Action Quotes

Believe is the first step of faith.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

It is incumbent upon us to do what we can, even if we cannot do much.

~ David Smail

It's better to get busy then to stay bitter.

~ Charles F. Glassman

Lack of action is the reason why an unwanted situation persists.

~ Steven Redhead

Today's actions will determine our results of tomorrow

~ Revaz Eristavi

We are the sum of our actions, and of our inactions, yes, that is easy enough to understand. What comes harder is finding ourselves the sum of our emotions, which flicker, altered by experience, by the things we cannot bear to tell ourselves, by the trouble we accrue, the flattening and tamping down as we learn how not to be hurt. As we learn protection and the easiest means of protection.

~ Carrie Snyder

Every thought precedes an action.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

There is really no substitute for a well thought out and perfectly executed plan of action.

~ Steven Redhead

Don't wait for the perfect thought, or the perfect moment; because perfection only occurs after action.

~ Archana Chaurasia Kapoor

The most valuable action to perform when loving someone is to beautifully and silently listen.

~ Angie Karan

I never just dreamed of success, I worked for it. Dreaming is good, but working is what gets you results.

~ Archana Chaurasia Kapoor

Idealism + Inaction = Depression

~ Oli Anderson

For you, it's gossip. For me, it's action.

~ Gail Carriger

Your Karma is defined by your Actions plus your Intent. A seemingly incorrect action with a pure intent can potentially result in good Karma

~ Manoj Arora

Our situation is intolerable, but what's worseis to sit here and do nothing.

~ Rita Dove

The barrier standing between you and the life you are capable of living is a lack of consistent execution. Effective execution will set you free. It is the path to accomplish the things you desire.

~ Brian P. Moran

It's not what you know, it's not even who you know, it's what you implement that counts.

~ Brian P. Moran

A man's action always takes it's result along.

~ Bijendra Kumar

We have made our tasks infinitely more difficult because we failed to do yesterday what we are glad to do today. To delay longer will make the war more protracted and increase the sacrifices for victory. Let us stop asking ourselves if it is necessary to do more now. Let us ask ourselves what more we can do today, so we have less to sacrifice tomorrow.

~ John Gilbert Winant

Doubt, fear and helplessness will always try to flourish when we are in a holding pattern for too long. The best defense – is to just do something. Anything positive! Something healthy! Get moving! Get busy! Often, this is the only way to calm the inner storm. Even more often, this is the only way the best course of action will finally find us ready to unveil itself to us.

~ Connie Kerbs

Any officer who goes into action without his sword is improperly armed.

~ Nathan Cooper

Time changes things; rather, a person's action over the passage of time changes things.

~ Innocent Mwatsikesimbe

A threat should never be spoken, your enemy should not be told of your intentions. Either take decisive action or refrain from it, but never threaten

~ Soke Behzad Ahmadi

Until you are willing to learn the lessons, pay attention to details, and become patient with yourself, you will keep repeating the same patterns over and over again.

~ Kemi Sogunle

Maybe. But I was always fond of killing assholes. And you're at the top of the list.

~ Nashoda Rose

To react, is to be A slave to someone else's actions. Sometimes, A warrior is faced with the decision to strike pre-emptively, trusting his intuition, wisdom and years of training

~ Soke Behzad Ahmadi

A samurai was essentially a man of action.

~ Inazo Nitobe

My whole life, I prepared to come down in order to save the world above.. Now I have to ascend to save the world below..

~ Jonathan Friesen

Instead of a feeling, think of love as an action. The feeling of love comes and goes on a whim; you can’t control it. But the action of love is something you can do, regardless of how you are feeling.

~ Russ Harris

Arise, slay thy enemies, enjoy a prosperous kingdom

~ Bhagavad Gita

Action disconcerts us, partly because of our physical incompetence, but mainly because it offends our moral sensibility. We consider it immoral to act. It seems to us that every thought is debased when expressed in words, which transform the thought into the property of others, making it understandable to anyone who can understand it.

~ Fernando Pessoa

Audiences are craving intricate and intelligent stories that keep them on the edge of their seats.

~ Jennifer Arnett

Follow effective action with quiet reflection. From the quiet reflection will come even more effective action.

~ Peter F. Drucker

Thanksgiving, after all, is a word of action.

~ W.j. Cameron

Anyone can lecture from the butt, only very few can act.

~ Pawan Mishra

It isn’t always the treasure that drives men down deep into the sea; it’s something else, something unexplainable, even to them.

~ Jennifer Arnett

Wisdom that is not acted upon is just philosophy... but when lived as a verb, wisdom will be the foundation of your success.

~ Steve Maraboli

A moment comes, and if you wish to look at yourself as human, you must take some kind of action. Otherwise, you can read the newspapers and congratulate yourself on your good fortune.

~ Alan Furst

It has taken my whole life thus far to see how being brave enough to hold on to a question, brave enough to never stop looking for answers, and brave enough to take action even when I didn’t know the right answer, was as brave as I needed to be to succeed and to succeed with love.

~ Andrea T. Goeglein

Emotion triggers action, good or otherwise

~ Pieter Bf Swart