Quotes About Action

I jumped off a cliff backwards for 'I Am Number Four,' which was pretty cool. I'd never done that before. It took seven takes from different angles and luckily there were no injuries. I came close, though. My head nearly hit the rock at one point.

That's one of the neat things about 'Call of Duty.' There are areas in the game where we were able to score the gameplay.

I think most people that are looked upon as doing something daring don't necessarily think of it that way-they do what they have to do.

So our focus has to be on the things that we can control, which is to take the necessary measures working with Congress to ensure that our economy grows, that we create jobs.

Necessity of action takes away the fear of the act, and makes bold resolution the favorite of fortune.

War should be not a war of choice; it should be a war of necessity. And it should be a last resort.

I'm not one of these people who likes to do as little as possible. I really do feel the hot breath of time on the back of my neck these days. And there are certain things I want to do before my time is up.

All you need for a movie is a gun and a girl.

We do our chores when chores are needed to be done.

The positive and negative states of being bring about action. They cause the loss of balance and of happiness. They cause the eternal revolutions - the changes that follow one upon the other. They explain why happiness cannot be achieved in time.

When you act dramatically in that way it often has a consequence that is very negative.

I don't know why they're doing it. I have to assume that their motives are positive, not negative. But they don't understand the severity of the problem in this state.

If you keep a clean heart with your money, you will have a clean karmic cycle, but the day you do something negative to another person, that karmic circle will start to bring you down.

Negotiate with those who wish to talk - and take action against those who create mischief.

We need to take responsibility and educate people. That's why black folks don't like me. I always say it's our responsibility to make safe neighborhoods. It's our job to get them cleaned up.

If there is a heaven, I don't know anything else I can do to get there - and neither do you.

Network shows shoot so fast, so you kind of have to just go with your instinct.

I know that when you take a risk, the consequence will never be a neutral response; it will either be very positive or very negative.

Never doubt that you can change history. You already have.

Never confuse motion with action.

Get action. Seize the moment. Man was never intended to become an oyster.

Never apologize. Never explain. Just get the thing done, and let them howl.

Never stop because you are afraid - you are never so likely to be wrong.

Action movies haven't been encouraging in my case. Nevertheless, this is my favourite genre.