action Quotes

“The consciousness of self is the greatest hindrance to the proper execution of all physical action.”

― Bruce Lee, Tao of Jeet Kune Do

topic:self action consciousness

“My advice is, never do tomorrow what you can do today. Procrastination is the thief of time.”

― Charles Dickens, David Copperfield

topic:time action

“Every action needs to be prompted by a motive. To know and to will are two operations of the human mind. Discerning, judging, deliberating are acts of the human mind.”

― Leonardo da Vinci, The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci

topic:knowledge action mind judgement

“Stop thinking, and end your problems.”

― Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

topic:action thinking

“So early in life, I had learned that if you want something, you had better make some noise.”

― Malcolm X, The Autobiography of Malcolm X

topic:action

“the ancestor of every action is a thought.”

― Ralph Waldo Emerson, Spiritual Laws

topic:action thought

“If it is not right, do not do it: if it is not true, do not say it.”

― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

topic:truth action speech goodness

“He acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his actions.”

― Confucius, Analects

topic:action speech

“If it’s important, you have to do it yourself.”

― Neil Gaiman, The Graveyard Book

topic:action responsibility importance

“The moment we recognize that the self is not something ready-made, but something in continuous formation through choice of action, the whole situation clears up.”

― John Dewey, Democracy and Education

topic:self action choice

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