Quotes About Action

I want to do it as quickly as I can, for reasons," answered Diantha.

Charlotte Perkins Gilman

A war put off is not a war avoided.

Life's short. Anything could happen, and it usually does, so there's no point in sitting around thinking about all the ifs, ands and buts.

Most readily measure the inches and feet of life's ups and downs, but it is only the foot forward that really counts.

The enjoyment of life would be instantly gone if you removed the possibility of doing something.

The revolution is not an apple that falls when it is ripe. You have to make it fall.

Jika hati anda bergetar melihat penindasan maka lawanlah sebab diam adalah bentuk penghianatan

Lo que interesan son hechos; las palabras que no concuerdan con los hechos no tienen importancia.

if we center our efforts on war prepa­rations, we cannot build what we want, we cannot devote ourselves to creative work. All work, all capital invested in preparing for military action, is labor lost, money lost. Unfortunately, it has to be done, because others are preparing. But the money I am most saddened to see leave the National Bank coffers-and I say this with all honesty and pride as a soldier-is money to pay for some weapon of destruc­tion.

Philosophers seek to understand the world; the point, however, is to change it.

You can't wait for life to fall into place, sweetie," Bliss said, squeezing Susan's head between her hands. "Don't worry about the direction. Just move.

I hope telling stories though 'Making a Difference' - as in my academic work and nonprofit work - will help me to live my grandmother's adage of 'Life is not about what happens to you, but about what you do with what happens to you.'

For just this moment, we have the closest thing to an advantage we're likely to get. And if we don't use it, we're gonna lose it." Look at me busting out all the tired old metaphors. Like I'd been saving them all winter just waiting for an opportunity to trot them out.

some place to stand and place a lever, there's nowhere from which to move the world.

But I'd rather look back and regret something I did when I was young and crazy, than look back and regret something I never had the courage to do, and realize it's too late.

he dove for it, they'd

Bad things happen when good people do nothing.

Did you have to murder him? Yes, as a matter of fact I did. Well, the deed's done. No use complaining.

Captain, and he marched over

He was a man whose calmness reflected his confidence that he meant whatever he did-- which is different... from confidence that whatever he did was right.

What's important is that you make the leap. Jump high and hard with intention and heart. Pay no mind to the vision that the commission made up. It's up to you to make your life. Take what you have and stack it up like a tower of teetering blocks. Build your dream around that.

The fuck is your life. Answer it.

Bravery is acknowledging your fear and doing it anyway.