Quotes About Action

As art is a habit with reference to things to be done, so is science a habit in respect to things to be known.

Scientific theories tell us what is possible; myths tell us what is desirable. Both are needed to guide proper action.

It is a mathematical fact that the casting of this pebble from my hand alters the centre of gravity of the universe.

Execution is the chariot of genius.

Just as you can't become a marathon runner by watching marathons on TV, likewise for science, you have to go through the thought processes of doing science and not just watch your instructor do it.

Gratefulness is not just saying "thank you." It's acting. It is being yourself. A mother is grateful, shows gratefulness by mothering, a scientist by doing science.

The great man of science, unless he is also a philosopher, ... deserves the title of genius as little as the man of action.

In these days, a man who says a thing cannot be done is quite apt to be interrupted by some idiot doing it.

Politics is the science of urgencies.

A well known American writer said once that, while everybody talked about the weather, nobody seemed to do anything about it.

Let's get up off our knees, stop cringing before bogeymen and virtual fathers, face reality, and help science to do something constructive about human suffering.

We should seek the greatest value of our action.

A stitch in time saves uncontrollable blood loss

Since brass, nor stone, nor earth, nor boundless sea, But bad mortality o'ersways their power, How with this rage shall beauty hold a plea, Whose action is no stronger than a flower?

When a body acts upon another one, it is always immediately or through some intermediate body; this intermediate body is in general what one calls a machine.

To any action there is always an opposite and equal reaction; in other words, the actions of two bodies upon each other are always equal and always opposite in direction.

In anger, my hostility is directed toward another's action and can be extinguished by getting even - an action that reestablishes the equilibrium.

The science is in: either we go cold turkey on our coal, oil, and gas addictions, or we risk raising the planet's temperature to a level incompatible with the continued existence of civilization.

Science has the cold facts, but lacks religion's social organization and ability to inspire that moves people to act.

It's curtains for you, Mighty Mouse! This gun is so futuristic that even I don't know how it works!

Science shows us what exists but not what to do about it.

Those who deny the science or choose excuses over action are playing with fire.

An action made by an unwitting man, shall not define, nor justify a common thought and interpretation.

It's a good day to do great things!