Action Quotes

8300 Action quotes by 4093 unique authors

Assuming the universe came from nothing, it is empty to begin with... Only by the constant action of an agent outside the universe, such as… — Victor J. Stenger
There is no ground for supposing that matter and energy existed before [the Big Bang] and were suddenly galvanized into action. For what could distinguish… — Unknown Author
Cults and prophets proclaiming the imminent end of the world have been with us for several millenia, and it has been another sour sort of… — Daniel Dennett
To resolve such conflicts peacefully in our interdependent - or what I would like to call our intra-interdependent - world requires not just well-chosen words… — Prince Hassan bin Talal
In life most of us are highly skilled at suppressing action. Bad improvisers block action often with a high degree of skill. Good improvisers develop… — Keith Johnstone
In design it is important to shoe the effect of an action. ... Feedback is critical. — Donald A. Norman
A persons outer action reflects their inner mind. — Tsem Tulku
Diversity...is not casual liberal tolerance of anything not yourself. It is not polite accommodation. Instead, diversity is, in action, the sometimes painful awareness that other… — William Merritt Chase
He's looking for the president's kidnapped daughter; everybody he calls on to help him is busy, but lo and behold, you look across the room,… — Derek Luke
A battle that you win cancels any other bad action of yours. In the same way, by losing one, all the good things worked by… — Niccolo Machiavelli
Knowing how to fight made men more bold, because no one fears doing what it seems to him he has learned to do. Therefore, the… — Niccolo Machiavelli
Perhaps Vanderbilt's most important role in the interest of our free society is to give the world educated men and women of character, possessing a… — Unknown Author
Since an intelligence common to us all makes things known to us and formulates them in our minds, honorable actions are ascribed by us to… — Marcus Tullius Cicero
Danger lurks when we divide ourselves with expressions such as "my private life," "my professional life," or even "my best behavior." Living life in separate… — Russell M. Nelson
If I love myself I will express that love in my interactions with you, and then I am being impeccable with the word, because that… — Miguel Angel Ruiz
In contrast to revenge, which is the natural, automatic reaction to transgression and which, because of the irreversibility of the action process can be expected… — Hannah Arendt
My love is unconditional. Your action is irrelevant. — Rajneesh
And right action is freedom From past and future also. — Thomas Stearns Eliot
I have just been through the process of killing a cistudo for the sake of science; but I cannot excuse myself for this murder, and… — Henry David Thoreau
It is necessary to correct the error that vegetarianism has made us weak in mind, or passive or inert in action. I do not regard… — Mahatma Gandhi

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