Thousands of Quotations!

“While we are free to choose our actions, we are not free to choose the consequences of our actions.” - Stephen Covey

“Life’s rewards go to those who let their actions rise above their excuses.” - Lee J. Colan

“Action is transitory, a step, a blow,
The motion of a muscle, this way or that,
‘Tis done–And in the after-vacancy,
We wonder at ourselves, like men betrayed.” - William Wordsworth

“The consequences of an act affect the probability of its occurring again.” - B. F. Skinner

“You must realize that it is the ordinary way of God’s dealings with us that our ideas do not work out speedily and efficiently as we would like them to. The reason for this is not only the loving wisdom of God, but also the fact that our acts have to fit into a great [...]

“Whatever our creed, we feel that no good deed can by any possibility go unrewarded, no evil deed unpunished.” - Orison Swett Marden

“We cannot seek or attain health, wealth, learning, justice or kindness in general. Action is always specific, concrete, individualized, unique.” - Benjamin Jowett

“Don’t be a know-it-all; be a show-it-all. Put your motion where your mouth is.” - Scott Sorrel

“When I talked, no one listened to me. But as soon as I acted I became persuasive, and I no longer find anyone incredulous.” - Borsi Giosué

“Confusing the words wish, faith and pray with each other usually just results in a minor grammatical faux pas, but when any of these words, especially hope, is confused with action, the results are much more devastating.” - Bo Bennett