Quotes About Action

There is one thing...which a man can always do, if he chuses[sic], and that is, his duty.

There is one thing, Emma, which a man can always do, if he chuses, and that is, his duty; not by manoeuvring and finessing, but by vigour and resolution.

There is always one thing a man can do, if he so chooses, and that is his duty.

Those who see quickly, will resolve quickly and act quickly,' said Julia.

It isn't what we say or think that defines us, but what we do.

The World is pretty much divided between the weak of mind & the strong- between those who can act & those who cannot, & it is the bounden Duty of the Capable to let no opportunity of being useful escape them.

No cold prudence for me. I am not born to sit still and do nothing. If I lose the game, it shall not be from not striving for it. The

I am only resolved to act in that manner, which will, in my own opinion, constitute my happiness

it isn't what we say or think that define us, what we do

Had he been even old, ugly, and vulgar, the gratitude and kindness of Mrs. Dashwood would have been secured by any act of attention to her child; but the influence of youth, beauty, and elegance, gave an interest to the action which came home to her feelings.

The power of doing any thing with quickness is always much prized by the possessor, and often without any attention to the imperfection of the performance.

I believe that with today's technology and resources at our disposal, through this process we can take hope out of schools and replace it with confident action.

There is a sort of spasmodic movement, as if the figures were electrified into action, but no real, organic life or motion. This comes from a lack of what Greek critics call rhythm , that is, consistent flow, the action of one part of the body permeating the rest of the body even when inert.

There is a powerful force unleashed when young people resolve to make a change.

I do have hope. Nature is enormously resilient, humans are vastly intelligent, the energy and enthusiasm that can be kindled among young people seems without limit, and he human spirit is indomitable. But if we want life, we will have to stop depending on someone else to save the world. It is up to us-you and me, all of us. Myself, I have placed my faith in the children.

Hope is often misunderstood. People tend to think that it is simply passive wishful thinking: I hope something will happen but I'm not going to do anything about it. This is indeed the opposite of real hope, which requires action and engagement

You may not believe in evolution, and that's all right. How we humans came to be the way we are is far less important that how we should act now to get out of the mess we have made for ourselves.

We have the choice to use the gift of our life to make the world a better place.

How do we get people to heed the dire warnings of the people on the ground who have been fighting this danger for so long? How do we get them to take action?

when we feel we can make a difference, and we're given the means to do so, positive outcomes can happen that in turn allow hope to prevail.

Many people understand the dire state of the planet—but do nothing about it because they feel helpless and hopeless.

Only if we care, will we help. Only if we help, shall all be saved.

We don't really know how it will all turn out, do we? And we can't just think that we can do nothing and everything will work out for the best.

It is important to take action and to realize that we Can make a difference, and this will encourage others to take action and then we realize we are not alone and our cumulative actions truly make an even greater difference. This is how we spread the Light. And this, of course, makes us all even more hopeful.