Quotes About Action

As a film composer I deal with short bursts of musical ideas that are defined to a large extent by what's happening on the screen, by not only narrative and action, but staying out of the way of dialogue, sound effects.

Books can capture injustices in a way that stays with you and makes you want to do something about them. That's why they are so powerful.

It's sort of an action flick. You can't be that funny trying to steal diamonds.

If the opportunity is there to steal a base, I try to steal it.

I'm just trying to affect the game in some way whenever I get an opportunity. If that's stealing a base, making a catch, beating out a double play, whatever it may be.

God made man to go by motives, and he will not go without them, any more than a boat without steam or a balloon without gas.

If you don't seize that moment you sort of fall behind and get left in the smoke, so it's full steam ahead.

Just one step. Just one mile. Just one dollar. Just one kiss. Just one person. When we look at life through the lens of 'one,' everything becomes that much more attainable.

The first step in community organization is community disorganization.

There's a time that may come in an organization where leading by influence is not enough. When things are not going the way they need to go, there's a time when one has to step up... to set the organization back on the right direction.

I encourage active skepticism - when people are being skeptical because they're trying to identify the best course of action. They're trying to identify the next step for themselves or other people.

If we do not step forward, then we step back. If we do not protect a right, then we deny it.

How could I remain a spectator while Singapore faces such complex challenges? How could I not step forward when I know I have more to contribute to the country we all worked to build?

You have to figure out how you can step forward and affect your own life. I think that sense of empowerment is actually really positive, specifically for the young generation because they've been bystanders in their own lives for a while.

If our governments are so compromised that they will not tell us the truth, then we must step forward to grasp it.

When you get your chance, you just have to be ready and believe that chances will come, that you are going to step forward and produce.

My stepfather was a military man: he was in the Air Force. Reserve. You thought he'd seen front-line action, but he was stationed in Cleveland.

I would miss the action if I ever stepped away from wrestling.

I'm encouraged by what I'm seeing happening with more and more CEOs stepping up, saying, 'I have to fight carbon emissions.'

This is what climate action is all about - all sectors of the economy, from places large and small, recognizing the moral imperative and the economic opportunity, stepping up and doing what they can to make a difference.

People think cyberbullying will never end, so why try to fix it? Which I completely understand. I will be the first to tell you that it's not going to end. But if you start making the change and start making the steps, over time change will happen.

Action, looks, words, steps, form the alphabet by which you may spell character.

As the leadership team, we're taking bold and decisive action to evolve our organization and culture. This includes difficult steps, but they are necessary to position Microsoft for future growth and industry leadership.

We want to use our site to galvanize people to give but also to take important steps toward real change.