Action Quotes - Page 12

Change was not something you waited for, quietly, mutely, in a house by the ocean, nothing would ever change unless we forced it into shape.

Ask no guarantees, ask for no security, there never was such an animal.And if there were, it would be related to the great sloth which hangs upside down in a tree all day, every day, sleeping its life away.

There is immense power in an idea, because it unites people. It motivates them toward change. But the real power lies in their unity, in coming together – if enough can be rallied to a cause, no matter how ridiculous, it will be seen and heard.

Mere hope isn't enough to change destiny. One must act.

People who complain about something that they cannot do anything about are as irritating as those who complain about something that they can do something about.

To change you must want to change, you must be responsible for the change, and then take action to make the change. It is your race to run so you need to choose your road wisely.

Relying only on logic, on what can be factually established, may inform or intimidate, but it will rarely stir anyone into action or change.

Death people who are still alive at this hour, must resurrect and ascend to the intellectual heaven where there is no ignorance.

If our thoughts can change our actions, reverse is also possible. Our Actions can Change Our Thoughts!

The future was in our own hands. If we wanted a world where such things were possible, it was for us to make it.

Don't be vain. What you look like doesn't matter. It's the deed that matters.

Nothing will change until we change - until we throw off our dependence and act for ourselves.

They say that rape is the only crime in which the victim has to prove her innocence. And I want you to know, I believe in your innocence. You don’t have to prove anything to me.

Like tiny gods, all that we say and do holds a power so great that any one of us in any given moment can be responsible for the birth of a new civilization or the collapse of our own.

If you refuse to accept what is, and choose to see what could be, then you set a course for yourself that makes others take notice of you, respect you, revere you. It is then that they become objects of your destiny instead of you playing a support role in theirs.

Some people are born to hold keys, while others are born to use them.

You can't build a reputation on what you are going to do.

If three steps are taken without any other motive than the desire to obey God, those three steps are miraculous; they are equally so whether they take place on dry land or on water.

I think the motive force of all our action is, after all, personal happiness.

You can have all the right reasons in the world. They don’t mean shit, my friend, if what you do causes harm.