Quotes About Action

He remembered a story he'd once heard about a girl throwing starfish into the ocean. "An old man comes along and says to her, 'Don't bother. There's millions of them out here. You can't save them. What you're doing won't make a difference.' She looks at the starfish in her hand and says, 'It makes a difference to this one.' And she throws it into the ocean. Lily was one of my starfish.

Not making a decision is the worst thing you can do. So long as you feel you made the right decision based on the information you had at that time, there's no need to fret about it. If it fails, you'll know what to do next time.

Don't just dream your life, live your dream.

I have heard talk and talk, but nothing is done.

Sitting in the pews wringing our hands about decay in the world is not being salt. Neither is decrying the evil without offering positive alternatives.

Don't get me wrong. There are times when following the call of God demands that we speak out loudly against flagrant evil. But if that's all we do, particularly if most of our speaking out is only to each other, we are not being salt. The way to be salt is to replace evil with good, not just to sound off against the evil.

In securing the future of the planet, we secure happiness for ourselves. One of the aims of the Greens is to turn around the tide of pessimism amongst the young people of the world.

Sometimes you feel foolish, even look foolish, but you do the thing anyway.

You see," Pindar continued, "the majority of people operate with a mindset that says to the fireplace, 'First give me some heat, then I'll throw on some logs.' Or that says to the bank, 'Give me interest on my money, then I'll make a deposit.' And of course, it just doesn't work that way.

Don't Talk About It, Be About It.

Action will sometimes be required, but if you're really doing it in line with what the Universe is trying to bring to you, it's going to feel joyous. You're going to feel so alive. Time will just stop. You could do it all day.

People seldom do what they believe in. They do what is convenient, then repent.

A James Cagney love scene is one where he lets the other guy live.

I think it is important for people who are given leadership roles to assume that role immediately.

Life is one big road with lots of signs. So when you riding through the ruts, don't complicate your mind. Flee from hate, mischief and jealousy. Don't bury your thoughts, put your vision to reality. Wake Up and Live!

Life is one big road with lots of signs. So when you riding through the ruts, don't complicate your mind. Flee from hate, mischief and jealousy. Don't bury your thoughts, put your vision to reality. Wake Up and Live!

Wake up and live

A successful person can make decisions and take action in the face of fear. The successful are head and shoulders above their peers and competition. They accomplish their goals, have pride in themselves, and find a way to achieve what they want in life.

You can't leave footprints in the sands of time if you're sitting on your butt. And who wants to leave buttprints in the sands of time

You can't make footprints in the sands of time if you're sitting on your butt. And who wants to make buttprints in the sands of time?

You can't make footprints in the sands of time by sitting on your butt. And who wants to leave buttprints in the sands of time?

Creativity is God's gift to you. What you do with it is your gift to God.

You can't make footprints in the sand of time if you're sitting on your butt, and who wants to make buttprints in the sand of time?

You can't leave footprints on the sands of time if you're sitting on your butt. And who wants to leave buttprints in the sands of time?