Quotes about Taking Action

We need to take out the trash." As it happens, I have no intention of actually analyzing that data. Nor am I proposing to my son that we take a family outing to the trash bin. In many situations, people use the word we when they mean you. It serves as a polite form to order others around.

Without Action there Will Not be many Chances or changes in our life

Beter één vuurpijl in de lucht, dan tien in de kast, heeft de koning geschreven

Pity was for those who couldn't do anything about it.

We have the choice to use the gift of our life to make the world a better place--or not to bother

We have a responsibility toward the other life-forms of our planet whose continued existence is threatened by the thoughtless behavior of our own human species. . . . Environmental responsibility – for if there is no God, then, obviously, it is up to us to put things right.

Sometimes in life, you have to make things happen. That you can change your life if you're willing to let go of the old and actively look for the new. That even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there.

If you don't seize the moment, the moment will never seize you.

But if you want change, whether it's in your personal life or your business, there's really only one way—you have

Doing things is not the same as getting things done.

No time is no excuse

If you want to know the truth about what you've built, you have to ship it. You can test, you can brainstorm, you can argue, you can survey, but only shipping will tell you whether you're going to sink or swim.

It doesn't matter how much you plan, you'll still get some stuff wrong anyway. Don't make things worse by overanalyzing and delaying before you even get going.

you can brainstorm, you can argue, you can survey, but only shipping will tell you whether you're going to sink or swim.

What you do is your legacy. Don't sit around and wait for someone else to make the change you want to see. And don't think it takes a huge team to make that difference either.

If you constantly fret about timing things perfectly, they'll never happen.

Siempre que puedas sustituye «vamos a pensárnoslo» por «decidámoslo». Comprométete a tomar decisiones. No esperes a que llegue la solución perfecta. Decide y sigue avanzando.

The only guarantee in business is if you do nothing, nothing will happen. Also, as the school of hard knocks teaches, most good strategy is made by doing.

A tool is of no use if you never pick it up. - Jedi Master Gnost Dural

To complain is always nonacceptance of what is. It invariably carries an unconscious negative charge. When you complain, you make yourself into a victim. When you speak out, you are in your power. So change the situation by taking action or by speaking out if necessary or possible; leave the situation or accept it. All else is madness.

Any action is often better than no action, especially if you have been stuck in an unhappy situation for a long time. If it is a mistake, at least you learn something, in which case it's no longer a mistake. If you remain stuck, you learn nothing. Is fear preventing you from taking action? Acknowledge the fear, watch it, take your attention into it, be fully present with it. Doing so cuts the link between the fear and your thinking. Don't let the fear rise up into your mind.

If you cannot surrender, take action immediately: Speak up or do something to bring about a change in the situation — or remove yourself from it. Take responsibility for your life.

Any action is often better than no action, especially if you have been stuck in an unhappy situation for a long time. If it is a mistake, at least you learn something, in which case it's no longer a mistake.

Cuando se queja, se convierte en una víctima. Cuando se explica, está en posesión de su poder. Así que cambie la situación actuando o hablando claro si es necesario o posible; salga de la situación o acéptela. Lo demás es locura.