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• I find placebos uplifting and exhilarating. It means that taking action--no matter what the action is--might help you feel better.

  A. J. Jacobs

  Uplifting, Mean, Feel Better

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• Fear is a dangerous thing. Once it is sanctioned by the state there is no telling where it might lead. It is always a short path to walk from being suspicious of our fellow citizens to taking actions to restrict their liberty.

  Justin Trudeau

  Liberty, Might, Path

  "Canadian Liberty and the Politics of Fear". Speech at the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada, www.liberal.ca. March 10, 2015.

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• In government and out, there are vast realms of the bureaucracy dedicated to seeking more information, in perpetuity if need be, in order to avoid taking action.

  Meg Greenfield

  Government, Order, Needs

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• The familiar childhood admonition of 'counting to 10' before taking action works because it emphasizes the two key elements of anger management -- time and distraction.

  Bill Vaughan

  Keys, Two, Childhood

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• Let no one say that taking action is hard. Action is aided by courage, by the moment, by impulse, and the hardest thing in the world is making a decision.

  Franz Grillparzer

  Courage, Decision, World

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• Empathy is the starting point for creating a community and taking action. It’s the impetus for creating change.

  Max Carver

  Creating, Empathy, Community

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• Do it and do it now. Err on the side of taking action

  J. Willard Marriott

  Sides, Action

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• "Going with the flow" is for some people an excuse for not taking action and it refers usually to one's life situation.

  Eckhart Tolle

  People, Going With The Flow, Action

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• When you become comfortable with uncertainty, infinite possibilities open up in your life. It means fear is no longer a dominant factor in what you do and no longer prevents you from taking action to initiate change. The Roman philosopher Tacitus rightly observed that 'the desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise.' If uncertainty is unacceptable to you, it turns into fear. If it is perfectly acceptable, it turns into aliveness, alertness and creativity.

  Eckhart Tolle

  Creativity, Mean, Safety

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• Creative and action are synonymous. You can't be creative. Without taking action.

  Steve Fisher

  Creative, Action, Be Creative

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• Remember, you and you alone are responsible for maintaining your energy. Give up blaming, complaining and excuse making, and keep taking action in the direction of your goals - however mundane or lofty they may be.

  Jack Canfield

  Inspirational, Giving Up, Remember You

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• Wherever you see a man who gives someone else's corruption, someone else's prejudice as a reason for not taking action himself, you see a cog in The Machine that governs us.

  John Jay Chapman

  Men, Giving, Prejudice

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• Countries across the world are taking action now to help them track paedophiles and terrorists who abuse new technology to plot their horrific crimes.

  Theresa May

  Country, Technology, Track

  "Theresa May hits back in coalition clash over 'snooper's charter'" by Alan Travis, Hélène Mulholland, www.theguardian.com. December 11, 2012.

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• There are two kinds of idiots - those who don't take action because they have received a threat, and those who think they are taking action because they have issued a threat.

  Paulo Coelho

  Thinking, Two, Action

  FaceBook post by Paulo Coelho from May 16, 2014

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• You can commit no greater folly than to sit by the road side until someone comes along and invites you to ride with him to wealth or influence.

  John Bartholomew Gough

  Inspirational, Sides, Action

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• Take action. Every story you've ever connected with, every leader you've ever admired, every puny little thing that you've ever accomplished is the result of taking action. You have a choice. You can either be a passive victim of circumstance or you can be the active hero of your own life.

  Bradley Whitford

  Graduation, Hero, Leader

  Bradley Whitford's Commencement Address at University of Wisconsin-Madison in in Madison, Wisconsin, news.wisc.edu. May 15, 2004.

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• Uncertainty is the only certainty there is, and knowing how to live with insecurity is the only security

  John Allen Paulos

  Inspirational, Life, Success

  John Allen Paulos (2007). “A Mathematician Plays The Stock Market”, p.5, Basic Books

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• One accurate measurement is worth a thousand expert opinions.

  Grace Hopper

  Women, Experts, Measurement

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• Just as ripples spread out when a single pebble is dropped into water, the actions of individuals can have far-reaching effects.

  Dalai Lama

  Honesty, Water, Pebbles

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• To be realistic, you have to believe in miracles.

  David Ben-Gurion

  Inspirational, Believe, Miracle

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• We're taking action against evil people. Because this great nation of many religions understands, our war is not against Islam, or against faith practiced by the Muslim people. Our war is a war against evil. This is clearly a case of good versus evil, and make no mistake about it - good will prevail.

  George W. Bush

  War, Mistake, Inspiration

  "Former Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Richard Myers reacts to ISIS plan". www.foxnews.com. February 23, 2015.

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• The world is divided into people who do things and people who get the credit.

  Dwight Morrow

  Funny, Hilarious, Witty

  Letter to his son, in Harold Nicolson Dwight Morrow (1935) ch. 3

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• Everything comes to those who hustle while they wait.

  Thomas A. Edison

  Sports, Encouragement, Accomplishment

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• I believe that worrying about the problems plaguing our planet without taking steps to confront them is absolutely irrelevant. The only thing that changes this world is taking action.

  Jody Williams

  Spiritual, Believe, Worry

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• Complaining is silly. Either act or forget.

  Stefan Sagmeister

  Inspirational, Motivational, Letting Go

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