Action Quotes

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Oh yeah, I'm a huge romance fan. And some women like action. — Morris Chestnut
As soon as questions of will or decision or reason or choice of action arise, human science is at a loss. — Noam Chomsky
Crime is terribly revealing. Try and vary your methods as you will, your tastes, your habits, your attitude of mind, and your soul is revealed… — Agatha Christie
I never worry about action, but only inaction. — Winston Churchill
We should not be so taken up in the search for truth, as to neglect the needful duties of active life; for it is only… — Marcus Tullius Cicero
Man must vanquish himself, must do himself violence, in order to perform the slightest action untainted by evil. — Emile M. Cioran
There are some long silences in Scandinavian and some Japanese films, when the audience knows action is taking place, but the audience hears no action. — John Henrik Clarke
It is even better to act quickly and err than to hesitate until the time of action is past. — Carl von Clausewitz
All action takes place, so to speak, in a kind of twilight, which like a fog or moonlight, often tends to make things seem grotesque… — Carl von Clausewitz
When I was kidnapped, my parents snapped into action. They rented out my room. — Woody Allen
A little reflection will show us that every belief, even the simplest and most fundamental, goes beyond experience when regarded as a guide to our… — William Kingdon Clifford
When an action is once done, it is right or wrong for ever; no accidental failure of its good or evil fruits can possibly alter… — William Kingdon Clifford
Democracy is still a radical idea in a world where we often confuse images with realities, words with actions. — Hillary Clinton
Action and faith enslave thought, both of them in order not be troubled or inconvenienced by reflection, criticism, and doubt. — Henri Frederic Amiel
Action is coarsened thought; thought becomes concrete, obscure, and unconscious. — Henri Frederic Amiel
For purposes of action nothing is more useful than narrowness of thought combined with energy of will. — Henri Frederic Amiel
Self criticism must be my guide to action, and the first rule for its employment is that in itself it is not a virtue, only… — Kingsley Amis
Just remember, you can do anything you set your mind to, but it takes action, perseverance, and facing your fears. — Gillian Anderson
I think it's really the job of the composer, the artist, the painter, the writer to present people with options. I'm just really reflecting the… — Ian Anderson
I felt ashamed for what I had done. I don't have any excuses. I did what I did. I take full responsibility for myself and… — Louie Anderson

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