Action Quotes

8300 Action quotes by 4093 unique authors

Is not the action of nature like the stretching of a bow? The high, it pulls down; the low, it lifts up; It takes from… — Laozi
Heaven and Earth last for ever. Why do Heaven and Earth last for ever? They are unborn, so ever living. The sage stays behind, thus… — Laozi
We are the authors of our own fate-we write it each day with every one of our actions. — FÃ©lix J. Palma
When you take action, particularly bold action, the boundaries of what you believe to be possible (your belief system) expand. Which, in turn, gives you… — Robert Ringer
Power is the ability to take one's place in whatever discourse is essential to action and the right to have one's part matter. — Carolyn Heilbrun
I don’t believe in god. There’s no proof he exists. In a world where there isn’t even proof of the future, the past exists. Even… — Ryohgo Narita
Values spoken without actions taken are merely slogans. — John F. Kerry
The essence of belief is the establishment of a habit; and different beliefs are distinguished by the different modes of action to which they give… — Charles Sanders Peirce
That action is not warrantable which either fears to ask the divine blessing on its performance, or having succeeded, does not come with thanksgiving to… — Francis Quarles
Love is the essence of the universe,. Love in action is service. — Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Writing is the action of thinking, just as drawing is the action of seeing and composing music is the action of hearing. — Brenda Ueland
A man may be a Bah' in name only. If he is a Bah' in reality, his deeds and actions will be decisive proofs of… — Abdu'l-BahÃ¡
Things and actions are what they are, and the consequences of them will be what they will be: why then should we desire to be… — Joseph Butler
What our Seventh Generation will have is a consequence of our actions today. — Winona LaDuke
The pleasure of sport was so often the chance to indulge the cessation of time itself--the pitcher dawdling on the mound, the skier poised at… — George Plimpton
Ive zeroed in on what you would call action and excellence... Everybody who does anything to try to succeed has to give the best of… — LeRoy Neiman
If it is in the Bible, it is so. It's not even to be prayed about. It's to be received and acted upon. Inactivity is a… — Smith Wigglesworth
It is not necessary for one to have perfected moral practice before asking others to consider their own actions — Stephanie Kaza
To search means, first, I need Being, Truth; second, I do not know where to find it; and third, an action takes place that is… — Jacob Needleman
Every word, movement and action has an effect. No other person or outside force has a greater influence on a child than the parent. — Bob Keeshan
Is there a better example of natural selection in action than 'Project Runway?' — Jamais Cascio
We are personally responsible for our own state of consciousness. As Soul unfolds toward total freedom, It understands total responsibility must be accepted for every… — Harold Klemp
Whenever you're in doubt about any action, ask yourself: Is it true? Is it necessary? Is it kind? You can also ask, what would love… — Harold Klemp
If you have confidence in your own words, aspirations, thoughts, and actions and do your very best, you will have no need to regret the… — Mas Oyama
Courtesy should be apparent in all our actions and words and in all aspects of daily life. But be courtesy, I do not mean rigid,… — Mas Oyama

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