#action

The man of thought who will not act is ineffective; the man of action who will not think is dangerous. ↗

— Richard M. Nixon

#danger #intelligence #strategy #intelligence

Abstraction can provide stumbling blocks for people of strange intelligence. ↗

— Gustave Flaubert

#intelligence #intelligence

Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough ↗

— Oprah Winfrey

#contentment #dissatisfaction #life #perception #positivity

Happiness is not a goal...it's a by-product of a life well lived. ↗

— Eleanor Roosevelt

#goals #happiness #life #satisfaction #life

If you look up "charming" in the dictionary, you'll see that it not only has references to strong attraction, but to spells and magic. Then again, what are liars if not great magicians? ↗

— Deb Caletti

#charming #dictionary #liars #magic #magicians

Actions are the first tragedy in life, words are the second. Words are perhaps the worst. Words are merciless. . . ↗

— Oscar Wilde

#tragedy #words #life

Nostalgia is a necessary thing, I believe, and a way for all of us to find peace in that which we have accomplished, or even failed to accomplish. At the same time, if nostalgia precipitates actions to return to that fabled, rosy-painted time, particularly in one who believes his life to be a failure, then it is an empty thing, doomed to produce nothing but frustration and an even greater sense of failure. ↗

— R.A. Salvatore

#actions #fables #failure #frustration #necessary

The people I distrust most are those who want to improve our lives but have only one course of action. ↗

— Frank Herbert

#course #distrust #i #improve #lives

You cannot continue on the same path and arrive at a different destination. Make the choice to have your actions reflect your goals. ↗

— Steve Maraboli

#choices #intent #life #motivational #success

He is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him. ↗

— John Piper

#life