Action Quotes

Every great action is extreme when it is undertaken. Only after it has been accomplished does it seem possible to those creatures of more common stuff.

Do, or do not. There is no “try.” (Yoda)

Standing still is the fastest way of moving backwards in a rapidly changing world.

The mark of a good action is that it appears inevitable in retrospect.

The wise sees knowledge and action as one; they see truly.

Remember, people will judge you by your actions, not your intentions. You may have a heart of gold – but so does a hard-boiled egg.

I think there is something, more important than believing: Action! The world is full of dreamers, there aren’t enough who will move ahead and begin to take concrete steps to actualize their vision.

We have left undone those things whiche we oughte to have done, and we have done those thinges which we ought not to have done, and there is no health in us.

You can’t get dealt a straight flush unless you’re in the game.

Even when I do not feel like work, I sit down to it just the same. I cannot wait for inspiration, and inspiration at best is a force brought into action by effort.