Action Quotes - Page 15

Just do it.

You can't build a reputation on what you are going to do.

He who believes not in your quest should not sail with you, so that he won't sink your ship.

In the external reality, an action is required for the manifestation, but in the internal reality, all you need is your presence. Just with the inner presence, things begin to unfold.

God gave you the sea, but you still have to fish for yourself.

My whole life, I prepared to come down in order to save the world above.. Now I have to ascend to save the world below..

It isn’t always the treasure that drives men down deep into the sea; it’s something else, something unexplainable, even to them.

An act of love that fails is just as much a part of the divine life as an act of love that succeeds for love is measured by its own fullness not by its reception.

So. Tell me. What do you think? Which is better? To take action and perhaps make a fatal mistake - or to take no action and die slowly anyway?

It's better to be one who is told to wait than one who waits to be told.

Success isn’t entirely a numbers game, but numbers play a part.

What one does is what counts. Not what one had the intention of doing.

I did wonder if I'd have cause to rue my action. Now I believe it can safely be filed under Necessary Regrets.

Vision unknown is self-abuse. Vision known is self-abuse discovery. But vision applied is self-liberation. Application is the key

Let today be the day you stop being haunted by the ghost of yesterday. Holding a grudge & harboring anger/resentment is poison to the soul. Get even with people...but not those who have hurt us, forget them, instead get even with those who have helped us.

What you think is a seed, what you say is the bud, and what you do is the fruit.

That is what a well-guarded prayer life can reveal about us, that our trust is not in ourselves but in seeking God's strength for what we do. Prayer is not a substitute for action, but prayer undergirds action with the strength that makes the difference.

Kitty need's a tounge bath

I mean that if you are not absolutely sure of a thing, it is so difficult to commit yourself to a definite course of action.

When you choose to act on your problems, you cease to be a victim of circumstance and become a force of change; that's when you transition to not only being a survivor, but to being a leader or hero too, and an inspiration to those still in the victim's mindset.

Strength is not determined by the looks but through action.

Act as if it was and it will be.

Create in your mind a picture of what you want and then live that vision as if it already exists.

I take my actions because of my passion not because of compulsion.

The greatest people in history were those who lived a life of significance and service. You can join them if you’re willing to serve.

The more you think of what is right, the more you tend to make every action in your mind right. The more you think of the goal you have in view, the more life and power you will call into action in working for that goal. The more you think of your ambition, the more power you will give to those faculties that can make your ambitions come true. The more you think of harmony, of health, of success, of happiness, of things that are desirable, of things that are beautiful, of things that have true worth, the more the mind will tend to build all those things in yourself, provided, of course, that all such thinking is subjective.

I would like to propose that the reason our actions have been so manifestly unsuccessful in steering the world away from its present collision course is that we have not, generally speaking, been basing them on any true understanding.

I dug through my purse for the Glock. There is was, and I realized I'd never set the safety. I decided to consider this a great example of forethought rather than my being the stupidest gun handler on the planet.

The farther you go, however, the harder it is to return. The world has many edges, and it's easy to fall off.

If people are suffering then they must look within themselves. ... Happiness is not something ready-made [Buddha] can give you. It comes from your own actions.

What you dislike in another take care to correct in yourself.

One's action ought to come out of an achieved stillness: not to be a mere rushing on.

You’re frustrated because you keep waiting for the blooming of flowers of which you have yet to sow the seeds.

Let those who sit know that this world is not a waiting room; it is an arena to struggle, an arena for action! Let the inactive remember that we were born to act, not to sit!

I hate phones," he grumbled into her neck. "Seriously, I wanna go back in time and murder Alexander Graham Bell." He sat up with a groan. "Or was it Edison who invented the phone? I can never remember."tShe had to laugh. "I'm pretty sure it was Bell.

Looking at small advantages prevents great affairs from being accomplished.

It was in a swampy village on the lagoon river behind the Turner Peninsula that Pollock's first encounter with the Porroh man occurred. The women of that country are famous for their good looks - they are Gallinas with a dash of European blood that dates from the days of Vasco da Gama and the English slave-traders, and the Porroh man, too, was possibly inspired by a faint Caucasian taint in his composition. (It's a curious thing to think that some of us may have distant cousins eating men on Sherboro Island or raiding with the Sofas.) At any rate, the Porroh man stabbed the woman to the heart as though he had been a mere low-class Italian, and very narrowly missed Pollock. But Pollock, using his revolver to parry the lightning stab which was aimed at his deltoid muscle, sent the iron dagger flying, and, firing, hit the man in the hand.He fired again and missed, knocking a sudden window out of the wall of the hut. The Porroh man stooped in the doorway, glancing under his arm at Pollock. Pollock caught a glimpse of his inverted face in the sunlight, and then the Englishman was alone, sick and trembling with the excitement of the affair, in the twilight of the place. It had all happened in less time than it takes to read about it.("Pollock And The Porroh Man")

If you think the world is full of darkness, let us see your light. If you think the world is full of wickedness, let us see your goodness. If you think people are acting wrongly, let us see your right action. If you think people don't know, let us see what you know. If you think the world is full of uncaring people let us see how you care about people. If you think life is not being fair to you, let us see how you can be fair to life. If you think people are proud, let us see your humility. We can easily find fault and we can easily see what is wrong but a positive attitude backed by a right action in a true direction is all we need to survive in peace and harmony in the arena of life

It is only in marriage with the world that our ideals can bear fruit divorced from it they remain barren.

When you learn not to want things so badly life comes to you.

Your mind controls your actions and that means when your mind gives you designed thoughts, your actions too are going to be designed actions!

Perfection is pure action that comes with zeal to excel.

How would your life be different if…You stopped focusing on what you didn’t want and started focusing on what you do want? Let today be the day…You establish a clear intent, make a plan, and take actions towards your intent.

We're going balls to the walls, guys. Our sneak and peak just turned inti a hostage rescue.

Don't be afraid to wake up your dream... give it a hard nudge, a toss of cold water... make it leap, make it fly. Dreams won't come to life without action.

It’s very difficult to follow our dreams, but it’s even more difficult to forget them.

Intent not followed by action is an insult to your design. Decide what you want, create a plan, and get your ass out there!

You take people as far as they will go not as far as you would like them to go.

Take away your eyes from your past failures, current limitations, and future fears. Be hopeful, believe in yourself, be bold, and move on...

We kept our heads down and did our jobs. We controlled the only thing we could, which was the show. We did the thing. Because remember, the talking about the thing isn't the thing. The doing of the thing is the thing.

Don't wait for the world to change, be the change you wish to see in the world.

Did nothing in particular And did it very well.

The time you absolutely have to get off your ass and act is when action seems futile

You will find your purpose revealed in every single action, once you realize that — you — are your purpose.

You have striven so hard and so long to compel life. Can't you now slowly change and let life slowly drift into you ... let the invisible life steal into you and slowly possess you.

You can't not help people just because they're stupid or forgetful or unpleasant... If I don't help them, who will?

Whoever acts right is rich in deed

Stop giving meaningless praise and start giving meaningful action.

The abundant life should include all that life has freely given you – love, good health, success, prosperity, happiness, joy, spirituality, fulfilment, wisdom, purpose, growth and excitement.

You have had a dream for so many years. Let today be the day you make a plan for it. Just think about how much more likely you are to hit your target when you finally aim at it.