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Quotes About Action

The individual is foolish; the multitude, for the moment is foolish, when they act without deliberation; but the species is wise, and, when time is given to it, as a species it always acts right.
~ Edmund Burke
There is only one time that is important -- NOW! It is the most important time because it is the only time hat we have any power.
~ Leo Tolstoy
Every public action which is not customary, either is wrong or, if it is right, is a dangerous precedent. It follows that nothing should ever be done for the first time.
~ Francis Cornford
Counting time is not as important as making time count.
~ Jimmy Walker
Consider spending less time talking, and more time prototyping, especially if you're not very good at talking.
~ Paul Buchheit
When you're up against the clock and break-outs are happening, all the time, and it's literally rushing in on you, you do what you have to do.
~ Mark Pellegrino
I'm relatively physically adept and I like throwing myself around. Once, twice, but then you get to nine, ten, eleven and to try and make it look realistic all the time, that's not very pleasant.
~ Marton Csokas
It is time we Georgians did not depend only on others, it is time we asked what Georgia will do for the world.
~ Mikhail Saakashvili
What will you do with the time you have left?
~ Mitch Albom
Men who believe that they are accomplishing something by speaking speak in a different way from men who believe that speaking is a waste of time.
~ Neal Stephenson
Don't think about what you'll tell people afterward. The time is here and now. Make the most of it.
~ Paulo Coelho
The future is the result of what we do right now.
~ Pema Chodron
Time and time again we forget all too easily that nonviolent action embraces a wide and imaginative range of behavior which can always be stepped up.
~ Petra Kelly
Are we ready to be Christians full-time, showing our commitment by word and deed?
~ Pope Francis
Nothing can be done quickly and prudently at the same time.
~ Publilius Syrus
Looking backward always presents an overdetermined depiction of fate; by this perspective we leave out of focus the possibilities of action which existed at the time.
~ Reinhard Bendix
The only time you know for sure whether creating a result is possible or not is when you have done it. All other thoughts on the matter are simply speculation.
~ Robert Fritz
Dovie'andi se tovya sagain (It's time to roll the dice) - Matrim Cauthon
~ Robert Jordan
Action should be founded on contemplation, and those of us who act don't put enough time, don't give enough emphasis, to contemplation.
~ Robert McNamara
We need to push ourselves to make as many reductions as possible in our own energy use first - and that takes time. But we must do this quickly - the climate will not wait for us.
~ Rupert Murdoch
We talk often about choice. Well, ladies and gentlemen, it's time to choose.
~ Sandra Fluke
Soon is not as good as now.
~ Seth Godin
You don't need more time in your day. You need to decide.
~ Seth Godin
Other people's deconstruction of your motivations doesn't help you do what you do. You can't swallow and think about swallowing at the same time.
~ Stephen Colbert