It was prettily devised of Aesop, ”The fly sat on the axle tree of the chariot wheel and said, what dust do I raise! ”

Try your best… Do your best… Sow the best and reap the best! The best is right in you… Don’t hide it and give out the worst. We are looking right up to you!

Once I decide not to do something, I’m swift in my action—or rather my actionlessness.

We don’t think it has any merit to it. It is a frivolous action to take.

Secrets are like honey in a paper bag. Eventually, they leak out.

The best birthday gift to our Organization is for all of us, the members of the global community, to translate our leaders’ commitments at the 2005 World Summit into concrete action to the benefit of...

On the plains of hesitation bleach the bones of countless millions who, at the dawn of decision, sat down to wait, and waiting died

God in His perfect wisdom gave you power to control only one thing in the entire universe, and that is you.

Despite the chaos that was tearing her head apart, Tevi understood what scene Yenneg was attempting to play out, with herself as a conscripted actor. She needed to force out an explanation or denial, but...

The action pictures I’ve been typically involved with, when somebody gets punched, you really feel the punching, and when somebody gets shot, you really feel the shot.

Holy dreams.Holy decisions.Holy choices.Holy actions.

Change your thought, change your mind.Change your belief, change your action.

Habits of action cultivated early in life lay the foundation for unique skill sets able to carve a path beyond the mundane and into the relevant.

Prayer cannot be a substitution for action.

I believe that the best kind of diplomatic action is when we can combine it, in this kind of a situation, with the potential of the use of force,

For the former, activity, any kind of activity, was an end in itself; for the latter, activity was but a progress toward the true end, which was rest, and peace of mind. Action was to...

This is a beautiful action thriller — it’s a great date movie — age appropriate,

Common man does not speculate about the great problems. With regard to them he relies upon other people’s authority, he behaves as “every decent fellow must behave,” he is like a sheep in the herd....

Desire is often the greatest poison.

Memories may escape the action of the will, may sleep a long time, but when stirred by the right influence, though that influence be light as a shadow, they flash into full stature and life...

Every leader has the courage to make decisions. No decision is usually the worst decision.

Begin your new year by making a commitment to yourself. Rediscover your passion. What sets your heart on fire? And do something about it. Take action. Today. Now.

We have no right to dictate, through irresponsible action or narrow-mindedness, the future of our children, and our children’s children. There has been enough destruction, enough death, enough waste.

Success-minded people need to understand that the best way to learn is to ask questions and listen for answers.

Today’s market action is driven by the slower GDP growth rate. Despite oil being higher, I think the GDP kind of overruled everything and just makes the market feel better about what the Fed is...

If all the world’s a stage, I suggest you start performing at your best.

It was the fear of good things happening, because they, sooner or later, would lead to something bad.

There are actors who spend 20 years working and still don’t achieve what I’ve achieved so quickly. So I think my only course of action is to work as hard as I can, not just...

I said, “Where’s all that delivering God’s supposed to do?”He snorted. “You’re right, the only deliverance is the one we get for ourselves. The Lord doesn’t have any hands and feet but ours.””That doesn’t say...

I pulled out Riptide.

A kind gesture can reach a wound that only compassion can heal.

Thoughts are the seed of action.

Participate in your own dreams, don’t just say what you want or complain about what you don’t have.

This body, full of faults, Has yet one great quality: Whatever it encounters in this temporal life Depends upon one’s actions.

The smell of dead fish lingered in the air, and excited flies darted from fish to fish lapping up the decay.

The wounded were crying, and the rest were dying. Jack stood alone in a hallway of mangled men, who had been trained for this

This is the Bond of the new millennium. Everything is updated, from the action sequences to the interaction between the characters. All the elements reflect changes that have occurred in the world in recent years.

Karma, simply put, is an action for an action … good or bad.

The knowledge that we consider knowledge proves itself in action. What we now mean by knowledge is information in action, information focused on results.

Akin to the idea that time is money is the concept, less spoken but as commonly assumed, that we may be adequately represented by money. The giving of money has thus become our characteristic virtue....

The two parties need to avoid unilateral action that would upset the status quo in the region.

A dream is just as good, and will go as far as an action.

There is nothing to be feared except a result of our own actions.

To assess the quality of thoughts of people, don’t listen to their words, but watch their actions.

By doing ordinary actions efficiently you will become the best among ordinary, but you will not be an extraordinary.

There is immense power in an idea, because it unites people. It motivates them toward change. But the real power lies in their unity, in coming together – if enough can be rallied to a...

Our Churches sought to do the same through teaching preaching missions, social and political action. We have always been a leader in progressive movements in faith, action, government and mission. But, I think we may...

…Right now there’s a pair of bad cops on their way out here to shoot me.””You don’t know that.””Yeah, you’re right,” Stranahan said. “They’re probably just collecting Toys for Tots. Now go.

The others could believe that she was that way because she lost her parents so early, but Peter knew better. She was strong, confident, and never broken.

Fear stifles our thinking and actions. It creates indecisiveness that results in stagnation. I have known talented people who procrastinate indefinitely rather than risk failure. Lost opportunities cause erosion of confidence, and the downward spiral...