Quotes About Action

Facts are hard things - and either we deal with the facts, or the facts will deal with us

People place too much emphasis on their out-of-pocket expenses (what they have to pay now) and too little value on opportunity costs (what they miss by not taking an action).

The choice to love is the choice to take initiative. It is the choice to do or say something for the other person's benefit, something that would help make them a better person, something that would enrich their lives or make life more meaningful for them.

But if, once we return to the real world of human choice, we choose to be kind and generous, that is real love.

Lack of courage often hinders us from accomplishing the positive things that we would like to do.

When an action does not come naturally to you it is a greater expression of love.

human anger is designed by God to motivate us to take constructive action in the face of wrongdoing or when facing injustice.

As the instinctual nature of the bird dictates the building of a nest, so the instinctual nature of the in-love experience pushes us to do outlandish and unnatural things for each other.

The best way to predict future is to create it. Abraham Lincoln

True Christianity does more than feel empathy for those in need. True Christianity meets that need. — James Stuart Bell —

May we serve as God's messengers through love in action. — Nora Peacock —

It's too easy to complain. A heart of love finds the good, and, if necessary, helps change the bad things. — Zach Davidson —

love has to be more than something we feel. It has to be something we do. We have to demonstrate it concretely in our marriage, our family, among our friends and acquaintances, and, yes, even among our enemies.

Covenant love is conscious love. It is intentional love. It is a commitment to love no matter what. It requires thought and action. It does not wait for the encouragement of warm emotions but chooses to look out for the interest of the other because you are committed to the best for them.

Dear children, let's not merely say that we love each other; let us show the truth by our actions. —1 John 3:18

Sometimes love is best communicated in quiet service to one another. — Jennifer C. Hoggatt —

through the sensitivity and loving actions of His obedient servants. — Susan E. Ramsden —

Love is not a feeling; it's a choice.

1) consciously acknowledge to yourself that you are angry; (2) restrain your immediate response; (3) locate the focus of your anger; (4) analyze your options; and (5) take constructive action. As we complete each step, we move toward making our anger productive.

Don't just pretend to love others. Really love them. —Romans 12:9

Emotions tell us that something is wrong or right in a relationship, but emotions must lead to reason, and reason must be guided by truth if we are to take constructive action.

Love is not just good feelings for someone—it is an act of the will. Love, by its very essence, results in action.

Is it positive and is it loving? That is, does the action I am considering have any potential for dealing with the wrong and helping the relationship?

Love is not a feeling, it is a way of behaving.