Quotes About Action

We must not only speak about forgiveness and reconciliation, we must act on these principles.

I always say, better ask forgiveness than permission.

Forgiveness is mental floss! Build the capacity to forgive slowly - start with little unkind acts, otherwise you'll sabotage yourself. When we forgive, we forgive the actor, not the action.

Change isn't made by asking permission. Change is made by asking forgiveness, later.

We can choose the way of compassion, the way of forgiveness, the way of generosity. Or we can choose other paths and those have very real consequences in the world. This is absolutely crucial.

Ask forgiveness, not permission. But make sure you bring your results with you.

Even forgiveness, if weak and passive, is not true: fight is better. Forgive when you could bring legions of angels to the victory.

I tire so of hearing people say, Let things take their course. Tomorrow is another day. I do not need my freedom when I'm dead. I cannot live on tomorrow's bread.

The change starts within each one of us. And ends only when all children are free to be children

Threats to freedom of speech, writing and action, though often trivial in isolation, are cumulative in their effect and, unless checked, lead to a general disrespect for the rights of the citizen.

There can be no daily democracy without daily citizenship.

Freedom cannot be granted. It must be taken.

Freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and freedom of religion all have a double aspect - freedom of thought and freedom of action.

If I can sit down for freedom, you can stand up for children.

Freedom is never more in peril than when politicians feel the pressure to 'do something.'

Praying for freedom never did me any good til I started praying with my feet.

We are personally responsible for our own state of consciousness. As Soul unfolds toward total freedom, It understands total responsibility must be accepted for every thought and action.

Power in defense of freedom is greater than power in behalf of tyranny and oppression, because power, real power, comes from our conviction which produces action, uncompromising action.

Adversity is a call to action, and your freedom lies in taking the first step. Don't worry about the entire staircase, just take one step, and then tomorrow take another.

The price of freedom is eternal vigilance and a willingness to act in its defense.

Act that your principle of action might safely be made a law for the whole world.

We demand entire freedom of action and then expect the government in some miraculous way to save us from the consequences of our own acts.... Self-government means self-reliance.

In a competitive world of limited resources, total freedom of individual action is intolerable

Our fate is matched by the total freedom we have to react to our fate. It is as if we were dealt a hand of card. Once we have them, we are free to play them as we choose.