Action Quotes

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Let it be your constant method to look into the design of people's actions, and see what they would be at, as often as it… — Marcus Aurelius
Our souls may lose their peace and even disturb other people's, if we are always criticizing trivial actions - which often are not real defects… — Teresa of Avila
All action results from thought, so it is thoughts that matter. — Sai Baba
Comedy, drama, Westerns, sci-fi... it's all fine if the story's compelling and the character is interesting to me. I do like action a lot. — Jensen Ackles
There is no comparison between that which is lost by not succeeding and that which is lost by not trying. — Francis Bacon
But men must know, that in this theatre of man's life it is reserved only for God and angels to be lookers on. — Francis Bacon
The science of politics is the one science that is deposited by the streams of history, like the grains of gold in the sand of… — Lord Acton
Action is the antidote to despair. — Joan Baez
We live in deeds, not years; in thoughts, not figures on a dial. We should count time by heart throbs. He most lives who thinks… — Philip James Bailey
We have too many high-sounding words, and too few actions that correspond with them. — Abigail Adams
I begin to think, that a calm is not desirable in any situation in life. Man was made for action and for bustle too, I… — Abigail Adams
Without knowledge action is useless and knowledge without action is futile. — Abu Bakr
Good actions are a guard against the blows of adversity. — Abu Bakr
There is never time in the future in which we will work out our salvation. The challenge is in the moment; the time is always… — James A. Baldwin
When a man asks himself what is meant by action he proves that he isn't a man of action. Action is a lack of balance.… — James A. Baldwin
It is easy to sit up and take notice, What is difficult is getting up and taking action. — Honore de Balzac
Power is action; the electoral principle is discussion. No political action is possible when discussion is permanently established. — Honore de Balzac
The man whose action habitually bears the stamp of his mind is a genius, but the greatest genius is not always equal to himself, or… — Honore de Balzac
Sailing a boat calls for quick action, a blending of feeling with the wind and water as well as with the very heart and soul… — George Matthew Adams
A good action is never lost; it is a treasure laid up and guarded for the doer's need. — Pedro Calderon de la Barca

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