Quotes About Action

He is not guilty who is not guilty of his own free will.

It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.

The path of precept is long, that of example short and effectual.

If you wait for tomorrow, tomorrow comes. If you don't wait for tomorrow, tomorrow comes.

Las cosas desagradables de este mundo no pueden eliminarse con mirar sencillamente hacia otra parte.

But I'm quite sure of one thing: If it's possible to do something, sooner or later someone's going to do it.

If we do any deed that is unconditionally good, it gives the Dark Magicians the right to do an evil deed.

Bet koks poelgis sukelia vis? grandin? ?vyki?. Koki? - priklauso ne nuo pa?io poelgio, o tik nuo poži?rio ? tave.

If there's no ethically correct solution, act irrationally.

Once you've established where you are, you go to the character and elaborate on expressions and action.

El miedo, del latín metus —dijo—, se mete en la persona por sí mismo, o por la acción de un tercero, en tanto que fobia es un sufijo que nosotros los... aplicamos específicamente a los temores íntimos proyectados a un objeto exterior.»

Tuco is in a bubble bath. The One Armed Man enters the room.] One Armed Man: I've been looking for you for 8 months. Whenever I should have had a gun in my right hand, I thought of you. Now I find you in exactly the position that suits me. I had lots of time to learn to shoot with my left. [Tuco kills him with the gun he has hidden in the foam.] Tuco: When you have to shoot, shoot, don't talk.

Un filósofo de la vida debe echar siempre mano del lapicero porque no tiene derecho a que sus pensamientos se desperdicien. De lo contrario se convierte en un pensador inofensivo, como un león que ha perdido sus colmillos, y no hay cosa peor que un león obligado a régimen vegetariano.

The present is the point of power.

Folded arms can't fly.

Change almost never fails because it's too early. It almost always fails because it's too late.

Soon is not as good as now.

Change isn't made by asking permission. Change is made by asking forgiveness, later.

Discomfort brings engagement and change. Discomfort means you're doing something that others were unlikely to do, because they're hiding out in the comfortable zone. When your uncomfortable actions lead to success, the organization rewards you and brings you back for more.

Leadership, on the other hand, is about creating change you believe in.

Elizabeth lifted her skirt, disregarding modesty, and delivered a swift kick to the creature's head.

This is the whole point of the Heart Sutra. From moment to moment, when you are doing something, just do

But pity was not action. It was not love. Pity, like passion, was no more than a kind of instinct.

The right self-talk wires your brain to focus on finding solutions, taking action, creating more self-confidence, and giving you more peace of mind––exactly the mental states that help you get rid of stress.