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Taking action18 quotes
No. Try not. Do...or do not. There is no try. — Yoda · 1980Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be one. — Marcus Aurelius · 180The great end of life is not knowledge but action. — T.H. Huxley · 1877There is surely nothing quite so useless as doing with great efficiency what should not be done at all. — Peter Drucker · 1963We have it in our power to begin the world over again. — Thomas Paine · 1776You must do the thing you think you cannot do. — Eleanor Roosevelt · 1960All 18 quotes →Activism2 quotes
Do not wait for me to do something for your rights. It's your world and you can change it. — Malala Yousafzai · 2013Once you find the truth you ought to be prepared to stand on the street corner and use all your gifts to right the wrong. — Maya Angelou · 1986Changing the world2 quotes
We have it in our power to begin the world over again. — Thomas Paine · 1776Do not wait for me to do something for your rights. It's your world and you can change it. — Malala Yousafzai · 2013Courage2 quotes
You must do the thing you think you cannot do. — Eleanor Roosevelt · 1960Action brings with it its own courage, its own energy, a growth of self-confidence that can be acquired in no other way. — Eleanor Roosevelt · 1963Jumping in2 quotes
But men must know, that in this theatre of man's life it is reserved only for God and angels to be lookers on. — Francis Bacon · 1605It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming. — Theodore Roosevelt · 1910Personal growth2 quotes
Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be one. — Marcus Aurelius · 180Action brings with it its own courage, its own energy, a growth of self-confidence that can be acquired in no other way. — Eleanor Roosevelt · 1963Politics2 quotes
We have it in our power to begin the world over again. — Thomas Paine · 1776Do not wait for me to do something for your rights. It's your world and you can change it. — Malala Yousafzai · 2013Progress2 quotes
Do not wait for me to do something for your rights. It's your world and you can change it. — Malala Yousafzai · 2013Once you find the truth you ought to be prepared to stand on the street corner and use all your gifts to right the wrong. — Maya Angelou · 1986Confidence1 quote
Action brings with it its own courage, its own energy, a growth of self-confidence that can be acquired in no other way. — Eleanor Roosevelt · 1963Credentialism1 quote
You don't need a certificate. Just do it or not do it. — Lawrence Weiner · 2015Education1 quote
You don't need a certificate. Just do it or not do it. — Lawrence Weiner · 2015Facing one's fears1 quote
You must do the thing you think you cannot do. — Eleanor Roosevelt · 1960Fake it 'til you make it1 quote
Action brings with it its own courage, its own energy, a growth of self-confidence that can be acquired in no other way. — Eleanor Roosevelt · 1963Going for it1 quote
You don't need a certificate. Just do it or not do it. — Lawrence Weiner · 2015Happiness1 quote
Action may not always be happiness, but there is no happiness without action. — Benjamin Disraeli · 1870Haters gonna hate1 quote
It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming. — Theodore Roosevelt · 1910Human nature1 quote
Our nature lies in movement; complete calm is death. — Blaise Pascal · 1662Observation1 quote
But men must know, that in this theatre of man's life it is reserved only for God and angels to be lookers on. — Francis Bacon · 1605Overcoming adversity1 quote
It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming. — Theodore Roosevelt · 1910Self-improvement1 quote
Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be one. — Marcus Aurelius · 180Standing up for what's right1 quote
Once you find the truth you ought to be prepared to stand on the street corner and use all your gifts to right the wrong. — Maya Angelou · 1986Stillness1 quote
Our nature lies in movement; complete calm is death. — Blaise Pascal · 1662Taking risks1 quote
It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming. — Theodore Roosevelt · 1910The human condition1 quote
But men must know, that in this theatre of man's life it is reserved only for God and angels to be lookers on. — Francis Bacon · 1605The unknown1 quote
If anyone on the verge of action should judge himself according to the outcome, he would never begin. — Soren Kierkegaard · 1843Thoughts vs. actions1 quote
If we put together all that we have learned from anthropology and ethnography about primitive men and primitive society, we perceive that the first task of life is to live. Men begin with acts, not with thoughts. — William Graham Sumner · 1906Truth1 quote
Once you find the truth you ought to be prepared to stand on the street corner and use all your gifts to right the wrong. — Maya Angelou · 1986Words vs. actions1 quote
Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be one. — Marcus Aurelius · 180