Quotes About Action

Our problems are man-made, therefore they may be solved by man. No problem of human destiny is beyond human beings.

Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.

We must use time as a tool, not as a couch.

The great French Marshall Lyautey once asked his gardener to plant a tree. The gardener objected that the tree was slow growing and would not reach maturity for 100 years. The Marshall replied, 'In that case, there is no time to lose plant it this afternoon'

As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.

One person can make a difference, and everyone should try.

What counts is not how scared you are or how brave you claim to be or even how calm you are. All that matters is what you do.

Set your expectations high find men and women whose integrity and values you respect get their agreement on a course of action and give them your ultimate trust.

If we are strong, our strength will speak for itself. If we are weak, words will be of no help.

The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.

We cannot be satisfied with things as they are. We cannot be satisfied to drift, to rest on our oars, to glide over a sea whose depths are shaken by subterranean upheavals.

Then, driven by the same impulse, they kissed him--Aylss on the let cheek, Evanlyn on the right. And then they glared daggers at each other.

Mikeru was still puzzling over Horace's last remark. He frowned. 'Kurokuma, these shenanigans... What are they?' 'Shenanigans are what Rangers do. They usually involve doing things that risk breaking your neck or your leg.' Mikeru nodded, filing the word away. 'I will remember this word,' he said. 'Shenanigans. It is a good word.

The battle, if you could call it that, lasted no more than a few seconds.

It's a sword, not a fairy wand, you know.

Now I know that if you wait until you think you are ready, you'll wait your whole life

If and perhaps.... The language of procrastination and uncertainty. That's just people looking to justify their own lack of action.

Now I know that if you wait till you think you are ready, you'll wait all your life.

Gilan took a deep breath and looked them both in the eye, one after the other. "Jump off the cliff. It'll be less messy that way.

If you wait till you think you are ready, you'll wait all your life.

Kloof barked excitedly and Stig hurried to grab her collar before she could go after Wulf and fetch him.

Edvin!' Hal yelled. 'Help me!

Don't waste time complaining about things that can't be changed.

There's no sense in bemoaning what we can't achieve today. Let's get on with what we can achieve.