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Actionable Quotes (page 10)

If we only look far enough off for the consequence of our actions, we can always find some point in the combination of results by which those actions can be justified: by adopting the point of view of a Providence who arranges results, or of a philosopher who traces them, we shall find it possible to obtain perfect complacency in choosing to do what is most agreeable to us in the present moment. George Eliot
Chuck Palahniuk quote: "If emotion can create a physical action, then duplicating the..."
If emotion can create a physical action, then duplicating the physical action can re-create the emotion. Chuck Palahniuk
There are more worlds than one, and in many ways they are unlike each other. But joy and sorrow, or, in other words, good and evil, are not absent in their degree from any of the worlds, for wherever there is life there is action, and action is but the expression of one or other of these qualities. James Stephens
Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become actions. Watch your actions; they become habit. Watch your habits; they become character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny. Lao Tzu
Ayn Rand quote: "A desire presupposes the possibility of action to achieve it;..."
A desire presupposes the possibility of action to achieve it; action presupposes a goal that is worth achieving. Ayn Rand
Henry Miller quote: "Any genuine philosophy leads to action and from action back..."
Any genuine philosophy leads to action and from action back again to wonder, to the enduring fact of mystery. Henry Miller
All action is for the sake of some end; and rules of action, it seems natural to suppose, must take their whole character and color from the end to which they are subservient. John Stuart Mill
I don't want to do an action movie, because I've acted in them, and they're so boring to do, because they're so technical. The headache of that is daunting. But, if it were an action movie with really interesting characters, how great would that be? Tony Goldwyn
Andre Gide quote: "The most decisive actions of life are most often unconsidered..."
The most decisive actions of life are most often unconsidered actions. Andre Gide
Movement should be a counter, whether in action scenes or dialogue or whatever. It counters where your eye is going. This style thing, for me it's all fitted to the action, to the script, to the characters. Samuel Fuller
I like to encourage people to realize that any action is a good action if it's proactive and there is positive intent behind it. Michael J. Fox
Ralph Waldo Emerson quote: "Words are also actions, and actions are a kind of words."
Words are also actions, and actions are a kind of words. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson quote: "Men's actions are too strong for them. Show me a man who has..."
Men's actions are too strong for them. Show me a man who has acted, and who has not been the victim and slave of his action. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Peter Drucker quote: "Follow effective action with quiet reflection. From the quiet..."
Follow effective action with quiet reflection. From the quiet reflection will come even more effective action. Peter Drucker
The music industry's actions at the time of 9/11 and since have been actions driven by patriotism in most instances, and greed and stupidity to a lesser degree. Sounds like real life doesn't it? Ronnie James Dio

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