Quotes about Taking Action

I was terrified those nights that I was searching for the wounded, but doing something was so much better than staying huddled up inside my own prison.

but doing something was so much better than staying huddled up inside my own prison.

Take not counsel of your fears. We need to move!

When you find them, blow them up a little for me.

You don't win by getting through all your life not having done anything.

I know this … a man got to do what he got to do.

If you are thinking about making some adjustments in you life to allow you to help change the world, my heartfelt recommendation is not to spend too much time thinking about it. Just dive in.

Right now what I need to think about is what would be possible, not all the reasons I can't make a change.

Sometimes, it's really important to move with all deliberate speed. If there is something out there that you want to do to make the world a better place, don't focus on the obstacles. Don't ask for permission. Just dive in. Don't let the naysayers get you down.

My view of the charity world is that compared with business, there is too much talk, way too many meetings and expert panels and blue-ribbon commissions, and not enough action. Or as an Australian friend of mine once opined: Sometimes you just have to have a go and get on with it, mate!.

If you're not making mistakes, then you're not doing anything. I'm positive that a doer makes mistakes.

So many of my family and friends had lost their battles against cancer. What could I do that my relatives and friends had not? What could I do that would be different?

Never write a book and let it sit on a shelf.

We generate fears while we sit. We overcome them by action.

Courage is not the absence of fear; it is the making of action in spite of fear.

Never fear your enemies, fear your actions.

Being terrified but going ahead and doing what must be done—that's courage. The one who feels no fear is a fool, and the one who lets fear rule him is a coward.

Courage is not the absence of fear, it is taking a step forward when you are afraid.

Having the courage to make decisions and take action. Never be afraid to fail. You have nothing to fear if you have prepared to the best of your ability.

Action is a great restorer and builder of confidence. Inaction is not only the result, but the cause, of fear.

The only way to get rid of the fear of doing something is to go out... and do it.

Procrastination is One of those Excuses, Born of Fear, that we Use to Keep Ourselves Stuck

Fear stimulates us to take action and can be our friend, but if you act as though fear is not there-if you deny it-it will build and create barriers.

I can't run away when I'm scared. I always have to attack. That's how I deal with seemingly difficult things.