Quotes: Action

  • The way to be is to do. – Confucius
  • In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But in practice, there is. – Yogi Berra
  • It is impossible to walk rapidly and be unhappy. – Mother Teresa
  • The great end of life is not knowledge, but action. - Theo Huxley
  • If people knew how hard I worked to get my mastery, it wouldn't seem so wonderful at all. - Michelangelo
  • You miss 100% of the shots you never take. Wayne Gretzky
  • Action springs not from thought, but from readiness.
  • Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle. – Abraham Lincoln
  • Well done is better than well said. – Benjamin Franklin
  • It is only our deeds that reveal who we are. – Carl Jung
  • The universe rewards action. When you get to work, so does the universe.
  • My motto was always to keep swinging. Whether I was in a slump or feeling badly or having trouble off the field, the only thing to do was keep swinging. – Hank Aaron (Hall of Fame baseball player)
  • Ideas not coupled with action never become bigger than the brain cells they occupied. - Arnold H Glasow
  • Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action. - Benjamin Disraeli
  • Continuous effort, not strength or intelligence, is the key to unlocking our potential. - Sir Winston Churchill
  • Action on the move creates its own route, creates to a very great extent the conditions under which it is to be fulfilled and thus baffles all calculation. – Henri Bergson
  • Those who dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly. - R.F. Kennedy
  • The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and then starting on the first one. - Mark Twain
  • You can’t get wet from the word "water".
  • Don't stay in bed, unless you can make money in bed. - George Burns
  • You can’t build a reputation on what you are going to do. - Henry Ford
  • Anything worth doing is worth doing poorly until you learn to do it well.
  • You have got to get to the stage in life where going for it is more important than winning or losing. - Arthur Ashe
  • Knowing is not enough. We must apply. Willing is not enough. We must do. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  • Find something that you love to do, and you will never have to work again.
  • Basically, I no longer work for anything but the sensation I have while working. -  Albert Giacometti - sculptor
  • Fill your moments with action, and there will be little time left for worry.
  • If you set about doing something, put your heart into it and enjoy it. That way, regardless of the outcome, it will be a positive experience.
  • The most powerful way to shape our lives is to get ourselves to take action. – Tony Robbins
  • A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses those skills to accomplish his goals. – Larry Bird
  • Vision without action is a dream. Action without vision is a nightmare.
  • The most important human endeavor is the striving for morality in our actions. Our inner balance and even our very existence depend on it. Only morality in our actions can give beauty and dignity to life. – Albert Einstein
  • We judge ourselves by our intentions, but everyone else judges us by our actions.
  • Success seems to be connected with action. Successful men keep moving. They make mistakes but they don't quit. - Conrad Hilton