Quotes About Action

But so far, we've never been in a city long before we're running for our lives.

Who goes there?" one of them asked, drawing a sword. Farfalee answered with an arrow. As the other ran

when the world is about to end, the only real option is to save it.

The wise do nothing," the Beaver complained. "The wise sit and advise. Their understanding prevents action. Do not underestimate the young.

When jumping is the sole option, you jump, and try to make it work.

Men rarely see their own actions as unjustified.

Words are where most change begins.

An excuse is what you make after the deed is done, while a justification is what you offer before.

You can't be so frightened of what might happen that you are unwilling to act.

Too many scholars think of research as purely a cerebral pursuit. If we do nothing with the knowledge we gain, then we have wasted our study. Books can store information better than we can--what we we do that books cannot is interpret. So if one is not going to draw conclusions, then one might as well just leave the information in the texts.

Let your actions defend you, not your words.

Books have great value, actions have greater value.

A thing of nature. For every Push, there is a Pull. A consequence.

You can't just avoid the game by saying you don't want to play.

Every action we take has consequences, Vin," Kelsier said. "I've found that in both Allomancy and life, the person who can best judge the consequences of their actions will be the most successful.

Vin, Vin. Why can't you see? This isn't about good or evil. Morality doesn't even enter into it. Good men will kill as quickly for what they want as evil men—only the things they want are different.

Oh, hell," Kelsier said. "There's actually a God?" "Yes." Kelsier decked him. It was a good, clean punch, thrown from the shoulder while he brought his other arm up to block a counter strike.

Don't just act because you can; act because it's the right thing to do. If you keep that in mind, you'll be all right.

Go," Marasi said. "Do what you do best, Waxillium Ladrian." "Which is what? Break things?" "Break things," Marasi said, "with style.

My name is David Charleston. I kill people with super powers.

People today...it seems they are good, or sometimes evil, mostly by inertia, not by choice.

The most important words a man can say are, "I will do better.

Storms, boy. What did you do? Hit a lighteyes?" "Yes," Kaladin said. Then punched him.

I don't suppose you'd want to go destroy some evil, would you? the voice said. I'm not really sure what that means, to be honest. I'll just trust you to decide.