Quotes About Action

For if enough people were really convinced that growth should be halted, and if they acted on that conviction, then billions of others might be deprived of any realistic hope of gaining the opportunities now enjoyed by the more fortunate.

'Le Mans' is the only racing movie that is totally realistic.

We never deal with propaganda. We never deal with politics. We never deal with newspaper headlines. We deal with the harsh realities of our lives. We will only comment when there is more bread to eat, more space in which to move, time in which to open your mouth and sing. As long as these things have not happened, we do not talk about politics.

Hate speech, racism, and bigotry are intolerable realities that we must all come together to take action against.

We're all human and we all goof. Do things that may be wrong, but do something.

You've got to be before you can do and do before you can have.

You can't think; you just gotta do things.

I always gotta be doing something.

At my job, my manager had a massive heart attack; we had layoffs. It made me realize that nothing is certain, nothing is for sure, and if I'm going to make a move, I gotta make a move now.

As a catcher, you can't be afraid. You gotta make fast decisions.

I think you gotta go forward with the things you campaigned on.

The campaign is over. It's time for the work of governing to begin.

I think governments can't do much.

It matters more how governments behave than how big they are.

The response to coronavirus has shown what can be done when governments put their mind to it.

I'm thinking about governing as the governor of this state, and that's what I'm going to do.

I decided to run for governor because I got mad... I want to make government more directly accountable to the people.

Luckily, I'm a governor - so I get to tell you what I've already done not just what I'm going to do.

Most people don't grab the right ideas or don't know what to do with them.

The moment you grab someone by the lapels, you're lost.

I'd grab the camera and tell people what to do, and when I was 14, someone told me that it was called directing.

Think new thoughts. Grab life with both hands, take opportunities you have, & create the ones you need.

Some people just look at opportunities and say, 'Maybe something better might come along; let's wait and see.' But you don't wait. You just grab it and go after it.

I think it is important to grab the moment and be ready when the opportunity is in front of you, but people may not be ready when that moment arrives.