Action Quotes and Sayings

We cannot do everything at once, but we can do something at once.  ~Calvin Coolidge

Action will remove the doubts that theory cannot solve.  ~Tehyi Hsieh

I believe half the unhappiness in life comes from people being afraid to go straight at things.  ~William J. Lock

When we commit to action, to actually doing something rather than feeling trapped by events, the stress becomes manageable.  ~Greg Anderson

Well done is better than well said.  ~Benjamin Franklin

Never act until you have clearly answered the question: “What happens if I do nothing?”  ~Robert Brault

He liked to go from A to B without inventing letters between.  ~John McPhee

Now and then it’s good to list all the things you regularly do for which there was once a good reason.  ~Robert Brault

I have always thought the actions of men the best interpreters of their thoughts.  ~John Locke

We are all inclined to judge ourselves by our ideals; others, by their acts.  ~Harold Nicolson

He that waits upon fortune is never sure of a dinner.  ~Benjamin Franklin

Small deeds done are better than great deeds planned.  ~Peter Marshall

Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.  ~James Baldwin

Contemplation often makes life miserable.  We should act more, think less, and stop watching ourselves live.  ~Nicolas de Chamfort

The best way out of a problem is through it.  ~Author Unknown