Man wants to live, but it is useless to hope that this desire will dictate all his actions.
Albert CamusIt was frustrating as I prefer face-to-face action [on missing boyfriend Any Scott-Lee whilst on a TV show]
Michelle HeatonA man's delight in looking forward to and hoping for some particular satisfaction is a part of the pleasure flowing out of it, enjoyed in advance. But this is afterwards deducted, for the more we look forward to anything the less we enjoy it when it comes.
Arthur SchopenhauerIt 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.
Charlotte BronteNo money is better spent than what is laid out for domestic satisfaction.
Samuel JohnsonDeeds are better things than words are, Actions mightier than boasting
Henry Wadsworth LongfellowThe most drastic, and usually the most effective remedy for fear is direct action.
William BurnhamEvery mission constitutes a pledge of duty. Every man is bound to consecrate his every faculty to its fulfilment. He will derive his rule of action from the profound conviction of that duty
Giuseppe MazziniWould you not like to try all sorts of lives - one is so very small - but that is the satisfaction of writing - one can impersonate so many people.
Katherine MansfieldThe end of man is action, and not thought, though it be noblest
Thomas CarlyleThe Führer alone is the present and future German reality and its law. Learn to know ever more deeply: from now on every single thing demands decision, and every action responsibility.
Martin HeideggerIt is not whether your words or actions are tough or gentle; it is the spirit behind your actions and words that announces your inner state.
Rene CharRealizing 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 MaltzThe most decisive actions of life are most often unconsidered actions.
André GideThe 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 WilkinsonYoung people are threatened... by the evil use of advertising techniques that stimulate the natural inclination to avoid hard work by promising the immediate satisfaction of every desire.
Pope John Paul IIA man of action forced into a state of thought is unhappy until he can get out of it (Maid In Waiting)
John GalsworthyIndolence 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 GandhiWhere choice begins, Paradise ends, innocence ends, for what is Paradise but the absence of any need to choose this action?
Arthur MillerAll human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsion, habit, reason, passion, and desire.
AristotleThomas Bjorn gets more wrist action than anyone in Europe
Ken BrownWe had one fan who made action figures of all of us. Mine had a mirror, which I thought was a bit cheeky.
Ian WatkinsIt was character that got us out of bed, commitment that moved us into action, and discipline that enabled us to follow through.
Zig ZiglarEven if we bowl first, the atmosphere will nearly carry us all out into the middle with a capacity crowd ready to roar into action for their beloved teams. One of the areas we identified as our downfalls in England was a loosening of intensity in our training regime.
Justin LangerDon't just work
for the money; that will bring only limited satisfaction.
Kathy IrelandIt is harder to avoid censure than to gain applause; for this may be done by one great or wise action in an age. But to escape censure a man must pass his whole life without saying or doing one ill or foolish thing
David HumeThe path of weakness and inaction [describing John Kerry]
George W BushAs soon as questions of will or decision or reason or choice of action arise, human science is at a loss
Noam ChomskyBlack detraction will find faults where they are not.
Philip MassingerI am apt to suspect... all the other species of men... to be naturally inferior to white. There never was a civilzation of any other complexion than white, nor even any individual eminent either in action or speculation.
David HumeIf love does not know how to give and take without restrictions, it is not love, but a transaction that never fails to lay stress on a plus and a minus.
Emma Goldman...and later we will have action from the men's cockless pairs...
Sue BarkerWe already know enough to begin to cope with all the major problems that are now threatening human life and much of the rest of life on earth. Our crisis is not a crisis of information; it is a crisis of decision of policy and action.
George WaldHe 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 HugoVision without action is merely a dream. Action without vision just passes the time. Vision with action can change the world.
Joel A BarkerI like any reaction I can get with my music.
Jim MorrisonRight actions in the future are the best apologies for bad actions in the past.
Tryon EdwardsSatisfaction consists in freedom from pain, which is the positive element of life.
Arthur SchopenhauerA man's action is only a picture book of his creed.
Sir Arthur HelpsGoodness is love in action, love with its hand to the plough, love with the burden on its back, love following his footsteps who went about continually doing good.
James HamiltonNoble bold is an accident of fortune; noble actions characterize the great
Carlo GoldoniYou see, in life, lots of people know what to do, but few people actually do what they know. Knowing is not enough! You must take action.
Anthony RobbinsThe world can only be grasped by action, not by contemplation... the hand is the cutting edge of the mind
Jacob BronowskiDreams pass into the reality of action. From the actions stems the dream again; and this interdependence produces the highest form of living.
Anais NinAs life is action and passion, it is required of a man that he should share the passion and action of his time, at the peril of being not to have lived.
Oliver Wendell Holmes JuniorI can only say that whatever my life and work have been, I'm not envious of anyone-and this is my biggest satisfaction.
Roman PolanskiEvery time you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing.
Mother TeresaHere are a list of Quotes from the delightful Northern Irish Comedian Danny McCrossan
Even the most powerful lie detector invented couldn’t drag a secret out of a woman, however, women rarely have lunch with lie detectors… - Danny McCrossan - Northern Irish Comedian
See women need to talk because they feel like they have to have adequate levels of communication in order to sustain a healthy and open relationship, whereas men are only driven to speak because of matters beyond their control, like not being able to find clean socks. - Danny McCrossan - Northern Irish Comedian.
In Pagan times, uninspired people made sacrifices at the altar, and today, thanks to marraige, many still do. - Danny McCrossan - Northern Irish Comedian.
When women are bored they do the usual things, they eat, they go shopping, they neurotically judge the looks of other women, but men, men invade another country! - Danny McCrossan - Northern Irish Comedian.
Anything that I’ve ever done that ended up worthwhile, initially scared me to death. Wether it was walking out on stage for that very first time, or asking a girl to include me in her plans for the future, but you know what, You have to risk everything sometimes or you risk even more. It’s not the challenges we face that define us, it’s the actions we take. - Danny McCrossan -Northern irish Comedian.
Everyone had big plans for me when I was younger, it was a cliche “Danny can do anything he wants to do” So I did the only thing I ever thought was worthwhile, bring laughter into the world. How I came to been seen as somewhat of a dissapointment to all those people who had made plans for me, well that still makes me chuckle. - Danny McCrossan - Northern Irish Comedian.
You learn alot in your teenage years, for instance I learned that if you’re ever being chased by a police dog, try not to go through a little tunnel, then onto a mini seesaw and then jump through a ring of fire, they’ve trained for that y’see. - Danny McCrossan - Northern Irish Comedian.
Asking people in Northern Ireland what they think of politics is like asking the Jews what they think of Hitler. - Danny MCrossan - Northern Irish Comedian.
There are too many warnings on packaging these days - defrost before eating - Use as directed - I mean, what’s next, you buy a packet of condoms, warning - may contain nuts! - Danny McCrossan - Northern Irish Comedian.
I say don’t conform, don’t allow yourself to be pigeon holed, it’s no good for the soul, and the pigeon doesn’t enjoy it either. - Danny McCrossan - Northern Irish Comedian.
I remember how nervous I was my very first gig and I remember when I walked out on stage and spoke those words, how the audience laughed and laughed. I swore, there and then, that one day I would have my revenge. - Danny McCrossan - Northern Irish Comedian.
The sign said “This door to remain closed at all times” Correct me if I’m wrong, but doesn’t that defeat the purpose of a door? - Danny McCrossan - Northern Irish Comedian.
Danny McCrossanAll adventure is now reactionary.
William F Buckley JrI 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.
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