Action Quotes Quotes & Sayings

Only crazy people don't do anything new and they expecting new result. — Sunday Adelaja

The best way to create a future is to set a goal and take action. — Debasish Mridha

Great is our calling,
We dare not be idle.
The saddle is in place,
And Jesus is bridle. — Kari L. Greenaway

The measure of life is not by duration but by effective action. — Debasish Mridha

What you think is who you are;
what you do is who you become.
Your beliefs determine your actions;
your actions determine your destiny. — Matshona Dhliwayo

I don't want to grow old thinking 'what if I had done...'. I avoid the 'should have's' and take ACTION. — Rachel Smets

When you're so undecided, it's better not to do anything, the right course of action is to take no action at all — Mary Kennedy

Put your thoughts into action and see how your life changes. — Satyendra Pandey

If you want a positive and happy life then stop feeling self-pity or seeking attention for your problems and take action towards creating a positive and fulfilling life. — Hina Hashmi

A strange fact of life is that usually people who are counted out somehow transform into the action figures doing the toughest of times that people can count on. — Johnnie Dent Jr.

I don't care what Einstein said about God not playing dice; If he exists, he's addicted to craps. — Henry Mosquera

There's something better than an 'excuse' for your mistake, which is 'now you know how to stop it from happening again'. — Mohith Agadi

I think sometimes in literature we kind of police ourselves. I know a lot of people talked about Twilight, and they would say, oh, but the heroine, she lets this man make her decisions. And I thought, that may not be the particular fantasy or trope that works for me.
But listen man, I read Wuthering Heights. I wanted me a little Heathcliff action. I mean, why can't we indulge that fantasy and also be like, And now I would like the ERA passed, please. Also, this lipstick is fuckin' killer. — Libba Bray

Change your thought, change your mind.
Change your belief, change your action. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Nothing is impossible, nothing is risky, when you take the action with love, something better will happen. — Debasish Mridha

The most gratifying action plan that one can conceive is one that others deem unattainable only to be proven wrong. — Mark W. Boyer

Love is the action verb of life, and of the heart. — Chris Vonada

Pain avoidance is part of life. A campaign to minimize hunger and lessen pain drives us to develop systems that will provide us with nourishing food and protective shelter. Pain is a trickster. It can send us true or false signals that confine us to our beds or spur us to roam long and far. Pain has a lifesaving function. Pain can signal us to implement evasive action or attack our problems head-on. Pain has a putative role. Pain can torture us for engaging in careless deeds. Pain performs a restorative role. Pain can tell us when we must rest. Pain is tutor and a healer. Pain implores us to take heed of our physical and mental infirmities, urges us to call out for help, and compels us to adopt modified strategies. — Kilroy J. Oldster

The definition of a person who practices visualization and positive thinking, without taking action: a broke loser. — Robert Rolih

The purpose of life seems to be to acquaint a man with himself and whatever science or art or course of action he engages in reacts upon and illuminates the recesses of his own mind. Thus friends seem to be only mirrors to draw out and explain to us ourselves; and that which draws us nearer our fellow man, is, that the deep Heart in one, answers the deep Heart in another,
that we find we have (a common Nature)
one life which runs through all individuals, and which is indeed Divine. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

Never mistake movement for action ... a rocking horse moves; a race horse charges towards a goal. — Johnnie Dent Jr.

Often what keeps us stuck and continually doing penance is the very feeling that we must pay for lack of action. We become caught in a circle of blame, condemn ourselves, feel hopeless, and feed the fire - or slow burn - by reciting like a mantra our history of inertia and self-judged wrong choices. Well, let's break that dead-end cycle of waste and regret. — Noelle Sterne

Behind every smile there is love, thought, and action. — Debasish Mridha

You are both puppet and puppeteer of your world. — Matshona Dhliwayo

If you want something new, then come up with a new idea and take action. — Debasish Mridha

The real destination lies in step taking! — Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

Imagination and action are the mothers of all creation. — Debasish Mridha

When we remove all emotion, all judgement, and all expectation there is only love left. Love is found in the stillness of the soul. Love is without action, without attachment or need. Love is the subtle energy that flows through all of creation. Love transcends your being into ascension. Love is the harmony and the music of the universe, love is all there is. — L.J. Vanier

Action is the means through which the intangible becomes tangible. — Eleesha

The breeding ground of fear is procrastination and inaction. We overcome them not by preparation, but by taking action. — Debasish Mridha

We put great expectations on our tomorrows when we truly need to rely on ourselves. Far too many overlook personal action, as a means to get things done. Blame is easily passed if one does not hold themselves accountable. — Jay Long

