Action Quotes

8300 Action quotes by 4093 unique authors

. . . unfortunately, we can't control the actions of everyone. — William J. Clinton
If you are looking at data over and over you better be taking away valuable insight every time. If you are constantly looking at data… — Thomas Carlyle
That quiet mutual gaze of a trusting husband and wife is like the first moment of rest or refuge from a great weariness or a… — George Eliot
Zionism is only around 100 years old. It is the transformation from religion to nationalism, to materialism created by non-religious Jews who hated their religion.… — Unknown Author
We should think of those who were famous for their good deeds or their bad deeds; did their fame raise them one single degree in… — Ibn Hazm
Repel the thought, for if you don't, it becomes an idea. So repel the idea, for if you don't it will become a desire. So… — Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya
The wisest man is he who can account for his actions. — Umar
The criterion of action is that todays work should not be deferred till the following day. — Umar
The moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. Whatever you think you can do, or believe you can do, begin it. Action has… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
An effective leader creates specific, achievable goals, initiates action and enlists the participation of others. They remove distractions; grasps the bigger picture, focuses on one… — Ken Wyatt
People who end up with the good jobs are the proactive ones who are solutions to problems, not problems themselves, who seize the initiative to… — Stephen Covey
I say if it's going to be done, let's do it. Let's not put it in the hands of fate. Let's not put it in… — Anita Baker
In the twentieth century, death terrifies men less than the absence of real life. All these dead, mechanized, specialized actions, stealing a little bit of… — Raoul Vaneigem
The course of my long life hath reached at last in fragile bark over a tempestuous sea the common harbor, where must rendered be account… — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
For most of us, karma and negative emotions obscure the ability to see our own intrinsic nature, and the nature of reality. As a result… — Sogyal Rinpoche
Who can wait quietly until the mud settles? Who can remain still until the moment of action? — Laozi
Like a great athlete, we must have a very clear vision of what we want to accomplish before we make a move. Vision, in preparation… — Marianne Williamson
... three main components of leadership: mastery of the subject-matter, ability convincingly to articulate the particular course of action required and a fervent belief in… — Unknown Author
I don't think of compassion as sympathy but rather as empathy. An understanding of how people are feeling, which often translates into action. — Hazel Hawke
I urge individuals around the world to stand up, and ask local leaders, if they haven't already, to pledge to purchase cleaner cars, build green… — Leonardo DiCaprio
If we want energy security, then we have to reduce our appetite for fossil fuels. There's no other way. Other issues may crowd the headlines,… — Robert Redford
In fact, whenever energy is transmitted from one body to another in time, there must be a medium or substance in which the energy exists… — James Clerk Maxwell
Education without social action is a one-sided value because it has no true power potential. Social action without education is a weak expression of pure… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
The onset of more severe climate impacts overseas may also open up temporary opportunities, or 'policy windows.' These would allow legislators the licence to take… — John Beddington
Totalitarianism extends to whatever touches it...psychological technique, as it operates in the army or in a great industrial plant, entails a direct action on the… — Jacques Ellul

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