Action is a great restorer and builder of confidence. Inaction is not only the result, but the cause, of fear. Perhaps the action you take will be successful; perhaps different action or adjustments will have to follow. But any action is better than no action at all.
Norman Vincent PealeTo every action there is always opposed an equal reaction: or, the mutual actions of two bodies upon each other are always equal, and directed to contrary parts. (Principia Mathematica)
Sir Isaac NewtonIt 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 BronteBlack detraction will find faults where they are not.
Philip MassingerOne had to take some action against fear when once it laid hold of one.
Rainer Maria RilkeMeditation is the life of the soul: Action, the soul of meditation. And honour the reward of action.
Francis QuarlesWe know what a person thinks not when he tells us what he thinks, but by his actions.
Isaac SingerTo overcome a fear, here's all you have to do: realize the fear is there, and do the action you fear anyway.
Peter McWilliamsPatriotism is voluntary. It is a feeling of loyalty and allegiance that is the result of knowledge and belief. A patriot shows their their patriotism through their actions, by their choice.
Jesse VenturaThe human animal cannot be trusted for anything good except en masse. The combined thought and action of the whole people of any race, creed or nationality, will always point in the right direction.
Harry S TrumanI must lose myself in action, lest I wither in despair.
Alfred Lord TennysonJustice is truth in action.
Benjamin DisraeliThere's a new medical crisis. Doctors are reporting that many men are having allergic reactions to latex condoms. They say they cause severe swelling. So what's the problem?
Dustin HoffmanSuit the action to the world, the world to the action, with this special observance, that you overstep not the modesty of nature.
Joan RiversA 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 MillDancing is the loftiest, the most moving, the most beautiful of the arts, because it is no mere translation or abstraction from life; it is life itself.
Havelock EllisTo follow without halt, one aim; there is the secret of success. And success? What is it? I do not find it in the applause of the theatre. It lies rather in the satisfaction of accomplishment.
Anna PavlovaSet 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 AkersYou may fail to shine, in the opinion of others, both in your conversation and actions, from being superior, as well as inferior to them
Fulke GrevilleI was watching the Blackburn game on TV on Sunday when it flashed on the screen that George (Ndah) had scored in the first minute at Birmingham. My first reaction was to ring him up. Then I remembered he was out there playing.
Ade AkinbiyiThomas Bjorn gets more wrist action than anyone in Europe
Ken BrownFollow effective action with quiet reflection. From the quiet reflection will come even more effective action.
Peter F DruckerWhen Demosthenes was asked what were the three most important aspects of oratory, he answered, 'Action, Action, Action.'
PlutarchThe atom bomb is a paper tiger which the United States reactionaries use to scare people. It looks terrible, but in fact it isn't... All reactionaries are paper tigers.
Mao Tse-TungIt is energy - the central element of which is will - that produces the miracle that is enthusiasm in all ages. Everywhere it is what is called force of character and the sustaining power of all great action.
Samuel SmilesCharacter is the product of daily, hourly actions, and words and thoughts; daily forgivenesses, unselfishness, kindnesses, sympathies, charities, sacrifices for the good of others, struggles against temptation, submissiveness under trial. Oh, it is these, like the blending colors in a picture or the blending notes of music which constitute the man.
John MacDuffThe reaction to me out on the stump was quite hostile.
Tony BanksEvery action is seen to fall into one of three main categories, guarding, hitting, or moving. Here, then, are the elements of combat, whether in war or pugilism.
B H Liddell HartAccuracy to a newspaper is what virtue is to a lady; but a newspaper can always print a retraction.
Adlai StevensonThe satisfaction comes from working next to five hundred photographers and coming away with something different.
David BurnettA man's action is only a picture book of his creed.
Sir Arthur HelpsWe had one fan who made action figures of all of us. Mine had a mirror, which I thought was a bit cheeky.
Ian WatkinsThis is 29, Acacia Road. And this is Eric, the schoolboy who leads an exciting double ... Eric is Bananaman. Ever alert for the call to action
BananamanOnly that thing is free which exists by the necessities of its own nature, and is determined in its actions by itself alone.
Benedict SpinozaThe most drastic, and usually the most effective remedy for fear is direct action.
William BurnhamIt 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 CharWe 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 WaldAll adventure is now reactionary.
William F Buckley JrEvery time you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing.
Mother TeresaI 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 GalloWhen you cannot make up your mind which of two evenly balanced courses of action you should take - choose the bolder.
Ezra PoundBusiness is the salt of life, which not only gives a grateful smack to it, but dries up those crudities that would offend, preserves from putrefaction and drives off all those blowing flies that would corrupt it
Owen FelthamRight actions in the future are the best apologies for bad actions in the past.
Tryon EdwardsFor every action there is an equal and opposite government program.
Bob WellsChristmas is love in action. Every time we love, every time we give, it's Christmas.
Dale EvansActions of the last age are like almanacs of the last year.
Sir John DenhamInstead of a clear call for repentance we have been offered warms words of sentimentality for those who have shown no godly sorrow for their actions.
Peter AkinolaThe most subtle flattery that a woman can receive is by actions, not by words.
Suzanne Curchod NeckerEvery action of our lives touches on some chord that will vibrate in eternity.
Sean O'CaseyThoughts lead on to purposes; purposes go forth in action; actions form habits; habits decide character; and character fixes our destiny.
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