Quotes About Action

Pope sees that keeping people on the same page takes total follow-through. "We told the groups though our action," he explains, "that we're not hard-nosed and [it isn't that we] don't care about what they think. We proved to them they have a voice and we ought to listen to it. And we know that if we're really listening we ought to react.

Joe slipped his hand down to his holster, unbuckling his Glock. The metal felt cool, inviting, as though it had lain dormant for too long. He heard another snap, saw Denton's hand move from his hip. Finally they were about to confront Henry Parker, and both of their safeties were off.

A lot of action movies today seem to have scenes that just lead up to the action.

Jet was very busy. I've been inspired by a lot of his movies.

Bond is the longest-running franchise ever and there's a reason for that: they are action movies but they are also touched by current events without being political or too serious.

Sólo el primer paso cuesta. Quizá se podría decir eso de todo, o de la mayoría de los esfuerzos y de lo que se hace con desagrado o repugnancia o reservas, es muy poco lo que se acomete sin ninguna reserva, casi siempre hay algo que nos induce a no actuar y a no dar ese paso, a no salir de casa y no movernos, a no dirigirnos a nadie y a evitar que otros nos hablen, nos miren, nos digan.

Callar y hablar son formas de intervenir en el futuro.

The soldier doesn't usually act on his own initiative, he doesn't harbour feelings of hatred or resentment or jealousy, he isn't motivated by long-held desires or personal ambition; the only motivating force is a vague, rhetorical, empty patriotism, for those soldiers, that is, who are moved by such feelings or allow themselves to be convinced.

Ah, señor! —le dijo—. En esa situación, sólo el primer paso cuesta.

Nada peor que buscar el sentido o creer que lo hay. O sí lo habría, aún peor: creer que el sentido de algo, aunque sea del detalle más nimio, dependerá de nosotros o de nuestras acciones, de nuestro propósito o nuestra función, creer que hay voluntad, que hay destino, e incluso una trabajosa combinación de ambos.

By identifying what you are doing to perpetuate a situation, you learn where you have leverage to affect the system.

The time is always right to do the right thing.

Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, Nothing is going to get better. It's not.

Swinging his legs to build momentum, he launched himself up over the railing and onto the balcony, giving him the advantage of higher ground.

A tool is of no use if you never pick it up. - Jedi Master Gnost Dural

You can't lose a battle you never fight. - Revan

You have to make your own chances.

if we are walking in the anointing of the watchman, if we are paying attention, the Holy Spirit will make us aware of Satan's schemes and attacks. We will see them and can take action.

Neither a wise nor a brave man lies down on the tracks of history to wait for the train of the future to run over him.

The time has passed for dilly-dallying. We must demand satisfactory performance.

When one burns one's bridges, what a very nice fire it makes.

great men burn bridges before they come to them

deeds cannot dream what dreams can do

to hell with literature we want something redblooded