Quotes About Action

Nothing on earth is more gladdening than knowing we must roll up our sleeves and move back the boundaries of the humanly possible once more.

Maybe I can save my city.

Sometimes wanting isn't enough, Alek. You know that.

Do what you think is right and apologize later.

Faith and politics ought to be united in a Christian who has a political vocation, but they are not to be identified [as one]…Faith ought to inspire political action, not be mistaken for it

Öldürüyorum, öyleyse var?m.

At other times I sit and wait. If nothing comes, I've discovered that it's better just to write something – anything. You can always tear up the piece of paper and throw it away. But if you don't begin, then nothing comes. You have to submit.

You can be passive and not make a decision that may save your life," he says, "or you can accept death as a possibility. That was the crux of the whole thing.

I wonder, am I talking to someone at this very moment who is hesitating or drawing back from something the Master has shown you that He wants you to do? If so, then let me give you the word that Mary, Jesus' mother, once gave to a group of interested but hesitant people: 'Do whatever he tells you' (John 2:5).

Vreme potrebno za "oporavak od posla" preduslov je za postojanje bilo kakve borbe. Radni?ka klasa ne može ni biti nosilac društvenih promena, ni raditi na regeneraciji sindikata ukoliko radništvo nema vremena da ?ita, razmišlja, prisustvuje sastancima, diskutuje, analizira, da radi na strategijama, da sanja i da deluje.

Quizá mi vida no es más que una serie de momentos de vestirse y desvestirse de nuevo para la tarea en cuestión.

How was your day? If your answer was fine, then I don't think you were leading.

Today, not starting is far, far worse than being wrong. If you start, you've got a shot at evolving and adjusting to turn your wrong into a right. But if you don't start, you never get a chance.

As our society gets more complex and our people get more complacent, the role of the jester is more vital than ever before. Please stop sitting around. We need you to make a ruckus.

The easiest thing is to react. The second easiest thing is to respond. But the hardest thing is to initiate.

The opportunity of a lifetime is to pick yourself. Quit waiting to get picked; quit waiting for someone to give you permission; quit waiting for someone to say you are officially qualified and pick yourself. It doesn't mean you have to be an entrepreneur or a freelancer, but it does mean you stand up and say, 'I have something to say. I know how to do something. I'm doing it. If you want me to do it with you, raise your hand.

Persistent, consistent, and frequent stories, delivered to an aligned audience, will earn attention, trust, and action.

Anatomy of a Movement Senator Bill Bradley defines a movement as having three elements: (1) A narrative that tells a story about who we are and the future we're trying to build. (2) A connection between and among the leader and the tribe. (3) Something to do - the fewer limits the better. Too often organizations fail to do anything but the third.

If you can't be remarkable, perhaps you should consider doing nothing until you can.

Writers write. Runners run. Establish your identity by doing your work.

Your job isn't to do your job. Your job is to decide what to do next.

People have come to the erroneous conclusion that if they're not willing to start something separate, world-changing, and risky, they have no business starting anything. Somehow, we've fooled ourselves into believing that the project has to have a name, a building, and a stock ticker symbol to matter.

The only choice we have is to begin. And the only place to begin is where we are. Simply begin. But begin.

The secret of leadership is simple: Do what you believe in. Paint a picture of the future. Go there.