#inaction

Action is a great restorer and builder of confidence. Inaction is not only the result, but the cause, of fear. Perhaps the action you take will be successful; perhaps different action or adjustments will have to follow. But any action is better than no action at all. ↗

— Norman Vincent Peale

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I never worry about action, but only inaction. ↗

— Winston Churchill

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There are risks and costs to action. But they are far less than the long range risks of comfortable inaction. ↗

— John F. Kennedy

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Stagnation is self-abdication. ↗

— Ryan Talbot

#progress #self-abdication #self-esteem #self-worth #stagnation

In this context, I believe it is an imperative for the new President to select and install his team as quickly as possible, and this does not imply that he must or should appoint members of the 'other' party to his Cabinet, which could contribute to inaction and inefficiency. ↗

— Richard V. Allen

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It's when the 'international community' expresses 'concern' about your 'situation' that your situation is well and truly fucked. ↗

— Michael D. Weiss

#geopolitics #inaction #international-community #politics #syria

Life is insanely robust, though we can make species go extinct, and this is the bad thing. So I always make the point that you can't say, 'Is it too late?' That is the terrible question, because either answer promotes inaction. If it's too late, you don't need to act; if it's not too late, you don't need to act. ↗

— Kim Stanley Robinson

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But the only way never to do the wrong thing is never to do anything. ↗

— Jim Butcher

#harry-dresden #inaction #life #molly-carpenter #life

You are where you are right now because of the actions you've taken, or maybe, the inaction you've taken. ↗

— Steve Maraboli

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If you try and lose then it isn't your fault. But if you don't try and we lose, then it's all your fault. ↗

— Orson Scott Card

#inaction #just-do-it #success #team #success