Quotes About Inaction

I explained, winefully, how we did not do the things we wanted to; we never did such things.

When people realise how bad it is they cannot do anything to stop it because they go crazy.

But it was true that I preferred to do nothing.

most of the French retreated into pursuit of their immediate material interests, hating the Occupation of course, but doing next to nothing to hasten its end. This was precisely what the Germans needed.

In effect, the lack of a decision is the same as a negative decision; no green light is a red light, and work can stop for a whole organization.

The more the bullshit, the less the action as a rule,

Words aren't necessary. They won't change anything.

What about me?' Dandelion asked. 'What should I do?' 'The same as usual. Nothing.

They had waited for too long, and the result was this hiatus, and the reflection that time and patience may bring poor rewards, that time itself, if not confronted at the appropriate juncture, can play sly tricks, and more significantly, that those who do not act are not infrequently acted upon.

What good is it to know of a danger if you don't do anything about it? Maybe it's better not to know. Knowing can be a curse.

What if we all suddenly get carried away thinking - who will be left to act?

Whatever the dangers of the action we take, the dangers of inaction are far, far greater.

Wherever you turn, there is always something wrong with the politicians. They have everything they need to save the world, and they don't save it.

He who does not prevent a crime when he can, encourages it.

It is the common fate of the indolent to see their rights become a prey to the active.

The politics of partisanship and the resulting inaction and excuses have paralyzed decision-making, primarily at the federal level, and the big issues of the day are not being addressed, leaving our future in jeopardy.

My life is a monument to procrastination, to the art of putting things off until later, or much later, or possibly never.

They have had three years to get a resolution and they failed. Both of these guys have failed.

TV-based politics is to political action as watching ER is to saving someone in distress.

Sometimes bad luck is really dumb actions or inaction. You can make your own luck by making smart decisions.

But the greatest danger of all would be to do nothing.

Here lies the characteristic paradox of good and evil: for action, in terms of practical effects, is superior to inaction, and the congenitally active evil an can frequently win advantage over the sometimes inactive good. Indeed, the fundamentally stable and restful spirit of goodness is a lure to evil inspirations, an encouragement to villains who are aware that, in the moral and political chess game, they have the white pieces and the first move.

fear of taking responsibility, especially the sense that it is safer to do nothing, or something bad, than the right thing.

Cornerstone No. 1 is the Theory of Relativity, which states: In order to settle on a rational course of action (or inaction), one must first weigh all pertinent facts in a relative light and carefully define his terms.