But often it is a seemingly irresolvable relationship that teaches us the most, once we're willing to be vulnerable and honest, once we're willing to connect with what Chogyam Trungpa called "the genuine heart of sadness." As warriors in training we do our best to hold the person in our heart without any hypocrisy. One thing we can do with a difficult relationship is to place a picture of the person somewhere we will see it often and think, "I wish for your deepest well-being". Or we can write down the person's name, along with the aspiration that they may be safe, may be happy, may live in peace.
Regardless of what specific action we take, our aspiration is to benefit the other person and wish them well. — Pema Chodron

Be gentle, confident and action-oriented. Remember, your actions will make a difference. — Debasish Mridha

There is power in everything you say to lift you up or pull you down. There is power in everything you do to reward you or penalize you. — Matshona Dhliwayo

Actions do not need to be changed; just change your vision. — Dada Bhagwan

A swirl of dust and dirt picked up from the shadows that fell over everything in this grungy corner of the world. The dancing movement was hypnotizing. The sand and grit had rested long enough to have drifted into obscurity. But fate had different plans, and this gust of wind had lifted them and turned their obscure and unknown existence into a chaotic tempest of action that could not be ignored. — Lexie Syrah

To fall in love is a legendary action that doesn't need any explanation. — Auliq Ice

Our lives are a novel being written. We are its author. Every action we encounter and every person we meet has a role and a place in our ultimate story. It is in our control to decide the level of how, who and what impacts us and how large a role we decide to assign each. — Mark W. Boyer

Self-development requires direct action. Knowledge must precede action. The self's relation to the world must be grounded in reality through ideas and thoughts. Self-reflection and introspection expands our appreciation of life. — Kilroy J. Oldster

Agent Smith, a lady is never late, everyone is simply early." I said back, paraphrasing something I saw on a 20/20 special.
"Well, a lady isn't exactly what they are expecting. — Rumi Antoinette

The Jews are known for their perseverance and this is what helps them achieve their goals. Perseverance means continuous persistence in a course of action, a purpose, in spite of difficulties, obstacles, or discouragement. — H.W. Charles

There's a time to wait for a miracle, and there's a time to be a miracle. — Matshona Dhliwayo

To have what you have never had, you have to do what you have never done. — Roy Bennett

If you want to be an action person be proactive rather than reactive ... — Stephen Richards

So fine a medicine is the will to action. — Hope Mirrlees

Action is only taken when one needs change. Change happens when action is needed to make a positive impact. Ones reaction to change is what determines the outcome. — Lorenzo Victory

I write narrative nonfiction, creating lively scenes through action and the use of quotes from firsthand accounts, all based on rigorous research. If I say a character leaned against a fence on a windy day, than I have at least two sources to back up these details. — Jim Murphy

Less fear, more courage.
Less doubt, more faith.
Less talking, more action.
Less ignorance, more knowledge. — Matshona Dhliwayo

S is for SCARY! Fear is driven out by action! Bad habits are overcome by good habits. — Lucas Remmerswaal

An inventor is he whose thoughts and imagination become things of reality by creative action. — Debasish Mridha

Respect is love in action — Bangambiki Habyarimana

Don't just wish and dream - take action to make it happen. — Debasish Mridha

If we have touched another's life with our action and through our words then we have lived. — Aisha Mirza

Go within and release yesterday's sorrow so you may embrace today's joy. — Liz Hester

Philosophy is a lens for interpretation and compass for action. — Andrew C. Katen

Words are important, but action is king. — Matshona Dhliwayo

Every comforting word is a command from a man of action ...
While every word of command is commotion from a man of just words ... — Sujit Lalwani

I don't fall for words, I fall for action because words always carry empty promises but one step at a time is the beginning of fulfilment. Don't say just do it! Don't announce just show it! Don't gloat just prove it! — Euginia Herlihy

Haven't you seen and heard that every word I seed for you is a feeling, and every thought I bloom bears a meaning?
Rivers of words, blending together for the same course, the action of my being:
my universe, your beauty. — Soar

Let's have a life with momentum and action. Set a goal for every day and every season. — Debasish Mridha

To eradicate blindness, let us expand our vision. Let us dream and take actions to make blindness a history from the past. — Debasish Mridha

Sorcerers believe that an action taken for the right reasons has an unreasonable chance of success. — Gail Carson Levine

I don't like laid back. I like action. This city has a constant desire to achieve. Just the way I also want to. My friends say that I have ambitions the size of the Himalayas but the desire to do so is the size of a pea. I don't believe them. Someday they will change their opinions. Today is a starting point. I can feel it. — Aditi Bose

Sentimentality is a quality that rarely has the slightest influence on action. — Hope Mirrlees

Leaving 'things' up to chance is the lazy man's mantra. The successful man takes action every day, until his purpose is fulfilled."
- Daliah Husu - — Daliah Husu

This is certainly one of the best ways to ensure failure. Make excuses, don't take action! — Abhishek Ratna

Every day is a new beginning, the building of a habit. Every action is a step in some direction. There is no pause in living. — Anna White

There are an incalculable - even infinite - number of situations in which we can practice forgiveness.

