Short quotations about, action - Page 3

James W. Fulbright, March 27, 1964

We must dare to think “unthinkable”…

15 Feb , 2011  

We must dare to think “unthinkable” thoughts. We must learn to explore all the options and possibilities that confront us in a complex and rapidly changing world. We must learn to welcome and not to fear the voices of dissent. We must dare to think about “unthinkable things” because when things become unthinkable, thinking stops […]

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William Fullbright

We must dare to think about “unthin…

15 Feb , 2011  

We must dare to think about “unthinkable things” because when things become “unthinkable” thinking stops and action becomes mindless. Great short quote and quotation by: William Fullbright ,

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Frank Tibolt

We should be taught not to wait for…

15 Feb , 2011  

We should be taught not to wait for inspiration to start a thing. Action always generates inspiration. Inspiration seldom generates action. Great short quote and quotation by: Frank Tibolt ,

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William Shakespeare, "Hamlet", Act 2 scene 2

What a piece of work is a man! how …

15 Feb , 2011  

What a piece of work is a man! how noble in reason! how infinite in faculty! in form and moving how express and admirable! in action how like an angel! in apprehension how like a god! Great short quote and quotation by: William Shakespeare, “Hamlet”, Act 2 scene 2 , Greatest English dramatist & poet […]

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Dominique de Menil

What should move us to action is hu…

15 Feb , 2011  

What should move us to action is human dignity: the inalienable dignity of the oppressed, but also the dignity of each of us. We lose dignity if we tolerate the intolerable. Great short quote and quotation by: Dominique de Menil ,

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Whatever you do, you need courage. …

15 Feb , 2011  

Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising that tempt you to believe your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires some of the same courage […]

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John Steinbeck, East of Eden

When a man comes to die, no matter …

15 Feb , 2011  

When a man comes to die, no matter what his talents and influence, and genius, if he dies unloved his life must be a failure to him and dying a cold horror. It seems to me that if you or I must choose between two courses of thought or action, we should remember our dying […]

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When I was kidnapped, my parents sn…

15 Feb , 2011  

When I was kidnapped, my parents snapped into action. They rented out my room. Great short quote and quotation by: Woody Allen , US movie actor, comedian, & director (1935 – )

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Where, after all, do universal huma…

15 Feb , 2011  

Where, after all, do universal human rights begin? In small places, close to home?so close and so small that they cannot be seen on any map of the world. Yet they are the world of the individual person: The neighbourhood he lives in; the school or college he attends; the factory, farm or office where […]

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Eleanor Roosevelt

Where, after all, do universal huma…

15 Feb , 2011  

Where, after all, do universal human rights begin? In small places, close to home- so close and so smallthat they cannot be seen on any map of the world. Yet they arethe world of the individual person: the neighborhood he lives in; the school or college he attends; the factory, farm, or office where he […]

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