Action Quotes

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He uses common sense to judge not the intentions of an action but its consequences. — Paulo Coelho
Making mistakes is a way of taking action. — Paulo Coelho
Elegance is usually confused with superficiality, fashion, lack of depth. This is a serious mistake: human beings need to have elegance in their actions and… — Paulo Coelho
No man can be truly free whose liberty is dependent upon the thought, feeling and action of others, and who has himself no means in… — Frederick Douglass
Only through hardship, sacrifice and militant action can freedom be won. The struggle is my life. I will continue fighting for freedom until the end… — Nelson Mandela
Is a faith without action a sincere faith? — Jean Racine
Attention to detail and a perfectionist instinct, far from stimulating action, are character qualities that lead to renunciation. Better to dream than to be. — Fernando Pessoa
Our problem isn't that we're individualists. It's that our individualism is static rather than dynamic. We value what we think rather than what we do.… — Fernando Pessoa
Dreams have as much influences as actions. — Stephane Mallarme
For action, whatever its immediate purpose, also implies relief at doing something, anything, and the joy of exertion. This is the optimism that is inherent… — Blaise Cendrars
To any action there is always an opposite and equal reaction; in other words, the actions of two bodies upon each other are always equal… — Isaac Newton
When action is needed, optimism, even of the mildly delusional variety, may be a good thing. — Daniel Kahneman
You cannot have a proud and chivalrous spirit if your conduct is mean and paltry; for whatever a man's actions are, such must be his… — Demosthenes
Action without thought is empty. Thought without action is blind. — Kwame Nkrumah
Education has two aspects; the first is related to external and worldly education, which is nothing but acquiring bookish knowledge. In the modern world, we… — Sathya Sai Baba
I look at subprime lending and I see the American dream in action. — Phil Gramm
And the president should be doing more about education than saying, 'Lights, camera, action.' — Dick Gephardt
Despite the obvious fault in the universe, it cannot be used as an excuse for not trying to be your best self. Instead, use unfairness… — Valerie Plame
Public action should seek to expand the set of opportunities of those who have the least voice and fewest resources and capabilities. — Paul Wolfowitz
I wouldn't even know - and I spent three years in the CIA - I wouldn't even know how you'd start a covert action program… — Frank Carlucci

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