Quotes About Action

Life wastes itself while we are preparing to live.

There are two primary choices in life: to accept conditions as they exist, or accept the responsibility for changing them.

I wanted to convince you that you must learn to make every act count, since you are going to be here for only a short while, in fact, too short for witnessing all the marvels of it.

You must take action now that will move you towards your goals. Develop a sense of urgency in your life.

Don't be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment.

People disparage knowing and the intellectual life, and urge doing. I am content with knowing, if only I could know.

When you step on the brakes your life is in your foot's hands.

We have one life; it soon will be past; what we do for God is all that will last.

Life is one big road with lots of signs. So when you riding through the ruts, don't complicate your mind. Flee from hate, mischief and jealousy. Don't bury your thoughts, put your vision to reality. Wake up and live!

You do things when the opportunities come along. I've had periods in my life when I've had a bundle of ideas come along, and I've had long dry spells. If I get an idea next week, I'll do something. If not, I won't do a damn thing.

Using the power of decision gives you the capacity to get past any excuse to change any and every part of your life in an instant.

Success comes from taking the initiative and following up... persisting... eloquently expressing the depth of your love. What simple action could you take today to produce a new momentum toward success in your life?

Stop acting as if life is a rehearsal. Live this day as if it were your last. The past is over and gone. The future is not guaranteed.

Contemplation often makes life miserable. We should act more, think less, and stop watching ourselves live.

Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well.

I have a simple philosophy: Fill what's empty. Empty what's full. Scratch where it itches.

The great business of life is to be, to do, to do without, and to depart

A life without cause is a life without effect

We must become the change we want to see.

Every time I stop and think about how short life can be, I wonder what I'm waiting for.

The opportunity to truly live doesnt wait. Either you use it or you lose it.

There is nothing more urgent than now. Because later might never come. Life isnt long enough to speak of the next opportunity, rather than the now thats before our eyes.

Somebody once told me to seize the moment and not squander it. 'Cause you never know, it could be over tomorrow.

Here on Earth, we live once and die once. So, whatever you're doing, do it like you're only gonna do it once.