Quotes About Action

With continued prayer and an equally-determined commitment to action for needed anti-violence reforms, let us resolve to work toward a new era in which every American child and every adult are protected from the ravages of brutality, safe and secure in our homes and schools and communities.

I think that in order to make revolution, you need to make reforms, but you should make these reforms with revolution in mind.

If you want people to take action,you must refrain from giving them the answers.

I think it's refreshing to have a character-driven 'Batman' story that isn't just about action and getting out of scrapes.

I will not refuse to do something that I can do.

Refuse to be a lazy Christian, and resist a passive, apathetic attitude.

I refuse to sit on my laurels.

The price that one pays for refusing to act on the truth as one sees it, is to be led to believe untruth to avoid guilt.

I don't regard James Bond precisely as a hero, but at least he does get on and do his duty, in an extremely corny way.

King Lear alone among these plays has a distinct double action. Besides this, it is impossible, I think, from the point of view of construction, to regard the hero as the leading figure.

There is no part of the executive branch that more exists on the outer edge of executive prerogative than the American intelligence community - the intelligence community, CIA, covert action. My literal responsibility as director of CIA with regard to covert action was to inform the Congress - not to seek their approval, to inform.

Every man of action has a strong dose of egoism, pride, hardness, and cunning. But all those things will be regarded as high qualities if he can make them the means to achieve great ends.

Regardless of what we do, our karma has no hold on us.

There's always going to be a gap between what you believe and what you actually do, regardless of what your background is.

With regards to the fans, whenever I've played in the Atletico shirt, I have given all that I can. I think I will win the fans back on the field and not with words.

Venezuelans have a long history. So we are able to listen to each other, to talk to each other. From here were born the liberators of the region, and they said before and after that process we have a culture of political action. We are not in despair. That's the image broadcast to abroad.

In a region with a growing population, if you're doing nothing, you're losing ground.

I'm not registered to any party. I don't really play in the political world. I'm really more interested in getting things done.

A man has cause for regret only when he sows and no one reaps.

I took pleasure when I could. I acted clearly and morally and without regret. I'm very lucky.

Believe me - I've done very good stuff and very crazy stuff, and I don't regret the crazy stuff.

On the field, sometimes passion overwhelms you, and you do things you regret afterward.

I think the last thing you want in life is to live with regret.

It is with deep regret that the determination to assemble Parliament has been so long delayed.