Action Quotes

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I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. — Maya Angelou
Nothing will work unless you do. — Maya Angelou
Life loves the liver of it. — Maya Angelou
Effective action is always unjust. — Maya Angelou
Are you in earnest? Seize this very minute! Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. Only engage, and then the mind grows heated. Begin,… — Jean Anouilh
The highest manifestation of life consists in this: that a being governs its own actions. A thing which is always subject to the direction of… — Thomas Aquinas
Freedom of expression - in particular, freedom of the press - guarantees popular participation in the decisions and actions of government, and popular participation is… — Corazon Aquino
The world can only be grasped by action, not by contemplation. The hand is the cutting edge of the mind. — Diane Arbus
To hurry through one's leisure is the most unbusiness-like of actions. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Spiritual strongholds begin with a thought. One thought becomes a consideration. A consideration develops into an attitude, which leads then to action. Action repeated becomes… — Elisabeth Elliot
Attitudes determine our actions, for good or bad. — Dwight L. Moody
Whenever a warrior decides to do something, he must go all the way, but he must take responsibility for what he does. No matter what… — Carlos Castaneda
The personal power that comes from principle-centered living is the power of a self-aware, knowledgeable, proactive individual, unrestricted by the attitudes, behaviors, and actions of… — Stephen Covey
No one wants adversity. Trials, disappointments, sadness, and heartache come to us from two basically different sources. Those who transgress the laws of God will… — Richard G. Scott
The basis of action on love, the brotherhood of all men, the value of the individual... the humility of the spirit. — Richard P. Feynman
...we must face the fact that unilateral action on the part of the United States will never be enough to stop illegal immigration. Immigrants come… — Barbara Jordan
Congressional mistakes have dramatically increased immigration through a series of what I believe were ill-advised actions going back to 1965 when the basic notions of… — Ronald Reagan
We are trying to identify employers that might be [hiring illegal aliens] and to take effective action against them. We're trying to make sure that… — Janet Reno
The INS, by their actions, is telling would-be illegal aliens that if you don't get caught entering the U.S., we'll look the other way so… — Lamar S. Smith
Those who see worldly life as an obstacle to Dharma see no Dharma in everyday actions. They have not yet discovered that there are no… — Dogen

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