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Actionable Quotes (page 24)

When people attempt to rebel against the iron logic of Nature, they come into conflict with the very same principles to which they owe their existence as human beings. Their actions against Nature must lead to their own downfall. Adolf Hitler
Louisa May Alcott quote: "for action is always easier than quiet waiting."
for action is always easier than quiet waiting. Louisa May Alcott
Our view of man will remain superficial so long as we fail to go back to that origin [of silence], so long as we fail to find, beneath the chatter of words, the primordial silence, and as long as we do not describe the action which breaks this silence. the spoken word is a gesture, and its meaning, a world. Maurice Merleau-Ponty
Dietrich Bonhoeffer quote: "Political action means taking on responsibility. This cannot..."
Political action means taking on responsibility. This cannot happen without power. Power is to serve responsibility. Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Who has not, a hundred times, found himself committing a vile or silly action for no other reason than because he knows he should not? Have we not a perpetual inclination, in the teeth of our best judgement, to violate that which is Law, merely because we understand it to be such? Edgar Allan Poe
Anything can be good. Even Last Action Hero could’ve been good. There’s an idea somewhere in almost any movie : if you can find something that you love, then you can do it. If you can’t, it doesn’t matter how skilful you are... Joss Whedon
Pat Conroy quote: "Love's action. It isn't talk and it never has been."
Love's action. It isn't talk and it never has been. Pat Conroy
I realized that I had died and been reborn numberless times but just didn't remember especially because the transitions from life to death and back to life are so ghostly easy, a magical action for naught, like falling asleep and waking up again a million times, the utter casualness and deep ignorance of it. Jack Kerouac
When the goal of political action is no longer the defense of liberty, no word other than demagoguery can describe the despicable nature of politics. Ron Paul
What good is talking if neither of you are really committed? If one of you had an affair or got addicted to drugs or was abusive, simply talking about it wouldn; t take the hurt away; or fix the trust that's been lost. In the end, marriage comes down to actions. I think people talk too much about the things that bother them, instead of actually doing the little things that keep a marriage strong. Nicholas Sparks
There was in the House only one dissenting vote, from Barbara J. Lee, a Democrat from California, who warned that military action could not guarantee the safety of the country and that 'as we act, let us not become the evil we deplore. Chris Hedges
It is a mistake, too, to say that the face is the mirror of the soul. The truth is, men are very hard to know, and yet, not to be deceived, we must judge them by their present actions, but for the present only. Napoleon Bonaparte
Walter Mosley quote: "I hit him more times than necessary but by then my actions..."
I hit him more times than necessary but by then my actions were mostly chemical, like a soldier ant or a teenager in love. Walter Mosley
Emily Giffin quote: "If she liked him so darn much, she should have done something..."
If she liked him so darn much, she should have done something about it. Taken some real action. Emily Giffin
Alain de Botton quote: "The best cure for one's bad tendencies is to see them in..."
The best cure for one's bad tendencies is to see them in action in another person. Alain de Botton

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