Quotes About Actions

Our actions are neither so good nor so evil as our impulses.

Noble bold is an accident of fortune; noble actions characterize the great. [It., Il sangue nobile e un accidente della fortuna; le azioni nobili caratterizzano il grande.]

We are all ruled in what we do by impulses; and these impulses are so organized that our actions in general serve for our self preservation and that of the race.

Live as a credible witness. If our actions don't line up with the message we're proclaiming, we risk losing our credibility.

Yes, the road to hell is paved with good intentions, but everyone forgets the second half of that quote: the road to heaven is paved with good actions.

Neutrality is no favorite with Providence, for we are so formed that it is scarcely possible for us to stand neuter in our hearts, although we may deem it prudent to appear so in our actions

In order not to annul our free will, I judge it true that Fortune may be mistress of one half our actions but then even she leaves the other half, or almost, under our control.

But do I think that our actions in anyway violate the War Powers Resolution, the answer is no.

We must be vigilant in our actions towards criminals, and innovative in our approach towards solving crime.

It is our actions and the soul's active exercise of its functions that we posit (as being Happiness).

Our motives and thoughts ultimately influence our actions.

In Buddhist teaching, ignorance is considered the fundamental cause of violence - ignorance... about the separation of self and other... about the consequences of our actions.

Bad thoughts quickly ripen into bad actions.

The character of a whole society is the cumulative result of countless small actions, day in and day out, of millions of persons.

Our beliefs are not just estimates of probabilities. They are also the instruments that guide our actions.

"What we control," Juliette said, "is our actions once fate puts us there."

History, that is to be written tomorrow ...to be read by our children ... to serve as their guide is written in our actions today. A greater call to responsibility I have not known.

We inherit nothing truly, but what our actions make us worthy of.

Our value system must conform to His. Our actions must conform to our values.

Everyone performs bad actions... A bad person is someone who does not lament his bad actions.

In Zen we study the will. We learn how to cultivate it, to accumulate will. We use it to direct our actions, and we don't overuse it or abuse it - that's a waste.

Not only our actions, but also our omissions, become our destiny.

Are we defined by our choices? Our behavior? Our actions? No. I don't believe that defines our worth.

We are so unconscious about our actions that we don't even realize the immense suffering we are causing to animals, the planet, and ourselves.