Quotes About Action

Take some more advice from Dr. Micah. Don't give women too much time to think. It never ends up good for either of you.

Mina's mouth dropped open, and he bent his head as if to kiss her. She jammed her gun barrel under his chin. He grinned.

Sometimes you have to just go for what you want. Take the risk in order to get the reward.

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The path of duty lies in what is near, and man seeks for it in what is remote.

Men must be decided on what they will not do, and then they are able to act with vigor in what they ought to do.

Men who do things are men who are already dead.

The only way to do it is to do it.

would go through a decision tree to decide what to do: if it is a living thing like a person or a dog, slow down; if it is a living thing like a bird, it will probably move out of the way, so no need to slow down.

No minority in this country or anywhere else has gained its rights by remaining silent, and no revolution has ever been made by the wary. Or the self-pitying.

What counts is what you do with your money, not where it came from.

A good resolution is like an old horse, which is often saddled but rarely ridden.

Confirmando o ditado: a vingança não se serve. apenas serve.

Homem que baba não morde.

I learned a long time ago that there is something worse than missing the goal, and that's not pulling the trigger.

Don't Dream Your Life, Live Your Dreams...

the case method typically presents the problem to the student. It describes the situation facing a firm and then frames the decision that must be made. In real life, according to McNamara, the leader first must discover the problem.

What is the heart of the story? What's the hook? What's the setting? What is the primary action that drives the story? What is the emotional core? What are the external conflicts (the world is coming to an end!) What are the internal conflicts (torn between two lovers) What is the driving emotional force? (revenge, love) Will they succeed? (introduce doubt)

History is not just a flat chronicle of events. History is an understanding of the forces that work, the values that shape present action and direct the future. If you have that knowledge, you are empowered in ways that you can't get by watching the nightly news or reading the morning editorials. We live in an ahistorical age when many people's memories go back to breakfast, but if you're armed with that insight you have immense power for good.

In light of such evidence as is now available, Nostradamus's 'prophecy' seems not to have been a 'prophecy' at all, but a species of blueprint for action, perhaps some sort of coded instruction or signal.

it was one of those cases I found so common later in government, where the risk of acting was far less than the risk of doing nothing

The dirtiest actions should be carried out by the most honest men.

If God acts only through us, it follows that there is a sense in which we are responsible not only to God but for God, or at least God's continuance, by our actions.4 Take this to heart and a great deal changes. One weight is lifted and another is taken on—a weight that does not bend our backs but gives joy to life and purchase to our step.

Don't feel guilty. Do something to make it better. Help us heal by standing—or sitting—alongside us.