Quotes about Action

In any situation, the best thing you can do is the right thing; the next best thing you can do is the wrong thing; the worst thing you can do is nothing.

I have a perfect horror of words that are not backed up by deeds.

There were all kinds of things of which I was afraid at first, ranging from grizzly bears to "mean" horses and gunfighters; but by acting as if I was not afraid I gradually ceased to be afraid. Most men can have the same experience if they choose.

In any situation, the best thing you can do is the right thing. The second best thing is the wrong thing. The worst thing you can do is nothing.

Great thought speak only to the thoughtful mind ,but great actions speak to all mankind.

In a moment of decision the best thing you can do is the right thing. The worst thing you can do is nothing.

The important thing is generally the "next step." We ought not to take it unless we are sure that it is advisable; but we should not hesitate to take it once we are sure; and we can safely join with others who also wish to take it, without bothering our heads overmuch as to any fantastic theories they may have concerning, say, the two hundredth step, which is not yet in sight.

Knowing what's right doesn't mean much unless you do what's right.

If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn't sit for a month.

At the Day of Judgement we shall not be asked what we have read but what we have done.

O that we had spent but one day in this world thoroughly well!

On the day of judgment, it will be demanded of us not what we have read, but what we have done.