Action quotes

“Those thoughts are truth which guide us to beneficial interaction with sensible particulars as they occur, whether they copy these in advance or not.” William James

“Action seems to follow feeling, but really action and feeling go together; and by regulating the action, which is under the more direct control of the will, we can indirectly regulate the feeling, which is not.” William James

“Action may not bring happiness but there is no happiness without action.” William James

“If I don't feel confident about my body, I'm not going to sit at home and feel sorry for myself and not do something about it. It's all about taking action and not being lazy. So you do the work, whether it's fitness or whatever. It's about getting up, motivating yourself and just doing it.” Kim Kardashian

“There are risks and costs to action. But they are far less than the long range risks of comfortable inaction.” John Fitzgerald Kennedy

“A categorical imperative would be one which represented an action as objectively necessary in itself, without reference to any other purpose.” Immanuel Kant

“So act that your principle of action might safely be made a law for the whole world.” Immanuel Kant

“Act that your principle of action might safely be made a law for the whole world.” Immanuel Kant

“May you live your life as if the maxim of your actions were to become universal law.” Immanuel Kant

“We are born to action; and whatever is capable of suggesting and guiding action has power over us from the first.” Rush Limbaugh

“I have always thought the actions of men the best interpreters of their thoughts.” John Locke

“The dread of evil is a much more forcible principle of human actions than the prospect of good.” John Locke

“Dreams pass into the reality of action. From the actions stems the dream again; and this interdependence produces the highest form of living.” Anais Nin

“Our life is composed greatly from dreams, from the unconscious, and they must be brought into connection with action. They must be woven together.” Anais Nin

“I know my country has not perfected itself. At times, we've struggled to keep the promise of liberty and equality for all of our people. We've made our share of mistakes, and there are times when our actions around the world have not lived up to our best intentions.” Barack Obama

“Where the stakes are the highest, in the war on terror, we cannot possibly succeed without extraordinary international cooperation. Effective international police actions require the highest degree of intelligence sharing, planning and collaborative enforcement.” Barack Obama

“I know that campaigns can seem small, and even silly. Trivial things become big distractions. Serious issues become sound bites. And the truth gets buried under an avalanche of money and advertising. If you're sick of hearing me approve this message, believe me - so am I.” Barack Obama

“But do I think that our actions in anyway violate the War Powers Resolution, the answer is no.” Barack Obama

“So while I will never minimize the costs involved in military action, I am convinced that a failure to act in Libya would have carried a far greater price for America.” Barack Obama

“The ordinary man is involved in action, the hero acts. An immense difference.” Henry Miller

“Any genuine philosophy leads to action and from action back again to wonder, to the enduring fact of mystery.” Henry Miller

“Example moves the world more than doctrine. The great exemplars are the poets of action, and it makes little difference whether they be forces for good or forces for evil.” Henry Miller

“A person may cause evil to others not only by his actions but by his inaction, and in either case he is justly accountable to them for the injury.” John Stuart Mill

“The individual is not accountable to society for his actions in so far as these concern the interests of no person but himself.” John Stuart Mill

“Actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote happiness; wrong as they tend to produce the reverse of happiness. By happiness is intended pleasure and the absence of pain.” John Stuart Mill

“All action is for the sake of some end; and rules of action, it seems natural to suppose, must take their whole character and color from the end to which they are subservient.” John Stuart Mill

“I've found a woman I can relate to. That's something - and I don't even feel sappy saying it - that, if anyone has that, don't lose it, because it's probably the only thing that you can ever really find any satisfaction from.” Marilyn Manson

“Sometimes, I think if you get away from what you're called to do, it's more of a distraction.” Joel Osteen

“When the federal government spends more each year than it collects in tax revenues, it has three choices: It can raise taxes, print money, or borrow money. While these actions may benefit politicians, all three options are bad for average Americans.” Ron Paul

“Desire and force between them are responsible for all our actions; desire causes our voluntary acts, force our involuntary.” Blaise Pascal