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Thought expands, but paralyzes; action animates, but narrows.
View quotes by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

I was determined that no British government should be brought down by the action of two tarts.
View quotes by Harold McMillan

The best thing about giving of ourselves is that what we get is always better than what we give. The reaction is greater than the action.
View quotes by Orison Swett Marden

A good action is never lost; it is a treasure laid up and guarded for the doer's need.
View quotes by Edwin Markham

Community action is as valuable a principle on the international level as it has been domestically.
View quotes by Barney Frank

Every public action, which is not customary, either is wrong, or, if it is right, is a dangerous precedent. It follows that nothing should ever be done for the first time
View quotes by Francis Cornford

A man of action forced into a state of thought is unhappy until he can get out of it (Maid In Waiting)
View quotes by John Galsworthy

We had one fan who made action figures of all of us. Mine had a mirror, which I thought was a bit cheeky.
View quotes by Ian Watkins

Do not wait for extraordinary circumstances to do good action; try to use ordinary situations.
View quotes by Jean Paul Richter

Act that your principle of action might safely be made a law for the whole world. [The Categorical Imperative]
View quotes by Imannuel Kant

It was character that got us out of bed, commitment that moved us into action, and discipline that enabled us to follow through.
View quotes by Zig Ziglar

The ordinary man is involved in action, the hero acts. An immense difference.
View quotes by Henry Miller

Just remember, you can do anything you set your mind to, but it takes action, perseverance, and facing your fears.
View quotes by Gillian Anderson

Action is the parent of results; dormancy, the brooding mother of discontent.
View quotes by Dinah Maria Mulock

What a man calls his 'conscience' is merely the mental action that follows a sentimental reaction after too much wine or love.
View quotes by Helen Rowland

It is in vain to say human beings ought to be satisfied with tranquillity: they must have action; and they will make it if they cannot find it.
View quotes by Charlotte Bronte

Every time you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing.
View quotes by Mother Teresa

Instead of demanding action against those who so violently challenge the keepers, they want to dress us up like ice hockey netminders [on the FA]
View quotes by Carlo Cudicini

If you don't like affirmative action, what is your plan to guarantee a level playing field of opportunity?
View quotes by Maynard Jackson

The world can only be grasped by action, not by contemplation... the hand is the cutting edge of the mind
View quotes by Jacob Bronowski

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