Your discovery, as best as I can determine, is that there is an alternative which no one has hit upon. It is… — Walker Percy Copy Share Image
Heavy as they are, the costs of action must be weighed against the price of inaction. If Saddam defies the world and… — William J. Clinton Copy Share Image
The non-action of the wise man is not inaction. It is not studied. It is not shaken by anything. The sage is… — Zhuangzi Copy Share Image
... so long as woman sat with bandaged eyes and manacled hands, fast bound in the clamps of ignorance and inaction, the… — Anna Julia Cooper Copy Share Image
Stand still, close your eyes and listen; in the silence you can hear the cries of pain and low moans of anguish… — Ashley Montagu Copy Share Image
It is so important not to let ourselves off the hook or to become apathetic or cynical by telling ourselves that nothing… — Marian Wright Edelman Copy Share Image
First, climate change is the greatest long-term threat faced by humanity. It could cause more human and financial suffering than the two… — David Miliband Copy Share Image
Our government should do everything it can to ensure the successful prosecution of those responsible for the murders of U.S. citizens abroad.… — Tim Bishop Copy Share Image
My intimate knowledge of many central African tribes has everywhere convinced me of the necessity that the Negro does not respect treaties… — Frantz Fanon Copy Share Image
[The cause of inaction in war] ... is the imperfection of human perception and judgment which is more pronounced in war than… — Carl von Clausewitz Copy Share Image
“Yesterday I was stupid, so I wanted to change the world. Today, I am more stupid, so I am changing the world.… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
Acceptance does not mean inaction. We may need to respond, strongly at times...From a peaceful center we can respond instead of react.… — Jack Kornfield Copy Share Image
All choices are fraught with peril, but inaction is the most perilous of all. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Boredom is that awful state of inaction when the very medicine - that is, activity - which could solve it, is seen… — Margaret George Copy Share Image
If it ain't broke, don't fix it' is the slogan of the complacent, the arrogant or the scared. It's an excuse for… — Colin Powell Copy Share Image
If we define risk as 'the likelihood of an irreversible negative outcome,' inaction is the greatest risk of all. — Tim Ferriss Copy Share Image
Inaction will cause a man to sink into the slough of despond and vanish without a trace. — Farley Mowat Copy Share Image
Most of our problems are because we act without thinking or we keep thinking without acting. — Jeromy Shingongo Copy Share Image
Inaction and indecision in the present is because of fear of consequences of the future. — L. Ron Hubbard Copy Share Image
“A person’s inaction is the result of the inaction of all the others, making conclusions that there is nothing necessary to be… — 30 Minutes Flip Copy Share Image
With the continued support of citizens who refuse to accept inaction at the expense of future generations, we will lead the world… — Diana DeGette Copy Share Image
“But it was not real freedom, he realised. It was the freedom that comes from lack of choice and moreover, was the… — Lavie Tidhar Copy Share Image
I believe in destiny. But I also believe that you can’t just sit back and let destiny happen. A lot of times,… — Spike Lee Copy Share Image
“We are the only species that understands the damage we cause to the Earth and the only one with the power to… — Bhuwan Thapaliya Copy Share Image
The politics of partisanship and the resulting inaction and excuses have paralyzed decision-making, primarily at the federal level, and the big issues… — Michael Bloomberg Copy Share Image
A miscalculation is not negligence, nor prudence a crime. I am a scientist. I base my action or inaction upon probability and… — Rick Yancey Copy Share Image
In this context, I believe it is an imperative for the new President to select and install his team as quickly as… — Richard V. Allen Copy Share Image
Acceptance is not a state of passivity or inaction. We are not saying you can't change the world, right wrongs or replace… — Peter McWilliams Copy Share Image
Throughout history, it has been the inaction of those who could have acted; the indifference of those who should have known better;… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
This is how they justify not wanting to strive for self-improvement. It's how they explain their continued inaction. It's just an excuse.… — Valeria Lukyanova Copy Share Image
So she became impulsive, scared by her inaction into perpetual action. When the Eagle confronted her with the expulsion, maybe she blurted… — John Green Copy Share Image
We need to give thought, but we also need to take action. You need to dream without just being a dreamer. — Jim Rohn Copy Share Image
Inaction, contrary to its reputation for being a refuge, is neither safe nor comfortable. — Madeleine M. Kunin Copy Share Image
Acceptance does not mean inaction; acceptance is actually acknowledging the present situation. — Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Copy Share Image
First, imagine taking the potentially regret - producing path of inaction. Then imagine what the very best outcome would be were you… — Wayne Dyer Copy Share Image