1 Nobody ever did anything very foolish except from some strong principle. Author, January 15, 2024January 9, 2025, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, William Lamb, Action., Foolishness, Principle, 0 2nd Viscount Melbourne Copy
2 When I finally make up my mind that I want to do something, it’s never been hard for me to do. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Janet Jackson, Action., Confidence, Determination, 0 Janet Jackson Singer · USA Copy
3 You do not need to import greatness from another; you just need to act on your own. Author, January 5, 2024January 6, 2025, Alan Cohen, Action., Potential, Self-reliance, 0 Alan Cohen Writer · Israel Copy
4 Business is business, that is, you must do everything promptly; delay and shuffling won’t do. Read explanation Author, January 4, 2024January 6, 2025, Swami Vivekananda, Action., Efficiency, Promptness, 0 Swami Vivekananda Monk · India Copy
5 You needn’t think there is nothing you can do-you can tell the truth. Author, January 4, 2024January 6, 2025, Daniel Ellsberg, Action., Empowerment, Honesty, 0 Daniel Ellsberg Whistleblower Copy
6 Any fool can carry on, but a wise man knows how to shorten sail in time. Author, January 12, 2024January 6, 2025, Joseph Conrad, Action., Foresight, Wisdom, 0 Joseph Conrad Writer · Poland Copy
7 But can we, should we, let apprehensions about the future immobilize us in the present? Author, January 9, 2024January 6, 2025, Arundhati Roy, Action., Fear, Paralysis, 0 Arundhati Roy Author · India Copy
8 Knowing what to do is useless without the emotional strength to do what you know. Author, January 13, 2024January 6, 2025, Keith Raniere, Action., Emotions, Knowledge, 0 Keith Raniere Copy
9 People can open doors for you, but you … must walk through. Read explanation Author, January 11, 2024January 6, 2025, John C. Maxwell, Action., Independence, Opportunity, 0 John C. Maxwell Author Copy
10 Stop wondering if you’re good enough. Know you are, and start acting like it. Author, January 3, 2024January 1, 2025, Simon Black, Action., Confidence, Self-worth, 0 Simon Black Entrepreneur Copy
11 If we keep doing what we’re doing, we’re going to keep getting what we’re getting. Read explanation Author, January 3, 2024January 6, 2025, Stephen Covey, Action., Change, Consequences, 0 Stephen Covey Educator · USA Copy
12 No one knows you better than you know yourself. Do the thing you want. Don’t wait for someone else. Author, January 2, 2024January 1, 2025, Madonna Ciccone, Action., Independence, Self-empowerment, 0 Madonna Ciccone Singer · USA Copy
13 Never tell anyone what you are going to do till you’ve done it. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Action., Independence, Secrecy, 0 Cornelius Vanderbilt Businessman · USA Copy
14 I was already at an age when putting off anything was a bad idea. Author, December 23, 2023January 1, 2025, Philip Sington, Action., Age, Procrastination, 0 Philip Sington Author · England Copy
15 I don’t concentrate on things I can’t do. I do what I can do. Author, December 28, 2023January 1, 2025, Betty Cuthbert, Action., Capability, Focus, 0 Betty Cuthbert Olympic athlete · Australia Copy
16 Don’t wait for extraordinary circumstance to do good; try to use ordinary situations. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Charles Francis Richter, Action., Altruism, Empowerment, 0 Charles Francis Richter Seismologist · USA Copy
17 Start writing sooner. Don’t wait for permission. Don’t hesitate. Author, December 22, 2023December 28, 2024, Robin Hobb, Action., Empowerment, Initiative, 0 Robin Hobb Author Copy
18 You have to be willing to put yourself in position for good things to happen Author, December 22, 2023December 28, 2024, Robin Roberts, Action., Opportunity, Positivity, 0 Robin Roberts Journalist Copy
19 I will not have a sea creature destroyed, if I can help it. And I can help it. Author, December 22, 2023December 28, 2024, Rick Riordan, Action., Compassion, Preservation, 0 Rick Riordan Author · USA Copy
20 Don’t save your enormous creativity for “something better.” Give it to this. Author, December 22, 2023December 28, 2024, Rob Brezsny, Action., Creativity, Prioritization, 0 Rob Brezsny Astrologer Copy
21 No one else is going to do it for you, if you want it bad enough then go out and do it yourself. Author, December 14, 2023December 28, 2024, Ed Sheeran, Action., Independence, Motivation, 0 Ed Sheeran Singer · England Copy
22 Don’t sleep through your dreams. Author, October 12, 2023January 2, 2025, James St. James, Action., Dreams, Motivation, 0 James St. James Author Copy
23 The undeserver may sleep when the man of action is called on. Author, December 14, 2023December 28, 2024, William Shakespeare, Action., Deserving, Inaction, 0 William Shakespeare Playwright · England Copy
There is hopeful symbolism in the fact that flags do not wave in a vacuum. Arthur C. Clarke Film writer · England
If you take epitaphs seriously, we ought to bury the living and resurrect the dead. Read explanation Mark Twain Author · USA
