Quotes About Action

Will you throw me to the ground like you mean it

When the guy with asthma finally came in from the fire escape, Parker rabbit-punched him and took his gun away.

What was the sense of talking about a problem if you didn't have a way to solve it?

I do not act, but actions happen through me, the divine puppet.

IF YOU DON'T PLAN YOUR PLAN, IT WILL REMAIN A DREAM

My image was all daring deeds, until my swash began to buckle a bit

the early worm is likely to get caught.

This is how you change the world, the smallest circles first… That humble energy, the kind that says, 'I will do what I can do right now in my own small way,' creates a ripple effect on the world.

all this work to buttress self-esteem and happiness not only makes children less capable of moral action—more self-occupied, less able to invest in others, more fragile, and less able to stand up for important values—but more likely to fret about their attractiveness, competence, or importance to others, more prone to worry and unhappiness.

One must not content oneself with small demands but must rise to the thought that all living creatures have to be redeemed. One must not be trivial and irresponsible in heart, but must strive to make deeds prove one's words.

He said there were two kinds of Christians: those who sincerely believe in God and those who, just as sincerely, believe that they believe. You can tell them apart by their actions in decisive moments.

I set off, off to kill the man I love.

And than suddenly he was there, charging down the hallway like death in a cowboy duster.

She says you're not awake until you're actually out of bed and standing up.

You said you were a victim. That's why...that's why ultimately, you and I aren't matched for each other. In spite of everything that's happened, I've never though of myself that way. Being a victim means you're powerless. That you won't take action. Always...always I've done something to fight for myself...for others. No matter what.

You forgot my first lesson: don't hesitate.

They?re shooting at us,? I said incredulously. ?They?re actually shooting at us!

There's a guy chasing me!" I called as I headed out the door.

Maybe under all that guilt and certainty that he couldn't love again, he still wanted me. I would have liked to have found out. But I didn't have the time. Instead, I punched him.

Who was I to do this? I was Adrian Ivashkov. And I was about to kick some ass.

So they finally gave you the license to kill, about time.

Sorry, Sage. Last I checked, you aren't an expert in social matters..." "At least I take action. You? You let the world go by without you. You have no spine. You don't fight back." "You don't know the first thing about me, Adrian Ivashkov. I fight back plenty.

We can retreat and retreat and let ourselves get backed into corners forever," she'd said once. "Or we can go out and meet the enemy at the time and place we choose. Not them." Okay, Tasha, I thought. Let's see if your advice gets me killed.

Okay. Now you have to move your arms and legs." "I know how to make a snow angel." "Then do it! Otherwise, you're more like a chalk outline at a police crime scene.