Quotes About Action

Actual patriotism has to do with loving a place enough to try and improve it.

He who lives by the sword shall die by the sword ... unless he's a general.

Knowing what I do, there would be no future peace for me if I kept silent.

If you want to make the world a better place, take a look at yourself, and make a change.

The place to improve the world is first in one's own heart and head and hands.

If we want to reap the harvest of peace and justice in the future, we will have to sow seeds of nonviolence, here and now, in the present.

When will our consciences grow so tender that we will act to prevent human misery rather than avenge it?

You cannot make yourself feel something you do not feel, but you can make yourself do right in spite of your feelings.

Peace must begin within self before there can come action or self application in a way to bring peace-even in thine own household, in thine own vicinity, in thine own state or nation.

The philosophers have only interpreted the world, in various ways: the point, however, is to change it.

Nothing we do has the quickness, the sureness, the deep intelligence living at peace would have.

Peace is not something you wish for, it's something you make

Everyone can look inside his or her soul and decide what he or she can do to make a world at peace, to end this fighting that goes on every day around the world.

It's what you do and not what you say. If you're not part of the future, then get out of the way!

Inspiring music may fill the soul with heavenly thoughts, move one to righteous action, or speak peace to the soul.

If you're willing to change the world let love be your energy

My actions are my only true belongings.

Whenever we practise meditation, whether or not our meditation is clear, we are performing a virtuous mental action that is a cause of our future happiness and peace of mind.

On this International Day, let us promise to make peace not just a priority, but a passion. Let us pledge to do more, wherever we are in whatever way we can, to make every day a day of peace.

What one man can do is dream. What one man can do is love. What one man can do is change the world.

Most of us fall short much more by omission than by commission. While the world perishes we go our way: purposeless, passionless, day after day.

The world would be a paradise of peace and justice if global citizens shared a common definition of love which would guide our thoughts and action.

See in the meantime that your faith brings forth obedience, and God in due time will cause it to bring forth peace.

Effective action is always unjust.