Quotes About Action

A dramatist is one who believes that the pure event, an action involving human beings, is more arresting than any comment that can be made upon it.

I'm just trying to give the world something pure for a change. We'll see what happens.

Everybody loved 'The A-Team' because it was entertainment, pure and simple.

I was always trying, even in pure action movies, to find what was sensitive about the character more than the pure action.

What attracted me to 'The Maze Runner' is its pure action.

What's fun about these pure action games hasn't really changed since the 8-bit days. Every time I make a new 'Devil May Cry' game, I always go back and play one of the 'Ghouls & Ghosts' games to remember what it is about those pure action experiences that's fun.

The first years in Parliament I did nothing - nothing to any purpose. My own distinction was my darling object.

I am not on this planet to get something done - the things we accomplish are expressions of our purpose.

I am a fan of all genres. My big thing is to serve the purpose of the script and what the director wants. If it's a comedy, I want to be funny; if it's action, I want to bring the action. If it's drama, I want to be the catalyst for that drama. That's the fun part; it never gets boring being an actor.

The purpose firm is equal to the deed.

Think about all the great leaders. Think about Obama. Think about Clinton. Think about Nelson Mandela. Think about all the people that we know who are very successful in business, in politics and religion. What are they? They tell purposeful stories. They move people to action by aiming at the heart.

Nothing happens in any legislative body that's not purposeful.

The world is not looking for servants, there are plenty of these, but for masters, men who form their purposes and then carry them out, let the consequences be what they may.

Honey, I beat down an alien with my purse in the 'X Files.'

I think sometimes we put too much of a gravity on what it is that we do... I just think you go out into the world, and if the door is open, pursue with excellence whatever it is that you feel you are called to pursue.

It seems at times fate knocks on people's door, and they are too afraid to pursue it.

If there is something that you are passionate about, you don't have to wait to try and pursue that dream.

As members of Congress, we have to pursue the Congressional Review Act legislation as soon as possible.

If you have an idea, pursue it.

I am not afraid of saying something and going and pursuing it. That's it. I see it in my mind. I say it out loud. I go and do it.

Sometimes you have to not just dream about what could be - you get out and push and you pull and you preach. And you create a climate and environment to get those in high places, to get men and women of good will in power to act.

It seems pretentious to assume that we are not creatures of action. I think often it takes a situation of extreme absurdity, extreme action, to push us to the limits of what our character is, and to change us as people.

It's great that we all talk about investment, but there needs to be action behind it as well. If we don't push for the change for women's football to go in the right direction, then it won't come by itself.

I get scared as crap to perform but I push myself to do it. I don't know what I would be doing without it.