Quotes About Action

It is not what we see and touch or that which others do for us which makes us happy; it is that which we think and feel and do, first for the other fellow and then for ourselves.

Each day comes to me with both hands full of possibilities, and in its brief course I discern all the verities and realities of my existence; the bliss of growth, the glory of action, the spirit of beauty.

Strike against war, for without you no battles can be fought!

No one has a right to consume happiness without producing it.

Not the senses I have but what I do with them is my kingdom.

There is plenty of courage among us for the abstract, but not for the concrete.

It is no use wasting our time,

When we fracture our potential for united action and divide ourselves along social, political, economic, or religious lines, we diminish our power.

While we know it is possible to work for justice without being religious, we believe that religious faith presupposes a mandate to write, speak, and act for social justice.

While Lucretia [Mott]'s public life was inspirational, I also want to to discuss her private life: her quiet actions. I agree with Lucretia's ethic that private acts of integrity are the foundation of a more just and more equitable society. She taught us that small moments of love in action can add up to potent agents of change.

This love in action, the commitment to right relationship and integrity, is essential to the success of any professed sociopolitical agenda.

There are actions we can take that seem impossible and pointless and yet they are entirely, and precisely, and absolutely required. We can exert pressure, we can speak up, we can march and cry and mourn and sing and hope and fight for the world, standing with others, even if we don't believe it. Even if change seems an impossibility. For even if we don't believe in miracles, they are there, and they are waiting for us to find them.

Sometimes I do what I say I'm going to do, but more often I don't. It's a failing. The least of my failings, and the only one I feel up to admitting at the moment.

If I was afraid that something bad would happen, why wait? Why not make it happen now?

Bisi, how could you, now? You know that when you pray, you are heard, if not by God, then by yourself. When you pray, you tell yourself what you truly want, what you really need. And once you know these things, you can do nothing but go after them. Sae you understand?

Funny to do something and then realise the reason for it afterwards.

He told me that the difference between him and other people was that other people would only think about kicking me in the shins whenever I used a long word, but he went ahead and took action.

Before, I had asked God to right the wrongs and comfort the suffering. Now I know - really know - that God entrusts those tasks to us.

H)is action was merely "galvanizing the corpse" of an army that was already in retreat and heading for defeat.

The follies which a man regrets most, in his life, are those which he didn't commit when he had the opportunity.

if you're not happy with who you're waking up with most mornings, make a change -- if you want something (or someone) else, go for it.

2The miracle prayer is: 3If you will tell me what to do, I will to do it.

A person might say, for example, "I am scared because the world is a dangerous place" and therefore never stop being afraid, because the world's not going to change. Feelings are always a mix of internal and external reality. If this person fully listened to her fear as a feeling inside her, not as a fact about the world, she'd become much clearer about what she was afraid of, and why, and what she could do about the fear.

Lessons in Leadership: My Rules to Live By© • Be true to yourself • Do the right thing • Remember that actions speak louder than words • Put first things first • Just do it