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~ Perhaps our originality manifests itself most strikingly in what we do with that which we did not originate. To discover something wholly new can be a matter of chance, of idle tinkering, or even of the chronic dissatisfaction of the untalented. ~

Eric Hoffer

~ Thoughts lead on to purpose, purpose leads on to actions, actions form habits, habits decide character, and character fixes our destiny. ~

Tryon Edwards

~ It's time for greatness -- not for greed. It's a time for idealism -- not ideology. It is a time not just for compassionate words, but compassionate action. ~

Marian Wright Edelman

~ Never confuse motion with action. ~

Benjamin Franklin

~ If a man has talent and can't use it, he's failed. If he uses only half of it, he has partly failed. If he uses the whole of it, he has succeeded, and won a satisfaction and triumph few men ever know. ~

Thomas Wolfe

~ It is easier to avoid the effects of others' negativity when we question if an action or attitude is appropriately directed at us. If it isn't, we can choose to sidestep it and let it pass. ~

Sue Patton Theole

~ Everytime you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing. ~

Mother Teresa

~ Actions are the seed of fate deeds grow into destiny. ~

Harry S Truman

~ We wander for distraction, but we travel for fulfillment. ~

Hilaire Belloc

~ One of the secrets to success is recognizing that motivation follows action. ~

Steve Pavlina

~ The momentum of continuous action fuels motivation, while procrastination kills motivation. ~

Steve Pavlina

~ Insanity is the only sane reaction to an insane society. ~

Thomas Szas

~ Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it. ~

Ralph Waldo Emerson

~ Don't just work for the money; that will bring only limited satisfaction. ~

Kathy Ireland

~ In any might, there will be debility. Our victory depends on undertaking bold actions in a suitable manner after searching and finding that (debility). In this manner only a lad got the victory over the demonic and staunch Goliath. ~

Vellupillai Pirapakaran

~ The return we reap from generous actions is not always evident. ~

Francesco Guicciardini

~ Being generous, just helping one's relatives and being blameless in one's actions; this is the best good luck. ~

Buddha

~ The ultimate victory in competition is derived from the inner satisfaction of knowing that you have done your best and that you have gotten the most out of what you had to give. ~

Howard Cosell

~ Yoga, an ancient but perfect science, deals with the evolution of humanity. This evolution includes all aspects of one's being, from bodily health to self-realization. Yoga means union - the union of body with consciousness and consciousness with the soul. Yoga cultivates the ways of maintaining a balanced attitude in day-to-day life and endows skill in the performance of one's actions. ~

B.K.S. Iyengar

~ The price of inaction is far greater than the cost of making a mistake. ~

Meister Eckhart

~ Globalization is a bottom-up phenomenon with all actions initiated by milions of individuals, the sum total of which is "globalization." No one is in charge, and no one can anticipate what the sum of all the individual initiatives will be before the result manifest. A global economy can only be the result of "spontaneous order. ~

John Naisbitt

~ The man who is completely wise and virtuous has no need of glory, except so far as it disposes and eases his way to action by the greater trust that it procures him. ~

Plutarch

~ People who fail to achieve their goals usually get stopped by frustration. They allow frustration to keep them from taking the necessary actions that would support them in achieving their desire. You get through this roadblock by plowing through frustration, taking each setback as feedback you can learn from, and pushing ahead. I doubt you'll find many successful people who have not experienced this. All successful people learn that success is buried on the other side of frustration. ~

Anthony Robbins

~ History balances the frustration of 'how far we have to go' with the satisfaction of 'how far we have come.' It teaches us tolerance for the human shortcomings and imperfections which are not uniquely of our generation, but of all time. ~

Lewis F. Powell, Jr.

~ The most important human endeavor is the striving for morality in our actions. Our inner balance and even our very existence depend on it. Only morality in our actions can give beauty and dignity to life. ~

Charles Dickens

~ Speech is the image of actions ~

Solon

~ knowledge is hidden by selfish desire - hidden by this unquenchable fire for self-satisfaction. ~

Bhagavad-Gita

~ Hypocrisy: a lie in action - the legacy of indecency ~

Unknown

~ If you make a habit of sincere prayer, your life will be very noticeably and profoundly altered. Prayer stamps with its indelible mark our actions and demeanor. A tranquility of bearing, a facial and bodily repose, are observed in those whose inner lives are thus enriched. . . . Properly understood, prayer is a mature activity indispensable to the fullest development of personality . . . . Only in prayer do we achieve that complete and harmonious assembly of body, mind and spirit which gives the frail human reed its unshakable strengths ~

Alexis Carrel

~ A critic once characterized baseball as six minutes of action crammed into two-and-one-half hours ~

Ray Fitzgerald

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