Quotes About Action

When men think and believe in one set of symbols and act in ways which are contrary to their professed and conscious ideas, confusion and insincerity are bound to result.

Man does what he can, and God what he will.

Men and governments must act to the best of their ability. There is no such thing as absolute certainty but there is assurance sufficient for the purposes of human life.

Nothing more unqualified the man to act with prudence than a misfortune that is attended with shame and guilt.

Courage that grows from constitution often forsakes a man when he has occasion for it; courage which arises from a sense of duty acts; in a uniform manner.

As in political so in literary action a man wins friends for himself mostly by the passion of his prejudices and the consistent narrowness of his outlook.

It is true that a man who does this is a fool. I have only proved that a man who does anything else is an even bigger fool.

As long as hope does not embrace and transform the thought and action of men, it remains topsy-turvy and ineffective.

Donald Trump is man of action.

And if you cannot remain indifferent, you must resolve to throw your weight into that balance in which the fate and condition of man is weighed.

The chief difference between words and deeds is that words are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds can be done only for God.

That deed is not well done of which a man must repent, and the reward of which he receives crying and with a tearful face.

Men walk almost always in the paths trodden by others, proceeding in their actions by imitation.

You cannot of yourself move your arm or alter your position, situation, posture, do to other men good or evil, or effect the least change in the world.

It's not the sentiments of men which make history but their actions.

Our bodies can be mobilized by law and police and men with guns, if necessary-but where shall we find that which will make us believe in what we must do, so that we can fight through to victory?

The true meaning of a term is to be found by observing what a man does with it, not by what he says about it.

If government knew how, I should like to see it check, not multiply, the population. When it reaches its true law of action, every man that is born will be hailed as essential.

We cannot afford to be idle, and though weaker than our opponents in men and military equipments, must endeavor to harass, if we cannot destroy them.

A resignation is a grave act; never performed by a right-minded man without forethought or with reserve.

That difference do you think you can make, one man in all this madness?

I'm ready to see that new RZA movie [The Man With The Iron Fists] too, it looks kind of Tarantino-ish.

Now I see that going out into the testing ground of men it is the tongue and not the deed that wins the day.

A sportsman is a man who, every now and then, simply has to get out and kill something.