Quotes About Action

Verfolgen natürlich immer viel einfacher als warten, das ist klar, sonst hätten wir ja viel weniger Probleme auf der Welt, wenn der Mensch warten könnte.

In the United States, the sacrosanct nature of dreams, never to be critically assessed, may be the most powerful impediment to political radicalization and collective action.

America cannot be an ostrich with its head in the sand.

No man can sit down and withhold his hands from the warfare against wrong and get peace from his acquiescence.

There is nothing that succeeds in life like boldness, provided you believe you are on the right side.

When I was kidnapped, my parents snapped into action. They rented out my room.

Buddhism is a beautiful philosophy, but above all, it is about action.

It is true that we are in charge of our imaginations, and by using them to imagine wonderful futures for ourselves, and by acting on that basis, it will follow, unerringly, that for us, it will be so.

If you're to achieve the peace, joy, and spiritual fulfillment that you want so badly, it depends upon one thing and one thing only— your willingness to simply do something different.

A ballot is like a bullet. You don't throw your ballots until you see a target, and if that target is not within your reach, keep your ballot in your pocket.

Early in my life, I had learned that if you want something, you had better make some noise.

If we don't cast a ballot, it's going to end up in a situation where we're going to have to cast a bullet. It's either a ballot or a bullet.

The problem facing our people here in America is bigger than all other personal or organizational differences. Therefore, as leaders, we must stop worrying about the threat that we seem to think we pose to each other's personal prestige, and concentrate our united efforts toward solving the unending hurt that is being done daily to our people here in America.

Usually when people are sad, they don't do anything. They just cry over their condition. But when they get angry, they bring about a change.

Any kind of action that you are ever involved in that's designed to protect the lives and property of our mistreated people in this country, we're with you 1,000 percent. And if you don't feel you're qualified to do it, we have some brothers who will slip in ... and help train you and show you how to equip yourself and let you know how to deal with the man who deals with you.

If the government thinks I am wrong for saying this, then let the government start doing its job.

Dicen que con llorar nada se arregla pero eso no es verdad. Llorar es hacer algo aunque ese algo no sirva más que para quitarnos la sensacion insoportable de no hacer nada.

A man may hate cruelty and lies, but if he's never given an opportunity to show what he's made of, no one will remember him when he dies.

It is only for those to employ force who possess strength without judgment; but the well advised will have recourse to other means.

Hesitation becomes doubt. Doubt turns into fear. Fear leads to inaction. By then, you're out of the game.

Quick now, give up this idle pondering! And let's be off into the great wide world! I tell you: the fool who speculates on things is like some animal on a dry heath, led by an evil fiend in endless circles, while fine green pastures lie on every side.

Are you just going to stand there frying hamburgers while your child could be dying in a fire?

It must feel much like a typewriter key falling back into place after rising for a moment to strike the page.

Pikiran adalah landasan segala pemikiran. Oleh karena itu pikira sangatlah penting. Pikiran adalah yang utama. Pikiran yang paling pertama muncul adalah tindakan pertama. Maka, hal itu adalah berinisiatif melakukan inisiatif. Hal ini adalah mutlak. Pikiran yang paling pertama muncul adalah landasan segala tindakan.