#action

Don't be vain. What you look like doesn't matter. It's the deed that matters. ↗

— Sarah Addison Allen

#change #deeds #vanity #change

Common man does not speculate about the great problems. With regard to them he relies upon other people's authority, he behaves as "every decent fellow must behave,'' he is like a sheep in the herd. It is precisely this intellectual inertia that characterizes a man as a common man. Yet the common man does choose. He chooses to adopt traditional patterns or patterns adopted by other people because he is convinced that this procedure is best fitted to achieve his own welfare. And he is ready to change his ideology and consequently his mode of action whenever he becomes convinced that this would better serve his own interests. ↗

— Ludwig von Mises

#ideology #man #change

Might be moving in slow motion at times but slow motion is better than no motion.... ↗

— Just Jewel

#progression #take-action #change

You want to make the world a better place? Start a chain reaction, SMILE TO SOMEONE TODAY! ↗

— Martin Suarez

#action-reaction #change #smile #change

There is no avoidance in delay. ↗

— Aeschylus

#avoidance #courage #delay #resolve #courage

Narrow the focus, take the ascent one step at a time, and it's amazing what odds a man can beat. ↗

— Courtney Schafer

#courage #focus #persistence #courage

I must take action of some sort whilst the courage of the day is upon me. ↗

— Bram Stoker

#courage #courage

When I was four or five, I would organise my cars and my action figures. I needed some kind of structure, I think. ↗

— Alexander Skarsgard

#cars #figures #five #four #i

You told me to tell the truth, and this is exactly why I didn’t want to. You want me to think I’m selfish.” “I want you to own your thoughts and actions, and not be afraid of them. Accepting your limitations is every bit as important as embracing your strengths. ↗

— Dawn Jayne

#courage #thoughts-and-actions #courage

What you do teaches faster, and has a lasting impression, far beyond what you say. ↗

— T.F. Hodge

#impressions #quotes #speaking #teach #teaching