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

A leader or a man of action in a crisis almost always acts subconsciously and then thinks of the reasons for his action.
Jawaharlal Nehru

Action itself, so long as I am convinced that it is right action, gives me satisfaction.
Jawaharlal Nehru

When thought becomes excessively painful, action is the finest remedy.
Salman Rushdie

It is easy to sit up and take notice, What is difficult is getting up and taking action.
Honore de Balzac

Power is action; the electoral principle is discussion. No political action is possible when discussion is permanently established.
Honore De Balzac

The man whose action habitually bears the stamp of his mind is a genius, but the greatest genius is not always equal to himself, or he would cease to be human.
Honore De Balzac

A zeal for the defence of their country led these heroes to the scene of action, though with a few men to attack a powerful army of experienced warriors.
Daniel Boone

You must take action now that will move you towards your goals. Develop a sense of urgency in your life.
H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

Based on observations of the policies of my own government, I viewed this action as an acceptable option.
Timothy McVeigh

You would be surprised how hard it often is to translate an action into thought.
Karl Kraus

I just have more fun when I get to try new things - and the action film genre has kind of painted itself into a corner, copied itself so many times and it has basically run out of bad buys.
Bruce Willis

But the action film genre is gonna have to come up with some new bad guys.
Bruce Willis

Action is the antidote to despair.
Joan Baez

You cannot win if you're not at the table. You have to be where the action is.
Ben Stein

Moving from chair to chair, from coffee machine to coffee machine is the limit of my action in most films. But I enjoy being cast in them because I love watching them.
Stephen Fry

Our enemies can deal a blow to us any time they wish. They did not wait for permission to do this. They do not deal a blow with prior notice. They do not take action because they can't.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

The people I distrust most are those who want to improve our lives but have only one course of action.
Frank Herbert

However glorious an action in itself, it ought not to pass for great if it be not the effect of wisdom and intention.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld

The world can only be grasped by action, not by contemplation.
Jacob Bronowski