#action

The atmosphere is much too near for dreams. It forces us to action. It is close to us. We are in it and of it. It rouses us both to study and to do. We must know its moods and also its motive forces. ↗

— Cleveland Abbe

#also #atmosphere #both #close #dreams

Self criticism must be my guide to action, and the first rule for its employment is that in itself it is not a virtue, only a procedure. ↗

— Kingsley Amis

#criticism #employment #first #guide #itself

Anytime I make a movie, I really have absolutely no idea how it's going to go over. I've had the whole range of different kinds of reactions. ↗

— Wes Anderson

#anytime #different #different kinds #go #going

The only correct actions are those that demand no explanation and no apology. ↗

— Red Auerbach

#apology #correct #demand #explanation #only

If a wise man behaves prudently, how can he be overcome by his enemies? Even a single man, by right action, can overcome a host of foes. ↗

— Saskya Pandita

#behaves #even #foes #his #host

During a trip to Iraq last fall, I visited our theater hospital at Balad Air Force Base and witnessed these skilled medical professionals in action and met the brave soldiers whose lives they saved. ↗

— Melissa Bean

#air #air force #base #brave #brave soldiers

Clearly, we need to have the very best advice and counsel on what actions can be taken to help lower the cost of gasoline. ↗

— Jeff Bingaman

#advice #best #clearly #cost #counsel

Israel has its attractions. It's the most dramatic country in the world. Everybody's engaged. Everybody argues. When I leave Israel, I get a little bit bored, you know? ↗

— Shimon Peres

#bit #bored #country #dramatic #engaged

Any reaction is better than none. ↗

— Gavin Rossdale

#better #none #reaction #than

The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, as well as more recent attacks in Madrid, Spain, and London, England, showed in a very tragic way just how vulnerable many areas of the world are to these sorts of actions. ↗

— Jo Bonner

#areas #attacks #england #how #just