Quotes About Action

As Gracián said, "The truth is generally seen, rarely heard.

When you have success, be extra wary. When you are angry, take no action. When you are fearful, know you are going to exaggerate the dangers you face.

real action and true helpfulness are perhaps the ultimate charm.

Fear creates its own self-fulfilling dynamic- as people give into it, they lose energy and momentum. Their lack of confidence translates into inaction that lowers confidence levels even further, on and on.

Hesitation creates gaps. Boldness obliterates them.

So much of power is not what you do but what you do not do—the rash and foolish actions that you refrain from before they get you into trouble.

Your days are numbered. Will you pass them half awake and halfhearted or will you live with a sense of urgency?

When you have success, be extra wary. When you are angry, take no action. When you are fearful, know you are going to exaggerate the dangers you face. War demands the utmost in realism, seeing things as they are. The more you can limit or compensate for your emotional responses, the closer you will come to this ideal.

Inter action with boldness

So much of power is not what you do but what you do not do—the rash and foolish actions that you refrain from before they get you into trouble. Plan in detail before you act—do not let vague plans lead you into trouble.

What people say about themselves does not matter; people will say anything. Look at what they have done; deeds do not lie. You must also apply this logic to yourself. In looking back at a defeat, you must identify the things you could have done differently.

If to do were as easy as to know what were good to do, chapels had been churches, and poor men's cottages princes' palaces. PORTIA, IN The Merchant of Venice, I

He should of taken it last year.

Assignments without deadlines are far better at producing guilt than stimulating action.

Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter. —MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.

You can't simply highlight an inspiring paragraph in a book and walk away changed.

consequence of the original act and helps unbundle the problem.

It's our dogmatic conviction that "if we could just fix those losers, all would go better" that keeps us from taking action that could lead to dialogue and progress. Which is why it's no surprise that those who are best at dialogue tend to turn this logic around. They believe the best way to work on "us" is to start with "me.

The lion's share of the problems that really bother us don't call for additional technology, theory, philosophy, or data (we're up to our necks in that); instead, the problems call for the ability to change what people do. And when it comes to this particular skill, demand far exceeds supply. Given

How would I behave if I really wanted these results?

Until you stop wishing things were different, accept the way they are, and take up the sole responsibility of doing something about it, nothing will change.

It is the paradox of truly perceiving that the more you do the less effective you are, and the more you hide the more you show.

the march of technology isn't to be seen in the act of me hijacking Logan's car, but in me knowing that I had to do it.

He guessed all anyone could ever do was make the right choice in the moment. And in this moment