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Action Quotes (page 3)

Bishop Robert South quote: "Action is the highest perfection and drawing forth of the..."
Action is the highest perfection and drawing forth of the utmost power, vigor, and activity of man's nature. Bishop Robert South
John Chancellor quote: "Action based only on principles isn't always good even if it..."
Action based only on principles isn't always good even if it feels good. John Chancellor
Johann Kaspar Lavater quote: "Action, looks, words, steps, form the alphabet by which you..."
Action, looks, words, steps, form the alphabet by which you may spell character. Johann Kaspar Lavater
Robert Blair quote: "Action, so to speak, is the genius of nature."
Action, so to speak, is the genius of nature. Robert Blair
Action, reaction, motivation, emotion, all have to come from the characters. Writing a love scene requires the same elements from the writer as any other. Nora Roberts
Samuel Johnson quote: "Actions are visible, though motives are secret."
Actions are visible, though motives are secret. Samuel Johnson
Action and reaction, ebb and flow, trial and error, change - this is the rhythm of living. Out of our over-confidence, fear; out of our fear, clearer vision, fresh hope. And out of hope, progress. Bruce Barton
Jawaharlal Nehru quote: "Action to be effective must be directed to clearly conceived..."
Action to be effective must be directed to clearly conceived ends. Jawaharlal Nehru
William Howard Taft quote: "Action for which I become responsible, or for which my..."
Action for which I become responsible, or for which my administration becomes responsible, shall be within the law. William Howard Taft
Joan Baez quote: "Action is the antidote to despair."
Action is the antidote to despair. Joan Baez
Hannah Arendt quote: "Action without a name, a who attached to it, is meaningless."
Action without a name, a who attached to it, is meaningless. Hannah Arendt
Henri Frederic Amiel quote: "Action is coarsened thought; thought becomes concrete,..."
Action is coarsened thought; thought becomes concrete, obscure, and unconscious. Henri Frederic Amiel
Action and faith enslave thought, both of them in order not be troubled or inconvenienced by reflection, criticism, and doubt. Henri Frederic Amiel
Jane Addams quote: "Action indeed is the sole medium of expression for ethics."
Action indeed is the sole medium of expression for ethics. Jane Addams
[English] fails me utterly when I attempt to describe what I love about Greek, that language innocent of all quirks and cranks; a language obsessed with action, and with the joy of seeing action multiply from action, action marching relentlessly ahead and with yet more actions filing in from either side to fall into neat step at the rear, in a long straight rank of cause and effect toward what will be inevitable, the only possible end. Donna Tartt

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