Quotes 221 till 240 of 508.
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It has become impossible to give up the enterprise of disarmament without abandoning the whole great adventure of building up a collective peace system.
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It is because the fight against the harshest aspects of unrestricted capitalism is therefore a political problem and not an intellectual one that community action remains so essential.
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It is easy to perform a good action, but not easy to acquire a settled habit of performing such actions.
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It is energy - the central element of which is will - that produces the miracle that is enthusiasm in all ages. Everywhere it is what is called force of character and the sustaining power of all great action.
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It is essential to release humanity from the false fixations of yesterday, which seem now to bind it to a rationale of action leading only to extinction.
Synergetics: Explorations in the Geometry of Thinking (1975)Richard Buckminster Fuller
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It is even better to act quickly and err than to hesitate until the time of action is past.
On War (1832) -
It is in vain to say human beings ought to be satisfied with tranquillity: they must have action; and they will make it if they cannot find it.
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It is not enough to be well-intentioned; one must strive to put those intentions into action in a capable way. One must consider the effect his actions will have on others. Looked at like this, to persist in ignorance is itself dishonorable.
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It is only in adventure that some people succeed in knowing themselves - in finding themselves.
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It is the mark of a good action that it appears inevitable in the retrospect.
Ethical Studies -
It is vain to say human beings ought to be satisfied with tranquillity: they must have action; and they will make it if they cannot find it.
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It was always foolhardy for Republicans and conservatives to stake their objections to Obamacare on the number of sign-ups; Social Security is going bankrupt despite 100% enrollment. The reality is that Obama was always destined to hit his required numbers because, after all, he has the power of government to compel action.
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It's obvious throughout secular and church history that significant legislation follows only after dramatic action.
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It's the adventure, the adrenaline-flowing, risk-taking in outdoor activities that attracts me.
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It's when you're safe at home that you wish you were having an adventure. When you're having an adventure you wish you were safe at home.
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Just as there is no loss of basic energy in the universe, so no thought or action is without its effects, present or ultimate, seen or unseen, felt or unfelt.
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King Lear alone among these plays has a distinct double action. Besides this, it is impossible, I think, from the point of view of construction, to regard the hero as the leading figure.
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Kitchen competition shows are so action-packed. They just get your adrenaline pumping.
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