Quotes About Action

Our perceptions and intuitions, as expressed in deeds, can be superior to what we know and tabulate

She slammed down on the accelerator and headed north at eighty-five, dodging wreckage like a skier running a slalom.

Consciousness that is not translated into appropriate action is a betrayal of consciousness . . . Living consciously is living responsibly toward reality. We do not necessarily have to like what we see but we recognize that wishes or fears or denials do not alter facts.

No one is coming to save me; no one is coming to make life right for me; no one is coming to solve my problems. If I don't do something, nothing is going to get better.

The art of being is the art of knowing ourselves, of accepting and existing in harmony with ourselves, and of living out, in action, the highest possibilities of our nature. It includes three basic concepts: self-awareness, self-acceptance, and self-assertion.

What determines the level of self-esteem is what the individual does, within the context of his or her knowledge and values.

Whereas self-esteem is something we experience, self-acceptance is something we do.

Every day, it's important to ask and answer these questions: "What's good in my life?" and "What needs to be done?

It is remarkable, that persons who speculate the most boldly often conform with the most perfect quietude to the external regulations of society. The thoughts alone suffice them, without investing itself in the flesh and blood of action.

Then might I exemplify how an influence beyond our control lays its strong hand on every deed which we do, and weaves its consequences into an iron tissue of necessity. (Wakefield)

It is remarkable, that persons who speculate the most boldly often conform with the most quietude to the external regulations of society. The thought suffices them, without investing itself in the flesh and blood of action

Preach! Write! Act! Do anything, save to lie down and die!

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What would love do now?

Cowards hide [...] but warriors lie and wait [...] the only difference is whether you're motivated by fear or purpose.

Wailing that the sky is falling does nothing to stop it.

It's a big question. Where do you begin to change the world?

Preventative measures are the bane of spontaneous action," he said. "I prefer the glory of heroism amidst panic.

Should I push him or should I throw him? Howie asks. Do what comes naturally, I yelled back. I don't know, he says. This is a very unnatural thing.

Griping is for those without a plan of action...

From now on, I want my life to be about living.

Lev bends down and takes the tranq gun away from the cop Connor has just rendered unconscious. I came to save you. That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard!