"The mark of a good action is that it appears inevitable in retrospect."

Stevenson, Robert Louis on action
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"Judge each day not by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant."

Stevenson, Robert Louis on action
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"I think there is something, more important than believing: Action! The world is full of dreamers, there aren't enough who will move ahead and begin to take concrete steps to actualize their vision."

Stone, W. Clement on action   

"Thinking will not overcome fear but action will."

Stone, W. Clement on action
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"Speak out in acts; the time for words has passed, and only deeds will suffice."

Whittier, John Greenleaf on action   

"Everyone who got where he is had to begin where he was."

Evans, Richard L. on action
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"Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action."

Disraeli, Benjamin on action
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"Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most."

Dostoevsky, Fyodor on action
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"Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable."

Drucker, Peter F. on action
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"Everything is in motion. Everything flows. Everything is vibrating."

Dyer, Wayne on action
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"It will never rain roses: when we want to have more roses we must plant more trees."

Eliot, George on action
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"The ancestor of every action is thought."

Emerson, Ralph Waldo on action
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"Real action is in silent moments."

Emerson, Ralph Waldo on action
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"We are taught by great actions that the universe is the property of every individual in it."

Emerson, Ralph Waldo on action
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"Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it."

Emerson, Ralph Waldo on action   

"We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths."

Disney, Walt on action
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"Begin to free yourself at once by doing all that is possible with the means you have, and as you proceed in this spirit the way will open for you to do more."

Collier, Robert on action   

"There is no achievement without goals."

Mckain, Robert J. on goals
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"The common conception is that motivation leads to action, but the reverse is true -- action precedes motivation. You have to prime the pump and get the juice flowing, which motivates you to work on your goals. Getting momentum going is the most difficult part of the job, and often taking the first step is enough to prompt you to make the best of your day."

Mckain, Robert J. on action
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"The shortest distance between two points is under construction."

Alito, Noelie on action
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"The greatest potential for control tends to exist at the point where action takes place."

Allen, Loius A. on action
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"Someone's sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago."

Buffett, Warren on action
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"The critical ingredient is getting off your butt and doing something. It's as simple as that. A lot of people have ideas, but there are few who decide to do something about them now. Not tomorrow. Not next week. But today. The true entrepreneur is a doer, not a dreamer."

Bushnell, Nolan on action
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"Every action we take, everything we do, is either a victory or defeat in the struggle to become what we want to be."

Byrhhe, Anne on action
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"Leap, and the net will appear."

Cameron, Julie on action
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"Everything you want is out there waiting for you to ask. Everything you want also wants you. But you have to take action to get it."

Canfield, Jack on action
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"Human beings must have action; and they will make it if they cannot find it."

Eliot, George on action   

"The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones."

Faulkner, William on action
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"The secret to success is to start from scratch and keep on scratching."

Green, Dennis on action   

"You have to make it happen."

Greene, Joe on action   

"Don't wait until everything is just right. It will never be perfect. There will always be challenges, obstacles and less than perfect conditions. So what. Get started now. With each step you take, you will grow stronger and stronger, more and more skilled, more and more self-confident and more and more successful."

Hansen, Mark Victor on action
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"The more we do, the more we can do; the more busy we are, the more leisure we have."

Hazlitt, William on action   

"Action is the real measure of intelligence."

Hill, Napoleon on action
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"Do it now! can affect every phase of your life. It can help you do the things you should do but don't feel like doing. It can keep you from procrastinating when an unpleasant duty faces you. But it can also help you do those things that you want to do. It helps you seize those precious moments that, if lost, may never be retrieved."

Hill, Napoleon on action
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"Do not wait; the time will never be just right. Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along."

Hill, Napoleon on action
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"You must get involved to have an impact. No one is impressed with the won-lost record of the referee."

Holcomb, John H. on action
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"You don't always win your battles, but it's good to know you fought."

Holmes, Marjorie on action
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"Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice."

Grant, Heber J. on action   

"There is a vitality, a life force, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique, and if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium; and be lost. The world will not have it. It is not your business to determine how good it is, not how it compares with other expression. It is your business to keep it yours clearly and directly, to keep the channel open. You do not even have to believe in yourself or your work. You have to keep open and aware directly to the urges that motivate you. Keep the channel open. No artist is pleased. There is no satisfaction whatever at any time. There is on a queer, divine dissatisfaction, a blessed unrest that keeps us marching and makes us more alive than the others."

Graham, Martha on action   

"Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do."

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von on action
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