Quotes about Action
Proactive people have a Circle of Concern that is at least as big as their Circle of Influence, accepting the responsibility to use their influence effectively.
— Stephen Covey
In the great literature of all progressive societies, love is a verb.
— Stephen Covey
in reaping for so long where we have not sown, perhaps we have forgotten the need to sow.
— Stephen Covey
Then love her. If the feeling isn't there, that's a good reason to love her." "But how do you love when you don't love?" "My friend, love is a verb. Love—the feeling—is a fruit of love, the verb. So love her. Serve her. Sacrifice. Listen to her. Empathize. Appreciate. Affirm her. Are you willing to do that?
— Stephen Covey
Remember, to learn and not to do is really not to learn. To know and not to do is really not to know. I
— Stephen Covey
Knowledge is the theoretical paradigm, the what to do and the why. Skill is the how to do. And desire is the motivation, the want to do.
— Stephen Covey
Sow a thought, reap an action.
— Stephen Covey
Sow a thought, reap an action; sow an action, reap a habit; sow a habit, reap a character; sow a character, reap a destiny," the maxim goes. Habits are powerful factors
— Stephen Covey
Sow a thought, reap an action; sow an action, reap a habit; sow a habit, reap a character; sow a character, reap a destiny," the
— Stephen Covey
And most important, start applying what you are learning. Remember, to learn and not to do is really not to learn. To know and not to do is really not to know.
— Stephen Covey
What can you get done today, tomorrow, or next week that will bring you that much closer to your final destination? See if you can project a bit and schedule just the first three steps on your list into your planning system. The rest will come later. Then go for it! Move ahead each day with the vision of that goal in mind and keep pressing forward.
— Stephen Covey
Stand apart from your dreams. Look at them. Wrestle with them until you're convinced they're based on principles that will bring results. Then use your creative imagination to explore new applications, new ways of doing things that have the principle-based power to translate dreaming into doing.
— Stephen Covey