Quotes with action

Quotes 101 till 120 of 446.

  • Barbara Sher Doing is a quantum leap from imagining. Thinking about swimming isn't much like actually getting in the water. Actually getting in the water can take your breath away. The defense force inside of us wants us to be cautious, to stay away from anything as intense as a new kind of action. Its job is to protect us, and it categorically avoids anything resembling danger. But it's often wrong. Anything worth doing is worth doing too soon.
    Barbara Sher
    American speaker, lifestyle coach, and author (1935 - 2020)
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  • Thomas Carlyle Doubt, of whatever kind, can be ended by action alone.
    Thomas Carlyle
    Scottish writer and historicus (1795 - 1881)
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  • Assata Shakur Dreams and reality are opposites. Action synthesizes them.
    Assata: An Autobiography (1987) 275
    Assata Shakur
    American activist and former member of the Black Liberation Army (BLA) (1947 - )
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  • Adelaide Anne Procter Dreams grow holy put in action.
    Adelaide Anne Procter
    English poet and philanthropist (1825 - 1864)
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  • Anais Nin Dreams pass into the reality of action. From the actions stems the dream again; and this interdependence produces the highest form of living.
    Anais Nin
    French-born American Novelist, Dancer (1903 - 1977)
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  • Barry Commoner Earth Day 1970 was irrefutable evidence that the American people understood the environmental threat and wanted action to resolve it.
    Barry Commoner
    American cellular biologist, college professor, and politician (1917 - 2012)
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  • Jean Anouilh Effective action is always unjust.
    Jean Anouilh
    French playwright (1910 - 1987)
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  • Samuel Smiles Enthusiasm... the sustaining power of all great action.
    Samuel Smiles
    Scottish writer (1812 - 1904)
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  • Bill Dedman Even with good maps, there's no guarantee that the public will get the word about landslide hazards, or that state and local governments will take action to discourage or prevent building in dangerous areas.
    Bill Dedman
    American journalist (1960 - )
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  • Wallace D. Wattles Every action is either strong or weak, and when every action is strong we are successful.
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  • B. H. Liddell Hart Every action is seen to fall into one of three main categories, guarding, hitting, or moving. Here, then, are the elements of combat, whether in war or pugilism.
    B. H. Liddell Hart
    British soldier and military historian (1895 - 1970)
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  • Edwin Hubbel Chapin Every action of our lives touches on some chord that will vibrate in eternity.
    Edwin Hubbel Chapin
    American author and clergyman (1814 - 1880)
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  • Aristotle Every art and every inquiry, and similarly every action and choice, is thought to aim at some good; and for this reason the good has rightly been declared to be that at which all things aim.
    Aristotle
    Greek philosopher (384 - 322)
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  • Sidney Madwed Every goal, every action, every thought, every feeling one experiences, whether it be consciously or unconsciously known, is an attempt to increase one's level of peace of mind.
    Sidney Madwed
    American business consultant, lyricist and author
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  • James Russell Lowell Every man feels instinctively that all the beautiful sentiments in the world weigh less than a single lovely action.
    James Russell Lowell
    American Romantic poet, critic, editor, and diplomat (1819 - 1891)
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  • Charles de Gaulle Every man of action has a strong dose of egoism, pride, hardness, and cunning. But all those things will be regarded as high qualities if he can make them the means to achieve great ends.
    Charles de Gaulle
    French statesman (1890 - 1970)
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  • Claude Adrien Helvétius Every man without passion has within him no principle of action, nor motive of act.
    Claude Adrien Helvétius
    French philosopher (1715 - 1771)
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  • Adam Ferguson Every step and every movement of the multitude, even in what are termed enlightened ages, are made with equal blindness to the future; and nations stumble upon establishments, which are indeed the result of human action, but not the execution of any human design.
    An Essay on the History of Civil Society
    Adam Ferguson
    Scottish philosopher and historian (1723 - 1816)
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  • Brendan Dooling Every young male actor dreams of being James Bond in an action movie. And that's their first role. But the truth is, when it comes down to it, that's not relatable.
    Brendan Dooling
    American actor (1990 - )
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  • Billy Gardell Everybody wants to be a better version of themselves - everybody. And I hope one day I can lose some weight. Maybe, who knows, I'll hire myself a trainer and a fancy cook. In five years, maybe I'll be an action hero. Then again, maybe I'll just be this guy. Who knows? But the fun part is embracing the human side of that.
    Billy Gardell
    American stand-up comedian and actor (1969 - )
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