Inaction Quotes

156 Inaction quotes by 134 unique authors

Just as iron rusts from disuse, even so does inaction spoil the intellect. — Leonardo da Vinci
Acceptance is not a state of passivity or inaction. I am not saying you can't change the world, right wrongs, or replace evil with good.… — Peter McWilliams
Use the losses and failures of the past as a reason for action, not inaction. — Charles J. Givens
Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. — Dale Carnegie
Our actions - and inaction - touch people we may never know and never meet across the globe. — Jacqueline Novogratz
We cannot allow our fears and our disappointments to lead us into silence and into inaction. Because this country that God has blessed us with,… — Marco Rubio
Politicians who lack the vision to lead the community on big issues like public transport often hide their inaction by blaming other levels of government… — Anthony Albanese
Is multilateralism nothing more than a dodge for simple inaction? — Elliott Abrams
There are many roads to prosperity, but one must be taken. Inaction leads nowhere. — Robert Zoellick
Hundreds of investors ask me questions each year about the dilemmas they confront. Their worst problem? Uncertainty. They are traumatized and become emotional or confused… — Kenneth Fisher
Creative risk taking is essential to success in any goal where the stakes are high. Thoughtless risks are destructive, of course, but perhaps even more… — Gary Ryan Blair
Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go… — Dale Carnegie
It was lights, camera, inaction. — Terry Gilliam
Iron rusts from disuse; water loses its purity from stagnation...even so does inaction sap the vigour of the mind. — Leonardo Da Vinci
There are risks and costs to a program of action, but they are far less than the long-range risks and costs of comfortable inaction — John Fitzgerald Kennedy
I never worry about action, but only about inaction — Winston Churchill
In this context, I believe it is an imperative for the new President to select and install his team as quickly as possible, and this… — Richard V. Allen
I don't trust words. I trust actions. — Maria Micah Rosales
The one who sees inaction in action, and action in inaction, is a wise person. — Kavinder Kanwar
Sometime people Intention and Action really don't match and always blame others. — Abhishek Tiwari

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