Quotes & Sayings About Talkers Not Doers

The radicals assumed that acting was more important than speaking. Talking and writing books, Winstanley insisted, is 'all nothing and must die; for action is the life of all, and if thou dost not act, thou dost nothing.' It is a thought worth pondering by those who read books about the seventeenth-century radicals, no less than by those who write them. Were you doers or talkers only? Bunyan asked his generation. What canst thou say? — Christopher Hill

We are 100 percent responsible for the pursuit of holiness, but at the same time we are 100 percent dependent upon the Holy Spirit to enable us in that pursuit. The pursuit of holiness is not a pull-yourself-up-by-your-own-bootstraps approach to the Christian life. — Jerry Bridges

For me growing up, I've found that I don't really go out and party and I don't hang out - when I come home and I'm home, I'm a pretty chilled person. — Hayley Williams

A monarch frequently represents his subjects better that an elected assembly; and if he is a good judge of character he is likely to have more capable and loyal advisers. — William Ralph Inge

Talkers are usually more articulate than doers, since talk is their specialty. — Thomas Sowell

Love. Love wasn't sweet and light, it was visceral and overpowering. Love wasn't patient, love wasn't kind. Love was ferocious, love knew how to play dirty. — Kate Atkinson

Fifty percent of life in the N.B.A. is sex. The other fifty percent is money. — Dennis Rodman

Talkers are no good doers. — William Shakespeare

Great talkers are little doers. — Benjamin Franklin

At the day of Doom men shall be judged according to their fruits. It will not be said then, did you believe? But, were you doers or talkers only? — John Bunyan

The talkers and writers resent being left on the sidelines by the doers. — Thomas Sowell

We need a doer, not a talker. — Bobby Jindal

The Scrum idea of a separated Scrum Master is good for Scrum, but not appropriate for most projects. Good development requires not just talkers but doers. — Bertrand Meyer

The present is an age of talkers, and not doers; and the reason is, that the world is growing old. We are so far advanced in the Arts and Sciences, that we live in retrospect, and doat on past achievements. — William Hazlitt

I think it's an important thing for a Mexican to say, especially now with the rebellion in Chiapas. Mexico has to confront her Indian face, and yet she refuses to do so. When you turn on Mexican television, it's like watching Swedish TV: everyone is blond. — Richard Rodriguez

Tush!
Fear not, my lord, we will not stand to prate;
Talkers are no good doers: be assured
We come to use our hands and not our tongues. — William Shakespeare

Behind closed doors, we're all the fat uncool kid. — Su-Mari Diedericks

The big divide in this country is not between Democrats and Republicans, or women and men, but between talkers and doers. — Thomas Sowell

It's kind of pathetic actually that we are all sitting here talking about Forth. It is not the wave of the future. It's never been the wave of the future. It's not within our power to make it the wave of the future. — Charles H. Moore

Every time you say yes to a film there's a certain percentage of your yes that has to do with the director, a certain percentage to do with the story, a certain percentage with the character, the location, etc. — Guy Pearce

An honor is not diminished for being shared. — Lois McMaster Bujold

There's 3 types of people in this world: there's talkers, there's watchers, and there's doers. — Jeremy Stephens