Inaction Quotes

156 Inaction quotes by 134 unique authors

When the worms are scarce, what does a hen do? Does she stop scratching? She does not. She scratches all the harder. A lot of… — B. C. Forbes
The most ominous of fallacies - the belief that things can be kept static by inaction — Freya Stark
First, imagine taking the potentially regret - producing path of inaction. Then imagine what the very best outcome would be were you to take this… — Wayne Dyer
Stand still, close your eyes and listen; in the silence you can hear the cries of pain and low moans of anguish of animals waiting… — Ashley Montagu
Thoughtless risks are destructive, of course, but perhaps even more wasteful is thoughtless caution which prompts inaction and promotes failure to seize opportunity. — Gary Blair
As Albert Camus wrote, the doctorâ€™s role is as a witness â€“ to witness authentically the reality of humanity, and to speak out against the… — James Orbinski
We constantly change the world, even by our inaction. Therefore, let us change it responsibly. — Benjamin Franklin
The pain of problems is a call to find solutions rather than a reason for unhappiness and inaction, so it's silly, pointless, and harmful to… — Ray Dalio
Fear is a wet blanket that smothers the fiery passion God deposited in your heart when he formed you. Fear freezes us into inaction. Frozen… — Stasi Eldredge
Inaction may be safe, but it builds nothing. — Dave Freudenthal
Our trouble is not ignorance, but inaction. — Dale Carnegie
One of the greatest handicaps is to fear a mistake. You have stopped yourself. You have to move freely into the arena, not just to… — Federico Fellini
Shall we gather strength by irresolution and inaction? — Patrick Henry
Action or inaction are both forms of leadership and standard setting. — Seth Godin
Inaction and indecision in the present is because of fear of consequences of the future. — L. Ron Hubbard
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
Imperfect action is better than perfect inaction. — Harry S. Truman
Our actions- and inaction- touch people every day, people we may never know and never meet. — Jacqueline Novogratz
We must create our own world or we will die from inaction — Robert Greene
Life is insanely robust, though we can make species go extinct, and this is the bad thing. So I always make the point that you… — Kim Stanley

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