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Action Quotes (page 29)

We live by action—by acting on desire. Those of us who don't know how to want—whether geniuses or beggars—are related by impotence. Fernando Pessoa
Steig Larsson quote: "Impulsive actions led to trouble, and trouble could have..."
Impulsive actions led to trouble, and trouble could have unpleasant consequences. Steig Larsson
Real reading is reflex action; the born reader reads as unconsciously as he breathes; and, to carry the analogy a degree farther, reading is no more a virtue than breathing. Edith Wharton
If a man had a little button sewn on the inner pocket of his coat 'on principle' his otherwise unimportant and quite serviceable action would become charged with importance--it is not improbable that it would result in the formation of a society. Soren Kierkegaard
Charles R. Swindoll quote: "Learning more truth is a poor and cheap substitute for..."
Learning more truth is a poor and cheap substitute for stopping and putting into action the truth already learned Charles R. Swindoll
I don’t want to stand before you like a thing, shrewd, secretive. I want my own will, and I want simply to be with my will, as it goes toward action. And in the silent, sometimes hardly moving times, when something is coming near, I want to be with those who know secret things or else alone. I want to unfold. I don’t want to be folded anywhere, because where I am folded, there I am a lie. Rainer Maria Rilke
Mort Sahl quote: "The distance between taking social action and having the..."
The distance between taking social action and having the knowledge is as wide as the mouth of the Mississippi. Mort Sahl
The native hue of resolution is sicklied o'er with the pale cast of thought; and enterprises of great pitch and moment, With this regard, their currents turn awry, and lose the name of action. William Shakespeare
Paulo Coelho quote: "There is always a gap between intention and action.."
There is always a gap between intention and action.. Paulo Coelho
We will have to repent in this generation not merely for the hateful words and actions of the bad people but for the appalling silence of the good people. Martin Luther King jr.
Ayn Rand quote: "If one's actions are honest, one does not need the predated..."
If one's actions are honest, one does not need the predated confidence of others. Ayn Rand
When it is impossible to stretch the very elastic threads of historical ratiocination any farther, when actions are clearly contrary to all that humanity calls right or even just, the historians produce a saving conception of ‘greatness.’ ‘Greatness,’ it seems, excludes the standards of right and wrong. For the ‘great’ man nothing is wrong, there is no atrocity for which a ‘great’ man can be blamed. Leo Tolstoy
You can map out a fight plan or a life plan, but when the action starts, it may not go the way you planned, and you're down to your reflexes - that means your [preparation:]. That's where your roadwork shows. If you cheated on that in the dark of the morning, well, you're going to get found out now, under the bright lights. Joe Frazier
I find placebos uplifting and exhilarating. It means that taking action--no matter what the action is--might help you feel better. A. J. Jacobs
Ariel Durant quote: "The present is the past rolled up for action, and the past is..."
The present is the past rolled up for action, and the past is the present unrolled for understanding. Ariel Durant

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