Action Quotes

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It's better to be burnished with use than rusty with principle. — Garrison Keillor
Freedom fighters don't always win, but they're always right. — Molly Ivins
God does not have hands, we do. Our hands are God's. It is up to us what God will see and hear, up to us,… — Lawrence Kushner
Meditation is not to get out of society, to escape from society, but to prepare for a reentery into society. — Nhat Hanh
The failure to cultivate virtue, the failure to examine and analyze what I have learned, the inability to move toward righteousness after being shown the… — Confucius
The most eminent virtue is doing simply what we have to do. — Jose Maria Peman
One starts an action simply because one must do something. — Thomas Stearns Eliot
What is the use of merely listening to lectures? The real thing is practice. — Ramakrishna
He who would do good to another must do it in minute particulars. — William Blake
History will have to recordThat the greatest tragedy of this period of social transitionWas not the vitriolic words and the violent actions of the bad… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Increasingly in recent times we have come first to identify the remedy that is most agreeable, most convenient, most in accord with major pecuniary or… — John Kenneth Galbraith
Despite our differences, we are all in this together. No act of kindness or compassion goes unnoticed. To change the world, take compassionate action within… — Edmund Bourne
This transformation is already proceeding, and if we want to consciously find these evolutionary currents operating in our own being as well-if we want to… — Ken Wilber
Ultimately, your state of mind determines your circumstances. To realize the outcomes you want, it is critical to recognize and experience the transition from our… — Darren Johnson
We believe in constitutional action in normal times; we believe in revolutionary action in exceptional times. — James Connolly
The political superstition is still holding sway over the hearts and minds of the masses, but the true lovers of liberty will have no more… — Emma Goldman
If not for the direct action of a John Brown and his comrades, America would still trade in the flesh of the black man. — Emma Goldman
Direct action against the authority in the shop, direct action against the authority of the law, direct action against the invasive, meddlesome authority of our… — Emma Goldman
If we make sacrifices in doing good or in doing ill, it does not alter the ultimate value of our actions; even if we stake… — Friedrich Nietzsche
At length, when I considered it, I realized that the best of my actions were small things. Picking flowers and cooking food for my mother… — Sara Sheridan
We can do noble acts without ruling the earth and sea. — Aristotle
The finest defense of character is correct action. Acquaint yourself with virtue, and you can expect proper treatment from those around you. — Brandon Sanderson
If you do not want what I want, please try not to tell me that my want is wrong. Or if my beliefs are different… — David Keirsey
I always thought acting was all lights, camera, action. It's a job; you have to do your job correctly. — Corey Haim
For most of my writing life, I've refused to allow myself to believe that writing was a significant form of action. I always felt very… — Athol Fugard

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