Quotes about Action
Some people are so heavenly minded that they are no earthly good.
— Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.
See what love sees. Hear what love hears. Say what love says. Do what love does.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
All men are in search of happiness. . . . This is the motive for men's every action, even those who are going to hang themselves.
— Miroslav Volf
To change the world, we need an "I have a dream" speech, not an "I have a complaint" speech.
— Miroslav Volf
Christian faith is therefore a "prophetic" faith that seeks to mend the world. An idle or redundant faith—a faith that does not seek to mend the world—is a seriously malfunctioning faith
— Miroslav Volf
intelligent action depends on knowledge. Knowledge
— Mortimer Adler
Even a cursory perusal reveals a very great range of reference. There is hardly a single human action that has not been called—in one way or another—an act of love. Nor is the range confined to the human sphere. If you proceed far enough in your reading, you will find that love has been attributed to almost everything in the universe; that is, everything that exists has been said by someone either to love or to be loved—or both.
— Mortimer Adler
People generally fall into one of three groups: the few who make things happen, the many who watch things happen, and the overwhelming majority who have no notion of what happens. Every person is either a creator of fact or a creature of circumstance. He either puts color into his environment, or, like a chameleon, takes color from his environment.
— Myles Munroe
Tell the world what you intend to do, but first show it. This is the equivalent of saying deeds, and not words, are what count most.
— Napoleon Hill
Knowledge is power." It is nothing of the sort! Knowledge is only potential power. It becomes power only when, and if, it is organized into definite plans of action, and directed to a definite end.
— Napoleon Hill
A definite purpose, backed by absolute faith, is a form of wisdom and wisdom in action produces positive results.
— Napoleon Hill
Indecision is the seedling of fear!
— Napoleon Hill