In a moment of decision, the best thing to do is the right thing to do. The worst thing to do is nothing.
~ Theodore Roosevelt
The right thing to do
in Action, Courage, Determination, Judgment
Action
Words and deeds
Words that do not match deeds are not important.
~ Che Guevara
Make it hot
in Action, Initiative
Not only strike when the iron is hot, but make it hot by striking.
~ Oliver Cromwell
If we are afraid to be different
in Action, Change, Courage, Individuality
If we are afraid to be different from the world, how can we make a difference in the world?
~ Rev. John Jenkins, President of Notre Dame University
Our business
in Action, Initiative
We must take our business into our own hands.
~ Seth Luther
Truman family motto
in Action, Attitude, Dedication, Duty, Courage, Initiative, Responsibility, Work
To do the right thing, to do the best we could, never complain, never take advantage, don't give up, don't be afraid.
~ Family motto of Harry S. Truman, 33rd U.S. President
The chain of destiny
It is a mistake to look too far ahead. Only one link of the chain of destiny can be handled at a time.
~ Winston Churchill
Action over patience
Patience is a virtue but you will never ever accomplish anything if you don't exercise action over patience.
~ Byron Pulsifer
Labor
Labor conquers everything.
~ Virgil
If we did the things we are capable of, we would astound ourselves.
~ Thomas Edison
The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don’t do anything about it.
~ Albert Einstein
It is not light that is needed, but fire.
~ Frederick Douglass
in Action, Initiative, Inspiration, Work
Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working.
~ Pablo Picasso
in Action, Conviction, Courage, Heroism, Work
Men learn to do ill by doing nothing.
~ Cato
It always seems impossible until it’s done.
~ Nelson Mandela
The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise to the occasion.
~ Abraham Lincoln
Providence requires three things of us before it will help us - a stout heart, a strong arm, and a stiff upper lip.
~ Thomas Chandler Haliburton
in Accomplishment, Action, Improvement, Time, Urgency, Work
No day should pass without something being done.
~ Latin proverb
Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Life is full of choices. Make some.
~ Anonymous