Quotes about Taking Action

Simply thinking and speaking of action is philosophy, of course. Taking action is something else. And, as with the swan, the greatest and ultimate test of a man taking action must also be his willingness, while loving life, to give his life for something he loves.

Instead of regretting what we cannot do, it is better to do anything we can do. Even if what we do does not bring us to our goal, it brings us much closer to it.

She kept going: why put it off? Yes, why put it off? she asked herself. And her question was solid, demanding a serious answer.

There is no fair play in an unbalanced platform. But there is something that you can do about it.

In these circumstances I think we must take the bull by the horns and, making due allowances, quote whenever we feel that the allusion is interesting or helpful or amusing.

Sometimes if you want to see a change for the better, you have to take things into your own hands.

Wisdom oft times consists of knowing what to do next.

Wisdom consists not so much in knowing what to do in the ultimate as knowing what to do next.

There are generally three kinds of people in the world. People who make things happen, people who watch things happen, and people who say, what in the heck happened.

I'm never gonna stand by... and watch anybody get killed again.

Good things come to people who wait, but better things come to those who go out and get them.

Move on. Once you've hit a ball there's no point watching to see where it's going. You can't change its flight path now. You have to think about your next move. Not what you should have done. What you do now.

Qualquer que seja ou venha a ser o nosso destino, somos nós que o fazemos, e não nos lamentamos.

My mom was a real person. I am not a real person. She had convictions and took action. She has purpose and belief. She helped others. I help no one. She helped found that donation organization. I couldn't even write one thank-you letter for a refrigerator. All I want is to write fiction. I am a drain on the system, dragging around my debts and dreams. It's all I've wanted. And now I'm not even able to do that.

I always wondered why somebody doesn't do something about that. Then I realized I was somebody.

I always wondered why somebody didn't do something about that. And then I realized I was somebody.

always wondered why somebody didn't do something about that. And then I realized I was somebody.

Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not." —Dr. Seuss, The Lorax 1

Ambivalence is one of the biggest enemies of change. If you aren't sure that you really want to take action on something such as your weight, ambivalence will usually win.

I love to talk. I love to share. I love to vent. But I prefer action.

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And the first time a real challenge came along I had behaved like all the other sheep in the pen. I had bleated and dithered, unable to believe that any real threat could actually be aimed at me, and I was still simply sitting here, waiting for it to swoop down and get me, and doing no more to stop it than hoping it would go away. Was

have to know, he thought. I have to get out there and talk to people and see for myself. But there's nothing I can do now, and, dammit, I need some sleep.

Stevie, don't get cross, get even.