Quotes About Action

I tend to think of action movies as exuberant morality plays in which good triumphs over evil.

Philosophy is not just about talking or lecturing or even reading long, dense books. In fact, it is something men and women of action use - and have used throughout history - to solve their problems and achieve their greatest triumphs. Not in the classroom but on the battlefield, in the forum, and at court.

If British troops are committed to action, then the nation will, of course, support them. Their courage and skill is not in doubt.

During a time of war, we ask our troops to give their best even to the point of sacrificing their own lives. When compared against that, how much of a sacrifice is it for a president to engage in a possibly contentious debate with Congress about whether military action is a good idea?

Well, if the NATO countries don't make more of their troops usable and don't get the equipment to get them fast where the action is, then the organisation will suffer and will increasingly become irrelevant.

I have a trophy case that contains all the action figures ever made of me. It also has items I've stolen from my movies, like three guns and holsters from 'Serenity'.

I don't think there's much point in bemoaning the state of the world unless there's some way you can think of to improve it. Otherwise, don't bother writing a book; go and find a tropical island and lie in the sun.

One of the basic causes for all the trouble in the world today is that people talk too much and think too little. They act impulsively without thinking.

Where you really get in trouble is if the market is dropping and the economy's slowing down and you don't take action.

Usually action films have a formula: good guy gets in trouble, his wife dies, friends have problems, so he goes to the mountain, learns martial arts, comes back, and kills the bad guy.

Why hit a conservative shot? When you miss it, you are in just as much trouble as when you miss a bold one.

The trouble with Reason is that it becomes meaningless at the exact point where it refuses to act.

I think every American has a role in saving this country. Whether you're Democrat, Republican, independent, it doesn't matter. We all know the country's in trouble. We may disagree on how to solve it, but we all know the country's in trouble.

There's only one law you gotta follow to keep outta trouble. Do it first, do it yourself, and keep on doin' it.

I believe this country is in real trouble, and it's up to us, to fix it before its too late.

It is the Higher Power which does everything, and the man is only a tool. If he accepts that position, he is free from troubles; otherwise, he courts them.

Gone must be the days of only pointing fingers at others to fix what they may never fix. Our nation's ills are not merely the result of corruption or racism, although these are evil. Our troubles can also be traced directly to ineffective Christians.

One day, a chef moaned that he was too hot, so I took a carving knife in one hand, held his jacket with the other, and slashed it. Then I slashed his trousers. Both garments were still on his body at the time.

Supporting the troops has got to mean more than bumper stickers on pickup trucks, my friends. We need to give them what they need.

'Monster Trucks' is like a big action movie.

That one was stunt heavy. 'Monster Trucks' was a lot of stunts. I got to do some insane stunts they should've never let me do.

True faith is focused in and on the Lord Jesus Christ and always leads to action.

Preaching don't mean you are a true man. You got to go out and do.

If there be any truer measure of a man than by what he does, it must be by what he gives.