Action Quotes

I have always thought the actions of men the best interpreters of their thoughts.
- John Locke

Action is the antidote to despair.
- Joan Baez

Big words seldom accompany good deeds.
- Charlotte Whitton

Be content to act, and leave the talking to others.
- Baltasar Gracian

Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action.
- Benjamin Disraeli

Life is made up of constant calls to action, and we seldom have time for more than hastily contrived answers.
- Learned Hand

Never mistake motion for action.
- Ernest Hemingway

The most decisive actions of our life... are most often unconsidered actions.
- Andre Gide

Action to be effective must be directed to clearly conceived ends.
- Jawaharlal Nehru

Well done is better than well said.
- Benjamin Franklin