Quotes About Action

There's light enough for wot I've got to do.

This is a world of action, and not for moping and droning in.

Procrastination is the thief of time, collar him.

No space of regret can make amends for one life's opportunity misused

The most important thing in life is to stop saying 'I wish' and start saying 'I will.' Consider nothing impossible, then treat possiblities as probabilities.

There were two classes of charitable people: one, the people who did a little and made a great deal of noise; the other, the people who did a great deal and made no noise at all.

We forge the chains we wear in life.

I must do something or I shall wear my heart away...

things cannot be expected to turn up of themselves. We must in a measure assist to turn them up

My advice is, never do tomorrow what you can do today. Procrastination is the thief of time. Collar him!

The most important thing in life is to stop saying 'I wish' and start saying 'I will.' Consider nothing impossible, then treat the possibilites as probabilities.

Time has been lost and opportunity thrown away, but I am yet a young man, and may retrieve it.

When a plunge is to be made into the water, it's of no use lingering on the bank.

Then idiots talk....of Energy. If there is a word in the dictionary under any letter from A to Z that I abominate, it is energy. It is such a conventional superstition, such parrot gabble! What the deuce!....But show me a good opportunity, show me something really worth being energetic about, and I'll show you energy.

Hush. Don't ask any questions. It's always best on these occasions to do what the mob do." "But suppose there are two mobs?" suggested Mr. Snodgrass. "Shout with the largest," replied Mr. Pickwick. Volumes could not have said more.

Never do tomorrow what you can do today. Procrastination is the thief of time.

My advice is, never do to-morrow what you can do to-day

His face was stern, and much flushed. If he were really not in the habit of drinking rather more than was exactly good for him, he might have brought action against his countenance for libel, and have recovered heavy damages.

He] should come to the knowledge of the step, as a step taken, and not in the balance of suspense and doubt.

if you deserve it, and repent in action—not in words. I want no more words.

The change was made in me; the thing was done. Well or ill done, excusably or inexcusably, it was done.

In a word, I was too cowardly to do what I knew to be right, as I had been too cowardly to avoid doing what I knew to be wrong. I had had no intercourse with the world at that time, and I imitated none of its many inhabitants who act in this manner. Quite an untaught genius, I made the discovery of the line of action for myself.

Dear reader! It rests with you and me whether, in our two fields of action, similar things shall be or not. Let them be! We shall sit with lighter bosoms on the hearth, to see the ashes of our fires turn grey and cold.

The four hearse-horses, especially, reared and pranced, and showed their highest action, as if they knew a man was dead, and triumphed in it. "The break us, drive us, ride us; ill-treat, abuse, and maim us for their pleasure—But they die; Hurrah, they die!