Remember, people will judge you by your actions, not your intentions. You may have a heart of gold — but so does a hard-boiled egg. – Author Unknown
Never act until you have clearly answered the question: “What happens if I do nothing?” – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com
If ifs were gifts, every day would be Christmas. – Charles Barkley
Example is the school of mankind, and they will learn at no other. – Edmund Burke
Talk doesn’t cook rice. – Chinese Proverb
Be content to act, and leave the talking to others. – Baltasar Gracián, translated from Spanish
All know the way; few actually walk it. – Bodhidharma
Contemplation often makes life miserable. We should act more, think less, and stop watching ourselves live. – Sébastien-Roch Nicolas (Chamfort)
The first step binds one to the second. – French Proverb
I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in a fate that falls on man unless they act. – G.K. Chesterton
If your work speaks for itself, don’t interrupt. – Henry J. Kaiser
There is no moment like the present. The man who will not execute his resolutions when they are fresh upon him can have no hope from them afterwards: they will be dissipated, lost, and perish in the hurry and scurry of the world, or sunk in the slough of indolence. – Maria Edgeworth
Deliberation is a function of the many; action is the function of one. – Charles de Gaulle, War Memoirs, 1960
Action is the antidote to despair. – Joan Baez
Doing things is not the same as getting things done. – Jared Silver, jaredsilver.name (@JaredSilver)
The trick to getting things done is to list things to do in doable order. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com
He liked to go from A to B without inventing letters between. – John McPhee
The surest way to escape anxiety and defeat despair is action. Do, don’t dwell. – Michael Josephson, whatwillmatter.com
We all know them — the unstructured person whose every action seems aimless and the totally organized person whose every action defeats some purpose. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com
The vision must be followed by the venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps — we must step up the stairs. – Vance Havner
