need without action.

— Andy Dunn

What power there is in our service when our actions line up with our mission, skills and joy.

— Mary Anne Radmacher

Constraints can spur creativity and incite action, as long as you have the confidence to embrace them.

— Tom Kelley

When it came time to design the action for 'Gangs' I knew that there'd be a level of expectation. What I wanted…

— Gareth Evans

I must say Action is not at all easy. It is scary.

— Sameera Reddy

There's nothing - there's nothing - as action-packed as 'Hawaii Five-O.'

— Michelle Borth

I just think action films now have... often, because you can do anything with CGI, people do. And I don't think you…

— James Watkins

Unless someone wants to look funny, I'll not recommend anyone to copy my bowling action. But on a serious note, with the…

— Virat Kohli