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Quotes About Action

Be Proactive; Begin with the End in Mind).
~ Stephen R. Covey
Knowledge is the theoretical paradigm, the what to do and the why. Skill is the how to do. And desire is the motivation
~ Stephen R. Covey
True independence of character empowers us to act rather than be acted upon. It frees us from our dependence on circumstances and other people and is a worthy, liberating goal.
~ Stephen R. Covey
Whatever you can do, or dream, begin it! For boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. Begin it now. Dream no little dreams.
~ Stephen R. Covey
First, take responsibility for your life; and second, take initiative. It's that simple. Be an agent, not a victim. Don't wait for life to happen to you; happen to it. Be the driver of your life, not just a passenger. Live out of your imagination, not your past.
~ Stephen R. Covey
Love is something you do: the sacrifices you make, the giving of self, like a mother bringing a newborn into the world. If you want to study love, study those who sacrifice for others, even for people who offend or do not love in return. If you are a parent, look at the love you have for the children you sacrificed for. Love is a value that is actualized through loving actions. Proactive people subordinate feelings to values. Love, the feeling, can be recaptured.
~ Stephen R. Covey
Question 1: What one thing could you do (something you aren't doing now) that, if you did it on a regular basis, would make a tremendous positive difference in your personal life?
~ Stephen R. Covey
Many people wait for something to happen or someone to take care of them. But people who end up with the good jobs are the proactive ones who are solutions to problems, not problems themselves, who seize the initiative to do whatever is necessary, consistent with
~ Stephen R. Covey
The issue is your own chosen response to the situation and what you should be doing.
~ Stephen R. Covey
If you were to do one thing in your professional work that you know would have enormously positive effects on the results, what would it be?
~ Stephen R. Covey
It is so much easier to blame other people, conditioning, or conditions for our own stagnant situation. But we are responsible—"response-able"—to control our lives and to powerfully influence our circumstances by working on be, on what we are.
~ Stephen R. Covey
It's much more a matter of what you do and why you do it, than how fast you get it done.
~ Stephen R. Covey
I can't spend my whole life just sitting on my hands and wondering when I'm going to fade. I can't. That's worse than doing something wrong. Isn't it?
~ Stephen R. Donaldson
everything that passes unattempted is impossible." At
~ Stephen R. Donaldson
The purpose of life, Cirrus Kindwind had once assured him, is to choose, and to act upon the choice.
~ Stephen R. Donaldson
everything that passes unattempted is impossible.
~ Stephen R. Donaldson
Sometimes ignorance is the only kind of bravery or at least willingness that does any good.
~ Stephen R. Donaldson
Sólo hay una manera de evitar la crítica: no hacer nada, no decir nada, y no ser nada. ARISTÓTELES, FILÓSOFO
~ Steve Allen
No sigas esperando, el momento correcto nunca llega. Comienza desde donde estás y con las herramientas que tienes ahora. En el camino encontrarás mejores herramientas" - Napoleón Hill
~ Steve Allen
No es lo que nos sucede, sino lo que hacemos con eso lo que hace la diferencia" - Nelson Mandela.
~ Steve Allen
El mejor momento para plantar un árbol fue hace 20 años. El segundo mejor momento es ahora. PROVERBIO CHINO
~ Steve Allen
Todo establecimiento de un objetivo debe verse inmediatamente seguido por el desarrollo de un plan
~ Steve Allen
No podrás cruzar el mar si implemente te quedas en la orilla mirando el agua. RABINDRANATH TAGORE, POETA
~ Steve Allen
Kill her! Do it now! Gut her remains and sink the evidence, then fly home in a week
~ Steve Alten