Short quotations about, action - Page 2

Henri Bergson

Think like a man of action, act lik…

17 Dec , 2013  

Think like a man of action, act like a man of thought. Great short quote and quotation by: Henri Bergson , French author, mystic, & philosopher (1859 – 1941)

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Hortense Calisher

This is my answer to the gap betwee…

17 Dec , 2013  

This is my answer to the gap between ideas and action – I will write it out. Great short quote and quotation by: Hortense Calisher ,

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W. M. L. Jay

Though a good motive cannot sanctio…

24 May , 2012  

Though a good motive cannot sanction a bad action, a bad motive will always vitiate a good action. In common and trivial matters we may act without motives, but in momentous ones the most careful deliberation is wisdom. Great short quote and quotation by: W. M. L. Jay ,

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Thoughts lead on to purposes; purpo…

17 Jan , 2012  

Thoughts lead on to purposes; purposes go forth in action; actions form habits; habits decide character; and character fixes our destiny. Great short quote and quotation by: Tyron Edwards ,

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Leo Braeck

Through faith man experiences the m…

19 Dec , 2011  

Through faith man experiences the meaning of the world; through action he is to give to it meaning. Great short quote and quotation by: Leo Braeck ,

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Immanuel Kant, FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF THE METAPHYSICS OF ETHICS

To be beneficent when we can is a d…

13 Oct , 2011  

To be beneficent when we can is a duty; and besides this, there are many minds so sympathetically constituted that, without any other motive of vanity or self-interest, they find a pleasure in spreading joy around them, and can take delight in the satisfaction of others so far as it is their own work. But […]

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Bruce Lee, Tao of Jeet Kune Do, Ohara Publications

To know oneself is to study oneself…

13 Oct , 2011  

To know oneself is to study oneself in action with another person. Great short quote and quotation by: Bruce Lee, Tao of Jeet Kune Do, Ohara Publications , US martial arts expert & movie actor (1940 – 1973)

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Bruce Lee, Tao of Jeet Kune Do

To know oneself is to study oneself…

13 Oct , 2011  

To know oneself is to study oneself in action with another person. Great short quote and quotation by: Bruce Lee, Tao of Jeet Kune Do , US martial arts expert & movie actor (1940 – 1973)

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Michael Hanson

To will is to select a goal, determ…

13 Oct , 2011  

To will is to select a goal, determine a course of action that will bring one to that goal, and then hold to that action till the goal is reached. The key is action. Great short quote and quotation by: Michael Hanson ,

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Michael Jackson

We are behaving like people without…

15 Feb , 2011  

We are behaving like people without compassion and love for the most vulnerable section of society. The children of the universe are without a spokesperson, they are voiceless?We are all touched by the atrocities committed against children: sexual, physical abuse, child slave labor, educational neglect. We feel ashamed. Angry. Appalled. But there is no action?No […]

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John Dewey

We cannot seek or attain health, we…

15 Feb , 2011  

We cannot seek or attain health, wealth, learning, justice or kindness in general. Action is always specific, concrete, individualized, unique. Great short quote and quotation by: John Dewey , US educator, Pragmatist philosopher, & psychologist (1859 – 1952)

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Joshua L. Chamberlain, General Commander 20th Maine, Union Forces,

We know not of the future, and cann…

15 Feb , 2011  

We know not of the future, and cannot plan for it much. But we can hold our spirits and our bodies so pure and high, we may cherish such thoughts and ideals, and dream such dreams of lofty purpose, that we can determine and know what manner of men we will be whenever and wherever […]

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