Expecting it to be a singular action - motivated by the sheer imperative to move on and forget - can be more damaging than the original feelings of anger.

Accepting forgiveness as pluralistic and as an ongoing, individualized process opens us up to realize the role that our own needs play in conflict resolution. — Sharon Salzberg

As you begin Brain Wave Vibration, it is important to do so with specific, positive intent. Without this, the action is only shaking, which might provide some temporary relaxation and escape, but it will not be permanent. Instead, as you shake, let go of everything and go to a place of oneness, the quiet center at the core of your being. It is from this place that you can begin to re-create yourself and to create the life you truly want to live. — Ilchi Lee

Readiness for action is the root of all kingly duties. Listen to the verse sung by Vrihaspati: By exertion the amrita was obtained, by exertion the asuras were slain and by exertion Indra obtained sovereignity in heaven and on earth. The heroes of exertion are superior to the heroes of speech. The heroes of speech gratify the heroes of exertion. — Meera Uberoi

The more you learn the biology behind your every action, emotion and behavior, the better you become at accepting others the way they are. — Abhijit Naskar

Think big.
Dream great dreams.
Take action to realize your dreams. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Love is the gift. You cannot go and look for the gift by yourself. That action is contrary to the definition of the word gift. Therefore, single ladies should wait to be chosen and to receive love as a gift. — Khuliso Mamathoni

Be persistent like a mosquito, at the end you will get your bite — Bangambiki Habyarimana

In order to get positive results, fill your mind with positive thoughts and take action. — Debasish Mridha

Don't be a witness. Be an activist. — DaShanne Stokes

Sometimes the greatest act of love is to walk away, so that the other person can find their true self and direction again. — Auliq Ice

Sometimes we look around and realize we need new friends. That's the sign that they are just around the bend — Liz Hester

You build a reputation by your action, not by your imagination. — Debasish Mridha

Time changes therefore think about the changing times. You shall always have time to think about the time for your plans and you shall always plan your lifetime. Plans can change the meaning of time and time can change the real meaning and essence of plans. Time is mutable so plan your time and time your plans for time changes — Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

Diamonds do not need anyone's permission to shine. — Matshona Dhliwayo

When success is one thought away, think it.
When success is one word away, speak it.
When success is one deed away, perform it.
When success is one step away, take it.
When success is one moment away, seize it. — Matshona Dhliwayo

A man who repents after doing any action, he will certainly become pure one day, that is definite. — Dada Bhagwan

There is power in every choice to benefit you or harm you. There is power in every action to reward you or penalize you. — Matshona Dhliwayo

To acquire things you've never had you have to do things you've never done. — Matshona Dhliwayo

Destiny is manifested only through action. — Suzy Kassem

A mission without action is equally ineffective and futile as action without mission. Use the "power of precision," and remember language shapes thought and thought shapes action. — Archibald Marwizi

My hope is that after you read Imprinted Wisdom, you will be able to see your blessings, to count more of them that you already have. Realize your thoughts touch holy ground. Action with compassion for others will heal all your sorrow. And prayer will lift your veil of tears. Give more of everything than you take. Know that the true spirit of God lies within your heart. — Catherine Nagle

I saw myself as reviving a certain mode of life, a mode that had been almost lost: the contemplative life of the country gentleman, in harmony with his status and history. In Renaissance times they had called it sprezzatura. The idea was to do whatever one did with grace, to imbue one's every action with beauty, while at the same time making it look quite effortless. Thus, if one were to work at, say, law, one should raise it to the level of an art; if one were to laze, then one must laze beautifully. This, they said, was the true meaning of being an aristocrat. — Paul Murray

Love is about dreams, don't go to sleep expecting them, make them a reality. — Dixie Waters

Respect the past, and prepare for the future by taking action in the present. — Rob Martin

Manner may fall from Heaven but you still need to pick it up. — Matshona Dhliwayo

When action replaces reaction, change happens — Charles F. Glassman

If you are unhappy about something change it.
Choose what you want in life, create your plan to get it, put your plan into action and follow through with persistence. — Latorria Freeman

If you have a dream, keep it. But write it down and take appropriate actions to see it manifest. — T.F. Hodge

Action is prayer in motion. — Charles F. Glassman

Life might end but result of a good action will last forever. — Debasish Mridha

By doing actions, one will not attain Liberation [Moksha]; through understanding leads one to Liberation. The fruit (effect) of action is the worldly life [sansaar]. — Dada Bhagwan

Destiny reveals itself only when there is truth and action. — Suzy Kassem

Don't waste time. Avoid the company of wasteful people who lack the desire to achieve. Become assertive and action-oriented. — Archibald Marwizi