Action quotes

“Reaction - a boat which is going against the current but which does not prevent the river from flowing on.” Victor Hugo

“A man of action forced into a state of thought is unhappy until he can get out of it.” Franz Kafka

“A leader or a man of action in a crisis almost always acts subconsciously and then thinks of the reasons for his action.” Jawaharlal Nehru

“Action to be effective must be directed to clearly conceived ends.” Jawaharlal Nehru

“Action itself, so long as I am convinced that it is right action, gives me satisfaction.” Jawaharlal Nehru

“Both the man of science and the man of action live always at the edge of mystery, surrounded by it.” Julius Robert Oppenheimer

“The gods behold all righteous actions.” Ovid

“What a piece of work is a man, how noble in reason, how infinite in faculties, in form and moving how express and admirable, in action how like an angel, in apprehension how like a god.” William Shakespeare

“Pleasure and action make the hours seem short.” William Shakespeare

“Suit the action to the word, the word to the action.” William Shakespeare

“Friendship is the bestiest thing that comes to life . Friends will always be there for you don't worry about the fakes worry about the people who had your back from the start and never treated you wrong always remember they are your real friends don't never take them as granted because one day your going to lose a good friend by the way your action's are when you see a good friend stick to that person.” Marilyn Monroe

“I never worry about action, but only inaction.” Winston Churchill

“All action results from thought, so it is thoughts that matter.” Sai Baba

“I knew there would be a negative reaction in the press to my divorce, but I am not going to live my life because of something someone might say.” Christina Aguilera

“When I take action, I'm not going to fire a $2 million missile at a $10 empty tent and hit a camel in the butt. It's going to be decisive.” George Washington Bush

“I think you can judge from somebody's actions a kind of a stability and sense of purpose perhaps created by strong religious roots. I mean, there's a certain patience, a certain discipline, I think, that religion helps you achieve.” George Washington Bush

“The action we take and the decisions we make in this decade will have consequences far into this century. If America shows weakness and uncertainty, the world will drift toward tragedy. That will not happen on my watch.” George Washington Bush

“Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action has arrived, stop thinking and go in.” Napoleon Bonaparte

“For some reason I did something where I realized I could get a reaction. That was when I broke out of my shell at school, because I really didn't have any friends or anything like that and I just kind of was going along, and then finally I did this zany thing, and all of a sudden I had tons of friends.” Jim Carrey

“Democracy is still a radical idea in a world where we often confuse images with realities, words with actions.” Hillary Clinton

“An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory.” Ralph Waldo Emerson

“The major job was getting people to understand that they had something within their power that they could use, and it could only be used if they understood what was happening and how group action could counter violence . . .” Ella Baker

“Effective action is always unjust.” Maya Angelou

“In all our contacts it is probably the sense of being really needed and wanted which gives us the greatest satisfaction and creates the most lasting bond.” Eleanor Roosevelt

“Never mistake motion for action.” Ernest Hemingway

“Never confuse movement with action.” Ernest Hemingway

“There will be, I think, an attempt to grasp again the surprise and accidents of nature and a more intimate and sympathetic study of its moods, together with a renewed wonder and humility on the part of such as are still capable of these basic reactions.” Edward Hopper

“Patriotism is an instant reaction that fades away when the war starts.” Mick Jagger

“I can't get no satisfaction.” Mick Jagger

“I'd rather be dead than singing 'Satisfaction' when I'm forty-five.” Mick Jagger