Quotes about Taking Action

He who postpones the hour of living rightly is like the rustic who waits for the river to run out before he crosses.

You have to search for things you can do to help now...

Why not have it.

Jumping at several small opportunities may get us there more quickly than waiting for one big one to come along.

The person who doesn't scatter the morning dew will not comb gray hairs.

Whether things turn out for the better depends on what we do. We ought not spend our time masterminding the future, but recognize our marching orders: to do the best we can for history and the planet.

When Fortune knocks, open the door,' they say. But why should one make fortune knock, by keeping the door shut?

Propio es del mal espíritu morder, tristar y poner impedimentos, inquietando con falsas razones para que no pase adelante; y propio del bueno dar ánimo y fuerzas, consolaciones, lágrimas, inspiraciones y quietud, facilitando y quitando todos impedimentos, para que en el bien obrar proceda adelante.

There is much work to be done, and we are the ones privileged to do it.

There is only one thing one can do if one doesn't like the world they see around them.

Many people may be heartbroken, but not enough to take action.

You can make excuses or you can make progress. But you can't make both.

God promises you a way out. Find that way out, and take it.

Even a mistake is better than nothing.

Having the world's best idea will do you no good unless you act on it. People who want milk shouldn't sit on a stool in the middle of a field in hopes that a cow will back up to them.

Looking at the poster, I thought, Maybe we can't solve every big problem, but we can try to solve the ones we can.

We only have one life, and it is very precious, and there's a lot we can do, and there's a lot we should do.

It takes courage to come forward, and I don't want any victim of sexual harassment to think twice about doing so.

I tell you, the difference for me is between being victimized, terrorized, numbed by reading about different disasters, or reducing the anxiety by getting up and doing something about it, at whatever level.

When so-called child's play turns hostile, and a child becomes a victim, it is time to act. Victims of cyberbullying do not choose to participate. Rather than build character, bullying can cause children to become anxious, fearful, unhappy, and even cause them to be physically sick.

Our community system is completely broken down, and you need to build that back up again and make people feel that they can make a change in life and not just sit around playing video games or on their iPhones - that they can get out there and make a difference.

Doubt was a luxury, according to her mother, and it was always better to act, however unsure you might be.

We attack the problems. They don't attack us.

I can't stand just sitting here not doing anything. You can't solve a problem by remote control.