Quotes About Action

The life of the spirit is centrally and essentially a life of action. Spirituality is something done, not merely something believed, or known or experienced.

The man who has done nothing but wait for his ship to come in has already missed the boat.

Learn to do thy part and leave the rest to Heaven.

Trust in God and do something.

It is not yours to finish the task, but neither are you free to take no part in it.

James Drummond Burns

Go, and do thou likewise.

So much to do; so little done.

The secret of a leader lies in the tests he has faced over the whole course of his life and the habit of action he develops in meeting those tests.

We give advice, but we do not inspire conduct.

Don't be afraid your life will end; be afraid it will never begin.

We must act in spite of fear ... not because of it.

Worrying helps you some. It seems as if you are doing something when you're worrying.

I believe in love, but I don't sit around waiting for it.

True bravery is shown by performing without witness what one might be capable of doing before all the world.

A decision is the action an executive must take when he has information so incomplete that the answer does not suggest itself.

What recommends commerce to me is its enterprise and bravery. It does not clasp its hands and pray to Jupiter.

Indecision is like a stepchild: if he doesn't wash his hands, he is called dirty; if he does, he is wasting the water.

He who waits to do a great deal of good at once, will never do anything.

I think that saving a little child And bringing him to his own, Is a derned sight better business Than loafing around the throne.

A committee of one gets things done.

If Columbus had had an advisory committee he would probably still be at the dock.

What distinguishes the majority of men from the few is their ability to act accordingly to their beliefs.

Many a man has walked up to the opportunity for which he has long been preparing himself, looked it full in the face, and then begun to get cold feet... when it comes to betting on yourself and your power to do the thing you know you must do or write yourself down a failure, you're a chicken-livered coward if you hesitate.