Action Quotes

Concern should drive us into action, not into a depression.
- Karen Horney

Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

The vision must be followed by the venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps - we must step up the stairs.
- Vance Havner

Thinking is easy, acting is difficult, and to put one's thoughts into action is the most difficult thing in the world.
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

It is not only for what we do that we are held responsible, but also for what we do not do.
- Moliere

Men expect too much, do too little.
- Allen Tate

Action will remove the doubts that theory cannot solve.
- Tehyi Hsieh

Great thoughts speak only to the thoughtful mind, but great actions speak to all mankind.
- Anonymous Author

You really can change the world if you care enough.
- Marian Wright Edelman

Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.
- Leo Tolstoy