Quotes About Action

A tragedy, then, is the imitation of an action that is serious and also, as having magnitude, complete in itself; in language with pleasurable accessories, each kind brought in separately in the parts of the work; in a dramatic, not in a narrative form; with incidents arousing pity and fear, wherewith to accomplish its catharsis of such emotions.

Thou wilt find rest from vain fancies if thou doest every act in life as though it were thy last.

A man is the origin of his action.

I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law.

Every art and every inquiry, and similarly every action and choice, is thought to aim at some good and for this reason the good has rightly been declared to be that at which all things aim.

A tragedy is the imitation of an action that is serious and also, as having magnitude, complete in itself… with incidents arousing pity and fear, wherewith to accomplish its catharsis of such emotions.

What it lies in our power to do, it lies in our power not to do.

And this activity alone would seem to be loved for its own sake; for nothing arises from it apart from the contemplating, while from practical activities we gain more or less apart from the action. And happiness is thought to depend on leisure; for we are busy that we may have leisure, and make war that we may live in peace.

Let us be well persuaded that everyone of us possesses happiness in proportion to his virtue and wisdom, and according as he acts in obedience to their suggestion.

What lies in our power to do, it lies in our power not to do.

Those who know, do. Those that understand, teach.

My father was an immigrant who literally walked across Europe to get out of Russia. He fought in World War I. He was wounded in action. My father was a great success even though he never had money. He was a very determined man, a great role model.

We can fight fire with water provided we can get it there soon enough. But often we act when it's too late. The result is splattered in the pages of our history: bloodbaths, uprisings, revolutions, you name. And on it goes. We learn so slowly. After so many centuries, we're still a people who eat fire and drink water.' 'Why bother,then?' 'Because we have to believe that one day we'll learn.

They had children to take care of and felt wary of supporting any environmental movement or federal government action that might jeopardize them.

Pull yourself together. Where are you right now?" "I'm in the van on the side of the road," I said. "Are you crazy? Stick to the plan. Drive. Now.

Remember, your highest goal is learning, and only in action does true, experiential learning occur. This is what you climb for.

Success and failure do not exist in the present, only effort and action exist.

We shall never have more time. We have, and always had, all the time there is. No object is served in waiting until next week or even until tomorrow. Keep going... Concentrate on something useful.

Which of us is not saying to himself--which of us has not been saying to himself all his life: "I shall alter that when I have a little more time"? We never shall have any more time. We have, and we have always had, all the time there is.

n idea not coupled with action will never get any bigger than the brain cell it occupied.

An idea not coupled with action will never get any bigger than the brain cell it occupied.

Make your life a mission-not an intermission.

A life which does not go into action is a failure.

Apathy can be overcome by enthusiasm, and enthusiasm can only be aroused by two things first, an ideal, with takes the imagination by storm, and second, a definite intelligible plan for carrying that ideal into practice.