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.
Orison Swett MardenA person may cause evil to others not only by his actions but by his inaction, and in either case he is justly accountable to them for the injury.
John Stuart MillA slender acquaintance with the world must convince every man that actions, not words, are the true criterion of the attachment of friends.
George WashingtonIndolence is a delightful but distressing state; we must be doing something to be happy. Action is no less necessary than thought to the instinctive tendencies of the human frame.
Mahatma GandhiIt has always been my practice to cast a long paragraph in a single mould, to try it by my ear, to deposit it in my memory, but to suspend the action of the pen till I had given the last polish to my work.
Edward GibbonSatisfaction consists in freedom from pain, which is the positive element of life.
Arthur SchopenhauerThe reaction he (Hodgson) has had to face, while predictable, has been blown out of all proportion. [on England v France in the 2005 Six Nations]
Jonny WilkinsonI am not of French extraction. Nor are my origins German. My father's forbears came from Northern Ireland, and my mother's family was Scottish.
Paul GettyIn the West audiences think I am a stereotyped action star, or that I always play hitmen or killers. But in Hong Kong, I did a lot of comedy, many dramatic films, and most of all, romantic roles, lots of love stories.
Chow Yun-FatI felt zilch for him. I mean, he is not my type of guy. I never go for looks or you know I never go for image-type people. You know, it took a while before that attraction built. [on David Beckham]
Rebecca LoosRealizing that our actions, feelings and behaviour are the result of our own images and beliefs gives us the level that psychology has always needed for changing personality.
Maxwell MaltzTennis is a perfect combination of violent action taking place in an atmosphere of total tranquillity.
Billie Jean KingThe highest manifestation of life consists in this: that a being governs its own actions. A thing which is always subject to the direction of another is somewhat of a dead thing.
Sir Thomas AquinasYou prove your worth with your actions, not with your mouth.
Jean Paul RichterCustom has furnished the only basis which ethics have ever had, and there is no conceivable human action which custom has not at one time justified and at another condemned.
Joseph Wood KrutchWe know what a person thinks not when he tells us what he thinks, but by his actions.
Isaac SingerLeadership is practiced not so much in words as in attitude and in actions.
Harold GeneenDissatisfaction with the world in which we live and determination to realize one that shall be better, are the prevailing characteristics of the modern spirit. (The Greek View of Life)
Goldsworthy Lowes DickinsonWhen a man asks himself what is meant by action he proves that he isn't a man of action. Action is a lack of balance. In order to act you must be somewhat insane. A reasonably sensible man is satisfied with thinking.
James BaldwinA strange, a perverted creed that has a queer attraction both for the most primitive and for the most sophisticated societies.
Harold McMillanThere is safety in reserve, but no attraction. One cannot love a reserved person.
Frank ChurchillAccuracy to a newspaper is what virtue is to a lady; but a newspaper can always print a retraction.
Adlai StevensonEven among the married, sexual satisfaction must not be sought in a way which disregards man's character as a person and degrades him to the animal level.
Francis ArinzeAll adventure is now reactionary.
William F Buckley JrThe reaction to me out on the stump was quite hostile.
Tony BanksTake time to deliberate, but when the time for action has arrived, stop thinking and go in.
Napoleon BonaparteOnly the actions of the just smell sweet and blossom in the dust.
Barbara BushSet your expectations high; find men and women whose integrity and values you respect; get their agreement on a course of action; and give them your ultimate trust.
John AkersI constantly try to reinvent my sensibilities and my ideas. I enjoy some of the satisfaction that I get when I feel good about what I've done. But the process is quite lonely and quite painful.
Vincent GalloA man of action forced into a state of thought is unhappy until he can get out of it (Maid In Waiting)
John GalsworthyIt has been a fantastic ride for the past 20 years. Ups and downs, to be sure, but filled with great satisfaction in building this wonderful creator of classic American culture into one of the premier entertainment-orientated companies in the world. [resignation speech]
Michael EisnerDo not wait for extraordinary circumstances to do good action; try to use ordinary situations.
Jean Paul RichterAction is the real measure of intelligence.
Napoleon HillBooks are but waste paper unless we spend in action the wisdom we get from thought - asleep. When we are weary of the living, we may repair to the dead, who have nothing of peevishness, pride, or design in their conversation.
W B YeatsDeeds are better things than words are, Actions mightier than boasting
Henry Wadsworth LongfellowWe must reject the idea that every time a law's broken, society is guilty rather than the lawbreaker. It is time to restore the American precept that each individual is accountable for his actions.
Ronald ReaganDo you want to know who you are? Don't ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you.
Thomas JeffersonChaotic action is preferable to orderly inaction.
Will RogersSuit the action to the world, the world to the action, with this special observance, that you overstep not the modesty of nature.
Joan RiversI think that one of the great challenges of teaching these days is actually being free to teach with all the distractions that surround the profession.
Marilyn HackerYour actions, and your action alone, determines your worth.
Evelyn WaughHe who every morning plans the transaction of the day and follows out that plan, carries a thread that will guide him through the maze of the most busy life. But where no plan is laid, where the disposal of time is surrendered merely to the chance of incidence, chaos will soon reign.
Victor HugoDon't just work
for the money; that will bring only limited satisfaction.
Kathy IrelandWords without actions are the assassins of idealism.
Herbert HooverWe had one fan who made action figures of all of us. Mine had a mirror, which I thought was a bit cheeky.
Ian WatkinsEvery 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
Francis CornfordIron rusts from disuse, stagnant water loses its purity and in cold weather becomes frozen; even so does inaction sap the vigors of the mind.
Leonardo Da VinciIt was frustrating as I prefer face-to-face action [on missing boyfriend Any Scott-Lee whilst on a TV show]
Michelle HeatonTelevision is a weapon of mass distraction.
Larry GelbartSuccess comes from taking the initiative and following up... persisting... eloquently expressing the depth of your love. What simple action could you take today to produce a new momentum toward success in your life?
Anthony Robbins
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