Quotes About Action

I think what's fun about the Western genre is the character arcs are very strong and, arguably, more interesting and exciting than the action that is metaphorically representational of those arcs.

In a Western, you talk more with your eyes and your actions than you do with big speeches. I love that.

It is in the power of every individual to do that which the community as a whole is powerless to effect.

There's nothing more paralysing or more likely to make people fall into a malaise of believing they are powerless than just hearing that everything's negative and everything's shot to bits. It's really important that we know we can change this planet for the better and that every single one of us, no matter how small we may feel, has that power.

Nobody is powerless.

If we give up on politics, we're done for. Powerlessness is a self-fulfilling prophesy.

I'm practical. I see something, and I do it.

Nearly all the powerful people of this age are unbelievers, the best of them in doubt and misery, the most in plodding hesitation, doing as well as they can, what practical work lies at hand.

My action follows my characters. If a character is a cop, you cannot be posing all the time, you cannot fly off the roof because it doesn't make any sense - it's not practical.

We can actually do some very practical things that can help people's lives and make life better for Kentuckians and that's what I'm all about.

It is more difficult to designate this form of conation on its practical side by a satisfactory name.

It's very easy to say that men think about things more simply, but it kind of is true. And that's not actually a bad thing. Approaching things in a more logical, practical fashion. This is a massive generalisation, but women tend to think about things more first, then act afterwards.

What matters is moving forward and focusing on practical results for the American people.

Some directors are really strong on action, manhandling you around the set; others are very focused on setting up the camera shots and practically ignore you. You have to get used to introverts, extroverts, directors who clown around for the crew, and the odd one who's monosyllabic.

Mayors are really good at dealing with things practically.

Sometimes the best, and only effective, way to kill an idea is to put it into practice.

Practice has a logic which is not that of the logician.

It is very a dangerous thing to have an idea that you will not practice.

All are free to believe or not believe; all are free to practice a faith or not. But those who believe must be free to speak of and act on their belief.

Nothing is more generally known than our duties which belong to Christianity; and yet, how amazing is it, nothing is less practiced?

One of the most powerful networking practices is to provide immediate value to a new connection. This means the moment you identify a way to help someone, take action.

I'm a conservative - a practicing one. I'm not a talk-about-it one.

Our words, actions, and diplomatic efforts should be aimed at trying to achieve pragmatic goals rather than creating rhetorical effect.

Irish people are pragmatic. They understand that nobody is going to fix our problems but ourselves.