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Quotes about action
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The sure conviction that we could if we wanted to is the reason so many good minds are idle. (Burns John)
Actions are the seed of fate deeds grow into destiny. (Burns John)
I want it said of me by those who knew me best, that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower where I thought a flower would grow. (Burns John)
As our case is new, we must think and act anew. (Burns John)
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One thought driven home is better than three left on base. (Burns John)
The actions of men are the best interpreters of their thoughts. (Burns John)
Build today, then strong and sure, With a firm and ample base; And ascending and secure. Shall tomorrow find its place. (Burns John)
Our deeds disguise us. People need endless time to try on their deeds, until each knows the proper deeds for him to do. But every day, every hour, rushes by. There is no time. (Burns John)
What really matters is what you do with what you have. (Burns John)
As people are walking all the time, in the same spot, a path appears. (Burns John)
Do the things you know, and you shall learn the truth you need to know. (Burns John)
Do the things you know, and you shall learn the truth you need to know. (Burns John)
Existence was given us for action. Our worth is determined by the good deed we do, rather than by the fine emotions we feel, (Burns John)
If you go on working with the light available, you will meet your Master, as he himself will be seeking you. (Burns John)
Between eighteen and twenty, life is like an exchange where one buys stocks, not with money, but with actions. Most men buy nothing. (Burns John)
Let your actions always speak for you, but be forever on guard against the terrible traps of false pride and conceit that can halt your progress. The next time you are tempted to boast, just place your fist in a full pail of water, and when you remove it, the hole remaining will give you a correct measure of your importance. (Burns John)
I will act now. I will act now. I will act now. Henceforth, I will repeat these words each hour, each day, everyday, until the words become as much a habit as my breathing, and the action which follows becomes as instinctive as the blinking of my eyelids. With these words I can condition my mind to perform every action necessary for my success. I will act now. I will repeat these words again and again and again. I will walk where failures fear to walk. I will work when failures seek rest. I will act now for now is all I have. Tomorrow is the day reserved for the labor of the lazy. I am not lazy. Tomorrow is the day when the failure will succeed. I am not a failure. I will act now. Success will not wait. If I delay, success will become wed to another and lost to me forever. This is the time. This is the place. I am the person. (Burns John)
I have never heard anything about the resolutions of the apostles, but a good deal about their acts. (Burns John)
Begin where you are; work where you are; the hour which you are now wasting, dreaming of some far off success may be crowded with grand possibilities. (Burns John)
Let us not be content to wait and see what will happen, but give us the determination to make the right things happen. (Burns John)
The common conception is that motivation leads to action, but the reverse is true -- action precedes motivation. You have to prime the pump and get the juice flowing, which motivates you to work on your goals. Getting momentum going is the most difficult part of the job, and often taking the first step is enough to prompt you to make the best of your day. (Burns John)
We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men; and among those fibers, as sympathetic threads, our actions run as courses, and they come back to us as effects. (Burns John)
I go on working for the same reason that a hen goes on laying eggs. (Burns John)
You will be better advised to watch what we do instead of what we say. (Burns John)
Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person. (Burns John)
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