As for being poisoned by a book, there is no such thing as that. Art has no influence upon action.
The basis of action is lack of imagination. It is the last resource of those who know not how to dream.
Actions are the first tragedy in life, words are the second. Words are perhaps the worst. Words are merciless.
Love is the missing factor; there is a lack of affection, of warmth in relationship; and because we lack that love, that tenderness, that generosity, that mercy in relationship, we escape into mass action, which produces further confusion, further misery.
Love begins at home, and it is not how much we do... but how much love we put in that action.
With a tree, all the growth takes place at the growing tips. Humanity is exactly the same. All the growth takes place in the growing tip: among that one percent of the population. It's made up of pioneers, the beginners. That's where the action is.
We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.
The quickest way to relieve anxiety is ACTION!
For purposes of action nothing is more useful than narrowness of thought combined with energy of will.
Action is coarsened thought; thought becomes concrete, obscure, and unconscious.
Action and faith enslave thought, both of them in order not to be troubled or inconvenienced by reflection, criticism and doubt.
Fear begins to melt away when you begin to take action on a goal you really want.
I begin to think, that a calm is not desirable in any situation in life. Man was made for action and for bustle too, I believe.
Pleasure and action make the hours seem short.
We should seek the greatest value of our action.
Prayer in action is love, love in action is service.
Every time you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing.
Love begins at home, and it is not how much we do... but how much love we put in that action.
I'm a woman of very few words, but lots of action.
Every action needs to be prompted by a motive.
There are risks and costs to action. but they are far less than the long range risks of comfortable inaction.
There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action.
And to every action there is always an equal and opposite or contrary, reaction.
Without action, you aren’t going anywhere.