Taking Action Quotes - Page 4

• If I set for myself a task, be it so trifling, I shall see it through. How else shall I have confidence in myself to do important things?

  George S. Clason

  Encouragement, Goal, Important

  George S. Clason (2013). “The Richest Man In Babylon”, p.23, Lulu.com

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• The smallest deed is better than the greatest intention.

  John Burroughs

  Inspirational, Positive, Wisdom

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• Our greatest weakness lies in giving up.

  Thomas A. Edison

  Inspirational, Wise, Wisdom

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• He that waits upon fortune, is never sure of a dinner.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Inspirational, Life, Destiny

  Benjamin Franklin (2012). “Wit and Wisdom from Poor Richard's Almanack”, p.31, Courier Corporation

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• The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.

  William James

  Positive, Wise, Wisdom

  Principles of Psychology (1890) vol. 2, ch. 22

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• I have been impressed with the urgency of doing.

  Leonardo da Vinci

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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• So that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat.

  Theodore Roosevelt

  Courage, Badass, Military

  Address at the Sorbonne, Paris, 23 Apr. 1910. Richard M. Nixon quoted this passage in his address to the nation announcing his decision to resign the presidency, 8 Aug. 1974. See Theodore Roosevelt 1; Theodore Roosevelt 2; Theodore Roosevelt 5

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• Much effort, much prosperity.

  Euripides

  Meaningful, Effort, Literature

  Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides (1959). “Euripides”

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• Don't get bogged down with all the details of how it's going to come together. Just do the dishes. And watch the momentum build.

  Brian J. White

  Inspirational, Happiness, Inspiring

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• Nothing diminishes anxiety faster than action.

  Walter Inglis Anderson

  Change, Hard Times, Loving Life

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  We all have ability. The difference is how we use it.

  Stevie Wonder

  Inspirational, Life, Inspiring

  "The Story of Stevie Wonder". Book by James Haskins, 1976.

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• People will always try to stop you from doing the right thing if it is unconventional.

  Warren Buffett

  Learning, People, Environmental

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• I'm going to proportion more time to organizing and taking action and less time to passively consuming news that is dispiriting me. Part of this will be to get off social media. I know social media is just a tool, but we've been using it in a way that has transformed us from a nation into an audience, passively spectating our own ruin.

  Steve Almond

  Action, Social Media, Audience

  Source: www.wbur.org

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  You will never change your life until you change something you do daily.

  Mike Murdock

  Life, Motivational, Change

  Mike Murdock (2012). “Seeds Of Wisdom On Habits”, p.5, Wisdom International Inc

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• Many people think passion is a fuzzy feeling that makes taking action effortless. In fact, it's the gritty courage and tenacity to forge onward.

  Martha Beck

  Passion, Thinking, People

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• Draw your line in the sand. Make your decision now and start taking action to really live your dream. By not taking bold steps to live your dream, not only are you missing out on fully living, but the world is missing out on the greatness you have to offer. Be bold!

  Les Brown

  Dream, Greatness, Decision

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• What changes your life is not learning more. What changes your life is making decisions & using your personal power & taking action.

  Tony Robbins

  Change, Decision, Action

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• Praise and reward create a system of extrinsic motivations for behavior. Children (and adults) end up taking action in order to receive the praise or rewards.

  Marshall B. Rosenberg

  Children, Motivation, Communication

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• Every adviser told me to study the company, learn the business for the first 90 days and don't make any decisions. I couldn't resist seeing broken things and immediately taking action.

  Marcelo Claure

  Broken, Decision, Firsts

  "The Plan to Fix Sprint". Interview with Ryan Knutson, www.wsj.com. October 25, 2015.

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• The entire customer or user experience - from raising awareness, to buying a product / taking action, to getting customer support - is going digital.

  Colleen Jones

  Support, Buying, Digital

  "Content and Clout: A Chat with Colleen Jones". Interview with Kristina Mausser, www.uxmatters.com. February 21, 2011.

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• The whole enterprise of teaching managers is steeped in the ethic of data-driven analytical support. The problem is, the data is only available about the past. So the way weve taught managers to make decisions and consultants to analyze problems condemns them to taking action when its too late.

  Clayton Christensen

  Teaching, Past, Data

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• If you let conditions stop you from working, they'll always stop you.

  James T. Farrell

  Writing, Conditions, Ifs

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• Millions of people around the world suffer daily from the harmful health and environmental impacts caused by indoor cooking fires and inefficient cookstoves. Together with the Global Alliance on Clean Cookstoves, we are taking action to address this critical problem and to promote a cleaner, healthier environment. I am pleased to celebrate the launch of this Alliance and proud to say that agencies from across the U.S. Federal Government will continue to play an important role in this initiative.

  Nancy Sutley

  Fire, Impact, Agency

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• Taking action is hard, but know what? Enduring a bad situation can be its own hell.

  Whoopi Goldberg

  Action, Hell, Endure

  "Happy 60th Birthday, Whoopi Goldberg! Our Favorite Quotes From The Actress" by Jeryl Brunner, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 14, 2015.

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• Mindfulness is developing an awareness of the thoughts and feelings that we move through without getting drawn into the meanings or taking action or getting sucked into the story. Like house guests, eventually they all leave. We become more attuned to being a container for those things and less identified with them.

  Barnet Bain

  Moving, House, Feelings

  "Eckhart Tolle & Barnet Bain on Bringing Mindfulness to the Movies". ORIGIN Interview, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

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