Taking Action Quotes

113 quotes by 103 authors

It is easy to sit up and take notice, What is difficult is getting up and taking action. — Honore de Balzac
To seek understanding before taking action, yet to trust my instincts when action is called for. Never to avoid danger from fear, never to seek… — Steven Brust
Our patience will achieve more than our force. — Edmund Burke
The smallest deed is better than the greatest intention. — John Burroughs
Remember, you and you alone are responsible for maintaining your energy. Give up blaming, complaining and excuse making, and keep taking action in the direction… — Jack Canfield
In every phenomenon the beginning remains always the most notable moment. — Thomas Carlyle
As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do. — Andrew Carnegie
The whole point of getting things done is knowing what to leave undone. — Oswald Chambers
Wherever you see a man who gives someone else's corruption, someone else's prejudice as a reason for not taking action himself, you see a cog… — John Jay Chapman
The day will happen whether or not you get up. — John Ciardi
It is not enough to stare up the steps, we must step up the stairs. — Vaclav Havel
What changes your life is not learning more. What changes your life is making decisions & using your personal power & taking action. — Tony Robbins
We're taking action against evil people. Because this great nation of many religions understands, our war is not against Islam, or against faith practiced by… — George W. Bush
Don't get bogged down with all the details of how it's going to come together. Just do the dishes. And watch the momentum build. — Brian J. White
I believe that worrying about the problems plaguing our planet without taking steps to confront them is absolutely irrelevant. The only thing that changes this… — Jody Williams
I fear the future I wish for my children is at risk, so I'm taking action. Please join me... — Madonna Ciccone
Chi Wen Tzu always thought three times before taking action. Twice would have been quite enough. — Confucius
To be loved is important as is having a sense of accomplishment but to love is equally important in life especially when it is combined… — Richard Kiel
Taking action is hard, but know what? Enduring a bad situation can be its own hell. — Whoopi Goldberg
The world doesnâ€™t need another opinion, they need another person taking action. So I take action because I see the call and respond. — will.i.am

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