Action Quotes

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Accept that all of us can be hurt, that all of us can and surely will at times fail. Other vulnerabilities, like being embarrassed or… — Joyce Brothers
You must take action now that will move you towards your goals. Develop a sense of urgency in your life. — H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Goals help you channel your energy into action. — Les Brown
A life of reaction is a life of slavery, intellectually and spiritually. One must fight for a life of action, not reaction. — Rita Mae Brown
You cannot make yourself feel something you do not feel, but you can make yourself do right in spite of your feelings. — Pearl S. Buck
An important lever for sustained action in tackling poverty and reducing hunger is money. — Gro Harlem Brundtland
Intervention for the prevention and control of osteoporosis should comprise a combination of legislative action, educational measures, health service activities, media coverage, and individual counselling… — Gro Harlem Brundtland
To seek understanding before taking action, yet to trust my instincts when action is called for. Never to avoid danger from fear, never to seek… — Steven Brust
It's motive alone which gives character to the actions of men. — Jean de la Bruyere
None so little enjoy themselves, and are such burdens to themselves, as those who have nothing to do. Only the active have the true relish… — William Jennings Bryan
There are three principles in a man's being and life, the principle of thought, the principle of speech, and the principle of action. The origin… — Martin Buber
A dog barks when his master is attacked. I would be a coward if I saw that God's truth is attacked and yet would remain… — John Calvin
When good people in any country cease their vigilance and struggle, then evil men prevail. — Pearl S. Buck
The young do not know enough to be prudent, and therefore they attempt the impossible - and achieve it, generation after generation. — Pearl S. Buck
Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little. — Edmund Burke
There is a boundary to men's passions when they act from feelings; but none when they are under the influence of imagination. — Edmund Burke
Example is the school of mankind, and they will learn at no other. — Edmund Burke
No passion so effectually robs the mind of all its powers of acting and reasoning as fear. — Edmund Burke
Never do today what you can do tomorrow. Something may occur to make you regret your premature action. — Aaron Burr
He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions. — Louisa May Alcott

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