Quotes About Action

When the anointed say that there is a crisis this means that something must be done—and it must be done simply because the anointed want it done.

The feeling that the government should "do something" has seldom been based on a comparison of what actually happens when government does and when it does not "do something.

Equal opportunity" laws and policies require that individuals be judged on their qualifications as individuals, without regard to race, sex, age, etc. "Affirmative action" requires that they be judged with regard to such group membership, receiving preferential or compensatory treatment in some cases to achieve a more proportional "representation" in various institutions and occupations.

Oh dear, I sometimes think... whatever should I do if anything were to... But, there, thinking's no good to any one—is it, madam? Thinking won't help. Not that I do it often. And if ever I do I pull myself up sharp, "Now, then, Ellen. At it again—you silly girl! If you can't find anything better to do than to start thinking!...

Deal," he said, and he unbuckled the strap.

Tactics is knowing what to do when there is something to do. Strategy is knowing what to do when there is nothing to do. —Savielly Tartakover (Polish GM)

Jo vair?k dz?voju, jo cieš?k p?rliecinos, ka mums reti tiek dota iesp?ja pašiem izv?l?ties. Dz?v? kaut kas atgad?s, un tad, aiziet, r?kojies. K? nu sp?j...

a dream without a plan is just a wish

Taking risks means that you are willing to take actions that are outside of your confort zone. It means living life in a way that allows you, even challenges you, to expand yourself beyond who you know yourself to be.

Each action you take, each choice you make, will grow something in your life and in our world.

Like a great athlete, we must have a very clear vision of what we want to accomplish before we make a move. Vision, in preparation for an action, is as important as the action itself. —Marianne Williamson, Healing the Soul

Odd how a single, impulsive action could lead to a string of consequences.

Disaster calls us to action. They call us to levels of compassion and courage we did know we could reach. They smash us with sorrow and lift us with determination and moral resolved, the way a wave both makes and lifts us in the same wild movement. Disaster transforms sorrowful love into a force strong enough to change the trajectory of history….Dear Mary Oliver, do you think this might now be how we do the work of loving a weary, reeling world? And don't we have to try?

You have to do something after a while, don't you?

O remorso pode ser uma grande inconveniência, especialmente quando o que fizemos ou deixamos de fazer pode ter consequências muito sérias.

We look about the world, by the light we have made, and realise it's all vulnerable, and all worth saving, and no one can do it but us.

Ofttimes, a man brings his own destiny down upon his head.

I am doing it because the time is now, and I am here.

Burning a bridge, as any tactician will tell you, sometimes saves more than it costs. I

Love is self-serving - we do all sorts of things for our own comfort and call it love. But revenge is an intimate thing, don't you think? Would you be willing to enact another persons vengeance?

After all, if I started confiding my innermost problems to someone, I'd have to do something about them. And I'm not ready for that yet.

Whether working with an organization or going forward alone, youth from preteens to young adults often spark action for change. In other words, they take seriously the old motto "Don't Just Stand There, Do Something!

I like high impact movies.

Know the true value of time: snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness, no laziness, no procrastination; never put off till tomorrow what you can do today. Lord Chesterfield