Action Quotes

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Thought is action in rehearsal. — William Zinsser
A man of action forced into a state of thought is unhappy until he can get out of it. — Franz Kafka
There is no moment like the present. The man who will not execute his resolutions when they are fresh upon him can have no hope… — Maria Edgeworth
The surest way to escape anxiety and defeat despair is action. Do, don't dwell. — Michael Josephson
Never act until you have clearly answered the question: "What happens if I do nothing?" — Robert Breault
The trick to getting things done is to list things to do in doable order. — Robert Breault
A nod, a bow, and a tip of the lid to the person who coulda and shoulda and did. — Robert Breault
Now and then it's good to list all the things you regularly do for which there was once a good reason. — Robert Breault
When it seems that something can't be done, start it, and see if the rest of it can be done. — Robert Breault
Here is my challenge. Name one ethical statement made, or one ethical action performed, by a believer that could not have been uttered or done… — Christopher Hitchens
Anarchism...stands for direct action, the open defiance of, and resistance to, all laws and restrictions, economic, social, and moral. — Emma Goldman
Action will furnish belief,-but will that belief be the true one? This is the point, you know. — Arthur Hugh Clough
The only useful function of a statistician is to make predictions, and thus to provide a basis for action. — W. Edwards Deming
GUIs normally make it simple to accomplish simple actions and impossible to accomplish complex actions. — Douglas Gwyn
Whatever is done lovingly, with righteous purity and with peace of mind, is a good action. Everything which is done with the stain of desire… — Ramana Maharshi
Who but the Atman is capable of removing the bonds of ignorance, passion and self-interested action? — Adi Shankara
The most important and most significant good quality in our human life is gratitude. Unfortunately, that good quality we somehow manage not to express either… — Sri Chinmoy
The spread of democracy, the new foundation of the rule of law, and the creation of fledgling representative governments that honor and respect human rights-together… — John Cornyn
An animal is equipped for sustaining its life; its senses provide it with an automatic code of action, an automatic knowledge of what is good… — Ayn Rand
The terrorist attacks of September 11th and the courageous actions of our armed forces in Afghanistan and Iraq remind us that friends of tyranny and… — Carl Levin

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