Quotes about Inaction

It only needs a good man to do nothing for evil to triumph.

All that is required for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.

The world is a dangerous place to live, not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it.

To do nothing is in everyone's power.

Sometimes the most intelligent thing is not to do anything, certainly nothing loaded with the imbecility of emotionality.

I actively avoided responsibility for as long as I possibly could.

All that's required for the triumph of evil is for good people to do nothing.

Apathy is the acceptance of the unacceptable.

Everything that exists in your life, does so because of two things: something you did or something you didn't do.

Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy. Dale Carnegie

We display the success of what we have done by not having to do anything.

When machinery functions perfectly it ceases to be there-but so do we. Radios and films allow us to be where we are not and not be where we are. Moreover, machinery is veiling. It is a way of hiding our inaction from ourselves under what appear to be actions of great effectiveness. We persuade ourselves that, comfortably seated behind the wheels of our autos, shielded from every unpleasant change of weather, and raising or lowering our foot an inch or two, we have actually traveled somewhere.