Action Quotes

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And nothing embittered me, which is important, because I think ethnic people and women in this society can end up being embittered because of the… — James Earl Jones
In taking action we must remember that the things which are happening to the Jews today are but a part of the general disintegration anticipated… — Louis Finkelstein
As this body of knowledge has evolved, a much more critical job for researchers and scientists has evolved into explaining and educating policy makers and… — John Olver
I can imagine that the Iraqis undertake the destruction out of fear. If they had denied it, if they had said no, that certainly would… — Hans Blix
We operate under the law. Covert action authorities are communicated in a memorandum of notification. — Cofer Black
Mr. Speaker, in the years since we enacted our attack against Iraq, the threat from Iran has only grown more difficult, and our capacity to… — Earl Blumenauer
We still by no means think decisively enough about the essence of action. — Martin Heidegger
We have to remember that Dr. King was not an idle dreamer. Dr. King was a man of action. If Dr. King were here, he… — Marc Morial
Be content to act, and leave the talking to others. — Baltasar Gracian
Hibernation is a covert preparation for a more overt action. — Ralph Ellison
Good actions give strength to ourselves and inspire good actions in others. — Plato
Drama is action, sir, action and not confounded philosophy. — Luigi Pirandello
Every man feels instinctively that all the beautiful sentiments in the world weigh less than a single lovely action. — James Russell Lowell
By annihilating the desires, you annihilate the mind. Every man without passions has within him no principle of action, nor motive to act. — Claude Adrien Helvetius
To resort to power one need not be violent, and to speak to conscience one need not be meek. The most effective action both resorts… — Barbara Deming
Companies need to understand that the quicker they report product safety problems to CPSC, the quicker we can take action together and protect consumers from… — Hal Stratton
It is not enough to be well-intentioned; one must strive to put those intentions into action in a capable way. One must consider the effect… — Andrew Cohen
Say not that honor is the child of boldness, nor believe thou that the hazard of life alone can pay the price of it: it… — Akhenaton
Be thou incapable of change in that which is right, and men will rely upon thee. Establish unto thyself principles of action; and see that… — Akhenaton
Courage is action, not talk. — Jeff Rich

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