The behavior of a human being in sexual matters is often a prototype for the whole of his other modes of reaction in life.
Not in his speech, not in his thoughts, I see his greatness, only in his actions, in his life.
Miracles don't happen. You make them happen. They're not wishes or dreams or candles on a cake. They're not impossible. Reality is real. It's totally and completely under my control.
Action and personal happiness have no truck with each other; they are eternally at war.
You speak of doing good to the world. Is the world such a small thing? And who are you, pray, to do good to the world? First realise God, see Him by means of spiritual discipline. If He imparts power you can do good to others; otherwise not.
The man of thought who will not act is ineffective; the man of action who will not think is dangerous.
POLISH your MIND to reflect the shimmering BEAUTY of your WORDS and ACTIONS.
Actions speak louder than words, in fact. When we don't take action, we foster the mistaken reality of our old identity.
Any action is good action; do what you can from where you are and build off of that action each day.
Your right actions might hurt someone, so if required apologize for your right actions, but don't stop taking right actions.
Many men know the recipes of life, but only few go into the kitchen to cook it. Go make it happen!
It is important to have a dream, but a dream is absolutely nothing until you start to consistently give life to it through strategic actions.
Never give up on the possibilities or accept what is when you can see it for what it could be.
Stay committed to staying focused and take action that is in line with what you want.
One good wish changes nothing. But one good decision changes everything. Your power to choose, to make a good decision, spells the difference between wishing and making real life changes.
If he's like any other man I've ever met, it's not my smile he's going to be looking at.
Aristotle deemed courage to be the first virtue, because it makes all the other possible.
Words are useless without action. Stop fantasizing and just DO it. Be a "game changer" or get played like an idiot.
Our love must not be a thing of words and fine talk. It must be a thing of action and sincerity.
Sometimes we have one chance, to ride that wave, one opportunity to jump on, take a deep breath and feel the rush of adrenaline. . . don't miss your chance.
Change your thought, change your mind.
Change your belief, change your action.
Sometimes the best way to learn a lesson isn't just hearing the words, but putting it into practice by experimenting with it and finding its truth for yourself instead of taking someone else’s word for it.
But one learns from books and reels only that certain things can be done. Actual learning requires that you do those things.
Follow your bliss and the universe will open doors for you where there were only walls.
The people I distrust most are those who want to improve our lives but have only one course of action.
Ah, Nothing is too late, till the tired heart shall cease to palpitate.
We do on stage things that are supposed to happen off. Which is a kind of integrity, if you look on every exit as being an entrance somewhere else.
So early in my life, I had learned that if you want something, you had better make some noise.
Do not wait: the time will never be 'just right'. Start where you stand, and work whatever tools you may have at your command and better tools will be found as you go along.
The truth is that judgment and fear will never stop, but they don't actually do anything.
This is the moment when something once more begins visibly to happen, something truly new and unique...something truly historical, in the sense that history again demands to be heard.
To assess the quality of thoughts of people, don't listen to their words, but watch their actions.
For the former, activity, any kind of activity, was an end in itself; for the latter, activity was but a progress toward the true end, which was rest, and peace of mind. Action was to be undertaken only when equilibrium was disturbed.
True happiness cannot not be achieved through wealth, fame or action,
But through love, modesty and self satisfaction.
He’d used the amulet to read my thoughts again.
I pictured smacking him in the face.
Matt was almost completely naked. A tattered loincloth and an ugly chain with a yellow diamond were his only apparel.
You ever get the feeling all hell’s about to break loose and there’s nothing you can do about it?
Rough palms cradled my face while my fingers gripped the pillow on either side of his. Lips, teeth, tongue, mingled together. I ate him up and didn’t let go until I had to come up for air.
Kurt pick his way around testing for heat before taking each step and avoiding places where the ash was heaps up.
We never know how God will answer our prayers, but we can expect that He will get us involved in His plan for the answer. If we are true intercessors, we must be ready to take part in God’s work on behalf of the people for whom we pray.
With every choice you create the life you’ll live; with every decision you design it.
The larvae you see today would grow into a large butterfly tomorrow. Size is what you see now, allow the clock to tick, then check on the size again.
Some things are just like riding a bicycle; you jump on, pedal, and hope you don’t fall.
Give me the storm and tempest of thought and action, rather than the dead calm of ignorance and faith! Banish me from Eden when you will; but first let me eat of the fruit of the tree of knowledge!
The knowledge that we consider knowledge proves itself in action. What we now mean by knowledge is information in action, information focused on results.
People don't want to know. They have to be made to know. Whether they act on what they know is up to them. But they have to know.
Because in life, knowledge is only part of the battle. WITHOUT ACTION, KNOWLEDGE IS OFTEN MEANINGLESS. As Aristotle put it, to be excellent we cannot simply think or feel excellent, we must act excellently. Yet the action required to follow through on what we know is often the hardest part.
I had always insisted that a good education was a synthesis of book learning and involvement in social action, that each enriched the other. I wanted my students to know that the accumulation of knowledge, while fascinating in itself, is not sufficient as long as so many people in the world have no opportunity to experience that fascination.
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