Action Quotes - Page 2

• When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.

  Confucius

  Inspirational, Motivational, Change

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• Nothing is going to be handed to you -- you have to make things happen.

  Florence Griffith Joyner

  Change, Life Changing, Taken For Granted

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• Doubt, of whatever kind, can be ended by action alone.

  Thomas Carlyle

  Life, Motivational, Confidence

  Thomas Carlyle (2014). “The Selected Works of Thomas Carlyle”, p.397, Lulu.com

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• Faith is about doing. You are how you act, not just how you believe.

  Mitch Albom

  Faith, Christian, Believe

  Mitch Albom (2009). “Have a Little Faith: A True Story”, Hyperion

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• To know oneself is to study oneself in action with another person.

  Bruce Lee

  Relationship, Motivation, Acting

  Bruce Lee (2015). “Bruce Lee Striking Thoughts: Bruce Lee's Wisdom for Daily Living”, p.181, Tuttle Publishing

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• Awareness without action is worthless.

  Phil McGraw

  Awareness, Worthless

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing.

  Helen Keller

  Inspirational, Life, Strength

  Helen Keller (1957). “The Open Door”, Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday

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• An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Inspirational, Success, Clever

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• Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.

  Jim Ryun

  Inspirational, Motivational, Moving On

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• The secret of getting ahead is getting started

  Mark Twain

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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• It is not only for what we do that we are held responsible, but also for what we do not do.

  Moliere

  Freedom, Kindness, Helping Others

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• A ship in port is safe, but that's not what ships are built for.

  Grace Hopper

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  1987 Address at Trinity College, Washington. Reported in Time, 22 Jun.

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• We always overestimate the change that will occur in the next two years and underestimate the change that will occur in the next ten. Don't let yourself be lulled into inaction.

  Bill Gates

  Inspirational, Motivational, Change

  Bill Gates (2009). “Business @ the Speed of Thought: Succeeding in the Digital Economy”, p.37, Hachette UK

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• It is always your next move.

  Napoleon Hill

  Motivational, Moving, Next Move

  Napoleon Hill (2008). “The Law of Success: The Master Wealth-Builder's Complete and Original Lesson Plan forAchieving Your Dreams”, p.629, Penguin

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• What really matters is what you do with what you have.

  H. G. Wells

  Motivational, Attitude, Cancer

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• The path to success is to take massive, determined action.

  Tony Robbins

  Inspirational, Success, Congratulations

  Twitter post from Jul 28, 2015

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• The shortest answer is doing.

  George Herbert

  Life, Answers

  George Herbert (1841). “The remains of ... George Herbert”, p.162

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• Actions lie louder than words.

  Carolyn Wells

  Life, Lying, Catchy

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• Always do more than is required of you.

  George S. Patton

  Motivational, Inspiring, Graduation

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• He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions.

  Louisa May Alcott

  Inspirational, Strength, Being Strong

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• Action and faith enslave thought, both of them in order not be troubled or inconvenienced by reflection, criticism, and doubt.

  Henri Frederic Amiel

  Reflection, Order, Doubt

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• actions speak louder than words

  Becca Fitzpatrick

  Inspirational, Suicide, Wisdom

  Becca Fitzpatrick (2013). “The Complete Hush, Hush Saga: includes Hush, Hush; Crescendo; Silence and Finale”, p.659, Simon and Schuster

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• A heart to resolve, a head to contrive, and a hand to execute.

  Edward Gibbon

  Heart, Hands, Resolve

  'The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire' (1776-88) ch. 48 (on Comenus)

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• I think one's feelings waste themselves in words; they ought all to be distilled into actions which bring results.

  Florence Nightingale

  Nursing, Science, Thinking

  Ray Strachey, Florence Nightingale (1930). “Struggle: the stirring story of woman's advance in England”

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• You miss 100% of the shots you don't take.

  Wayne Gretzky

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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