#action

Men are beginning to realize that they are not individuals but persons in society, that man alone is weak and adrift, that he must seek strength in common action. ↗

— Dorothy Day

#adrift #alone #beginning #common #individuals

In addition to a timeline, I have proposed that U.S. troops be removed from front line combat positions in Iraqi cities and towns, turning over daily security patrols, interactions with citizens, and any offensive security actions to the Iraqis themselves. ↗

— Peter DeFazio

#addition #any #cities #citizens #combat

May the days be aimless. Do not advance action according to a plan. ↗

— Don DeLillo

#action #advance #aimless #days #may

To resort to power one need not be violent, and to speak to conscience one need not be meek. The most effective action both resorts to power and engages conscience. ↗

— Barbara Deming

#both #conscience #effective #engages #meek

Nonviolent action does not have to get others to be nice. It can in effect force them to consult their consciences. ↗

— Barbara Deming

#be nice #consciences #consult #does #effect

It wouldn't be fair to cast aspersions on an entire cultural movement based on the actions of a few. To quote my grandfather, 'One bad apple don't spoil the whole bunch.' ↗

— Mos Def

#apple #bad #based #bunch #cast

Nonviolent tactics can move into action on our behalf men not naturally inclined to act for us. ↗

— Barbara Deming

#action #behalf #inclined #into #men

This synchronous action then will be the Subject, which is the representative harmony. ↗

— Robert Delaunay

#harmony #representative #subject #then #which

I'm not an admirer of action movies. I just think, Oh my God, it must be so tiring. ↗

— Catherine Deneuve

#action movies #admirer #god #i #just

By object is meant some element in the complex whole that is defined in abstraction from the whole of which it is a distinction. ↗

— John Dewey

#complex #defined #distinction #element #meant