Quotes About Action

Now get going. You'll find a way of calm through." "And you, Mael?" "I'll drop in later. I've things for you to do, Withal. But for now," he faced inland, "I'm going to beat a god senseless.

A man possessing power must act decisively, Ganoes Paran. Else it trickle away through his fingers.

If we are to live, we must take risks. Else our lives become deaths in all but name.

When the time for action comes, all doubts must be discarded.

To draw a weapon is to announce an end to uncertainty.

She drew a long, deep breath, then surged forward, sword's point extended.

The woman moved in a blur, one elbow driving backwards into the assassin's stomach. She twisted round and drove her knee into the man's crotch. A shout burst from Kalam as he reeled back a step, then fell to the ground with a heavy thump.

An army that waits is soon an army at war with itself

But what did Tattersail teach you? "If things get too hot," he said, "pull out, Toc. Ride

am. Tehol possesses what Hull does not. Knowledge is not enough. It never is. It's the capacity to do something with that knowledge. To do it perfectly. Absolute timing. With devastating consequences. That's what Tehol has. Hull, Errant protect him, does not.

Compassion is not a replacement for stupidity. Tearful concern cannot stand in the stead of cold recognition. Sympathy does not cancel out the hard facts of brutal, unwavering observation. It was too easy, too cheap, to fret and wring one's hands, moaning with heartfelt empathy – it was damned self-indulgent, in fact, providing the perfect excuse for doing precisely nothing while assuming a pious pose. Enough of that.

Knowledge is not enough. It never is. It's the capacity to do something with that knowledge. To do it perfectly. Absolute timing. With devastating consequences.

Look, Tammy, it's part of our mandate. We barrel in, we fuck things up, and then we walk away feeling good about our selves.

Just remember, Henar, I don't do this for just anybody!' 'Do what?' She stepped forward, blades lifting. 'Dance.

A nose in the air just made it easier to cut the throat beneath it. And when it came to that choice, why, he never hesitated. As sure as any force of Nature.

Its the actions one produces that will lead them toward the unknown.

A weapon does not decide whether or not to kill. A weapon is a manifestation of a decision that has already been made.

Boom. I jumped.

A person's right to believe, however, does not grant them an automatic license to act indiscriminately on those beliefs.

Being able to slowly and objectively size up a situation is crucial. We observe. We take a curious, yet concerned, attitude. We gather information in a relaxed, thoughtful manner, but we do not rush in to fix the problem. Using the information we've gathered, we determine what action to take.

We want to pin a reason to it or else we get terrified anyone else might do the same thing. Including us.

It's easier to act out of ignorance than it is to become educated.

We are the ones that we've been waiting for. — ALICE WALKER

To act morally is not to act out of fear of punishment; it is not to act as one is commanded to act. Rather, it is to act as one ought to act. And how one ought to act is not dependent upon anyone's power, even if the power be Divine.