#action

I now bid farewell to the country of my birth - of my passions - of my death; a country whose misfortunes have invoked my sympathies - whose factions I sought to quell - whose intelligence I prompted to a lofty aim - whose freedom has been my fatal dream. ↗

— Thomas Francis Meagher

#been #bid #birth #country #death

It is a great mystery that though the human heart longs for Truth, in which alone it finds liberation and delight, the first reaction of human beings to Truth is one of hostility and fear! ↗

— Anthony de Mello

#beings #delight #fear #finds #first

Let us be tried by our actions. ↗

— John N. Mitchell

#let us #our #tried #us

I have great satisfaction in stating that our relations with France, Russia, and other powers continue on the most friendly basis. ↗

— James Monroe

#continue #france #friendly #great #i

Few men of action have been able to make a graceful exit at the appropriate time. ↗

— Malcolm Muggeridge

#action #appropriate #appropriate time #been #exit

We shall probably never attain the power of measuring the velocity of nervous action; for we have not the opportunity of comparing its propagation through immense space, as we have in the case of light. ↗

— Johannes P. Muller

#attain #case #comparing #immense #light

Nevertheless, this one fact should be apparent: turning the other cheek is a bribe. It is a valid form of action for only so long as the Christian is impotent politically or militarily. ↗

— Gary North

#apparent #bribe #cheek #christian #fact

I was always the type of person that whenever I started something I finished it. And, I was always held accountable for my actions. ↗

— Victor Cruz

#actions #always #finished #held #i

I try not to get too rattled about things that aren't that important - there's a different outburst for when the kids are reaching for a knife in the kitchen versus the reaction I have when they just won't stop talking. And my wife and I have mellowed out as we've gone along. ↗

— Chris O'Donnell

#along #different #get #gone #i

There are too many countries where the values we take for granted in our civil servants simply do not exist. Seeing these values in action, applied with dedication by hardworking individuals, makes me proud to lead a service that is making life better for millions across Britain. ↗

— Gus O'Donnell

#action #applied #better #britain #civil