Motivational Quotes

Action

Actions are the seed of fate deeds grow into destiny.

- Linall Jr. A. L.

Best Quotes about Action

Action makes more fortune than caution.

Clapiers, Luc De

You can never get enough of the things you don't need, because the things you don't need can never satisfy.

Ashton, Marvin J.

In action a great heart is the chief qualification. In work, a great head.

Schopenhauer, Arthur

Then indecision brings its own delays, And days are lost lamenting o'er lost days. Are you in earnest? Seize this very minute; What you can do, or dream you can, begin it.

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von

Do Something. If it works, do more of it. If it doesn't, do something else.

Roosevelt, Franklin D.

You know more of a road by having traveled it than by all the conjectures and descriptions in the world.

Hazlitt, William

Winning starts with beginning.

Schuller, Robert H.

Many have too much, but none enough.

Proverb, Danish

It's easy to work for somebody else; all you have to do is show up.

Warford, Rita

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One of the greatest and simplest tools for learning more and growing is doing more.

Roger, John

11.

One of the best lessons children learn through video games is standing still will get them killed quicker than anything else.

Milea, Jinx

12.

Dig within. Within is the wellspring of Good; and it is always ready to bubble up, if you just dig.

Aurelius, Marcus

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You can't aim a duck to death.

Boardman, Gael

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Speak out in acts; the time for words has passed, and only deeds will suffice.

Whittier, John Greenleaf

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Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.

Dostoevsky, Fyodor

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It was prettily devised of Aesop, The fly sat on the axle tree of the chariot wheel and said,what dust do I raise!

Bacon, Francis

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Our grand business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand.

Carlyle, Thomas

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We are born to action; and whatever is capable of suggesting and guiding action has power over us from the first.

Cooley, Charles Horton

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You can't pick cherries with your back to the tree.

Morgan, John Pierpont

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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.

Cousins, Norman

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Take action in order to move toward your goals.

Brown, Les

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The deed is everything, the glory is naught.

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von

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You prove your worth with your actions, not with your mouth.

Riley, Pat

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If you want a thing done, go. If not, send. The shortest answer is doing.

Proverb, English

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Action is a great restorer and builder of confidence. Inaction is not only the result, but the cause, of fear. Perhaps the action you take will be successful; perhaps different action or adjustments will have to follow. But any action is better than no action at all.

Peale, Norman Vincent

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Some people grin and bear it; others smile and do it.

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Doing nothing is the most tiresome job in the world because you cannot quit and rest.

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Good actions ennoble us, and we are the sons of our own deeds.

Cervantes, Miguel De

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An ant on the move does more than a dozing ox.

Proverb, Mexican

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All human actions are equivalent... and all are on principle doomed to failure.

Sartre, Jean-Paul

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When all is said and done, more is said than done.

Holtz, Lou

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One thought driven home is better than three left on base.

Liter, James

33.

How shall we learn to know ourselves? By reflection? Never; but only through action. Strive to do thy duty; then you shall know what is in thee.

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von

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The greatest step is out the door.

Proverb, German

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The reason why so little is done, is generally because so little is attempted.

Smiles, Samuel

36.

When we don't have what we like, we must like what we have.

Proverb, French

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Allow motion to equal emotion.

Hubbard, Elbert

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That spot of earth has special charms for me, in which a limited income produces happiness, and moderate wealth abundance.

Martial, Marcus Valerius

39.

Go for it now. The future is promised to no one.

Dyer, Wayne

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Oh, I'm not going to do anything to them. The thought that I might will be enough to keep them going.

Bowkett, Chris

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The words printed here are concepts. You must go through the experiences.

Frieseke, Frederick (Carl)

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Every action is either strong or weak, and when every action is strong we are successful.

Wattles, Wallace D.

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Human beings must have action; and they will make it if they cannot find it.

Eliot, George

44.

To reach a port we must sail, sometimes with the wind, and sometimes against it. But we must not drift or lie at anchor.

Holmes, Oliver Wendell

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Activity and sadness are incompatible.

46.

You don't have to get it right the first time.

Sher, Barbara

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You see, in life, lots of people know what to do, but few people actually do what they know. Knowing is not enough! You must take action.

Robbins, Anthony

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The view only changes for the lead dog.

Sergeant Preston of The Yukon

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Dreams will get you nowhere, a good kick in the pants will take you a long way.

Graffiti

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Take the first step, and your mind will mobilize all its forces to your aid. But the first essential is that you begin. Once the battle is startled, all that is within and without you will come to your assistance.

Collier, Robert