He who has made a thousand things and he who has made none, both feel the same desire: to make something. – Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin
Don’t find fault. Find a remedy. – Henry Ford
When we commit to action, to actually doing something rather than feeling trapped by events, the stress becomes manageable. – Greg Anderson
It is easier to act yourself into a better way of feeling than to feel yourself into a better way of action. – Orval Hobart Mowrer
What ought to have been done, and what shall be done, often stifle doing between them. – Augustus William Hare and Julius Charles Hare, Guesses at Truth, by Two Brothers
It is a sad lament — the happiness you might have found if you had taken the path that still lies right there in front of you. – Robert Brault
Success will never be a big step in the future, success is a small step taken just now. – Jonatan MÃ¥rtensson
Nature takes away any faculty that is not used. – William R. Inge
He that waits upon fortune is never sure of a dinner. – Benjamin Franklin
If I set for myself a task, be it so trifling, I shall see it through. How else shall I have confidence in myself to do important things? – George Clason
In skating over thin ice, our safety is in our speed. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Do not be wise in words — be wise in deeds. – Jewish Proverb
One’s action ought to come out of an achieved stillness: not to be a mere rushing on. – D.H. Lawrence
The secret of getting ahead is getting started. – Mark Twain
A good plan today is better than a perfect plan tomorrow. – George Patton
Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced. – James Baldwin
Action is taking the first step. Action is climbing the hill. Action combined with desire, harmonious intent, and undoubting yesfulness is invincible. Hallelujah! – Terri Guillemets
Action will remove the doubts that theory cannot solve. – Tehyi Hsieh (1884–1972)
Now and then it’s good to list all the things you regularly do for which there was once a good reason. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com
