Action Quotes

8300 Action quotes by 4093 unique authors

A person of riyaa (showing off) has three characteristics : He is lazy when alone, energetic when with others, and increases in his actions when… — Ali ibn Abi Talib
We eventually learn that emotional closure is our own action. We can be responsible for it. In any moment, we can choose to open or… — David Deida
The stress of an action diminishes rapidly after that action is performed. — Marshall Sylver
To find reality you must be real in the smallest daily action; there can be no deceit in the search for truth. — Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
Good intentions are useless until they are expressed in appropriate action! — Napoleon Hill
Voting is the foundation stone for political action. — Martin Luther King, Jr.
You must give what will cost you something. This is giving not just what you can live without, but what you can't live without, or… — Mother Teresa
I believe that to knowingly commit actions that cause or condone suffering is reprehensible in the extreme. I call upon you to be compassionate and… — Unknown Author
Knowledge without action cost money — David Bach
While President Obama was starting and expanding unconstitutiona l wars overseas, Bradley Manning, whose actions have caused exactly zero deaths, was shining light on the… — Ron Paul
Nothing is more difficult to accomplish than changing outward actions without changing inward feelings. — John C. Maxwell
Let's plunge ourselves into the roar of time, the whirl of accident; may pain and pleasure, success and failure, shift as they will -- it's… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Heroes are Ordinary People whose social action is Extra-Ordinary/ who ACT when others are passive, who give up EGO-centrism for SOCIO-centrism. — Philip Zimbardo
As you become comfortable with uncertainty, infinite possibilities open up in your life. It means fear is no longer a dominant factor in what you… — Eckhart Tolle
Once we know and are aware, we are responsible for our action and our inaction. We can do something about it or ignore it. Either… — Jean-Paul Sartre
Karma means that all actions have consequences. Grace means that in a moment of atonement -taking responsibility, making amends, asking for forgiveness - all karma… — Marianne Williamson
Never mistake movement for action — Ernest Hemingway
Sainthood lies in the habit of referring the smallest actions to God. — C.S. Lewis
As long as he doesn't convert it into action, it does not matter how much a man thinks about his repentance. — C.S. Lewis
We're going to have to come together and take meaningful action to prevent more tragedies like this, regardless of the politics. — Barack Obama
Meditation is not to avoid society; it is to look deep to have the kind of insight you need to take action. To think that… — Nhat Hanh
Human beings judge one another by their external actions. God judges them by their moral choices. — C.S. Lewis
Every action has an equal and opposite reaction — Isaac Newton
Imperfect action is better than perfect inaction. — Harry S. Truman
Do not overlook tiny good actions, thinking they are of no benefit; even tiny drops of water in the end will fill a huge vessel.… — Gautama Buddha

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