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"Bipartisanship is nice, but it cannot be a substitute for action, not having it cannot prevent us from going forward."

"Bipartisanship is nice, but it cannot be a substitute for action, not having it cannot prevent us from going forward."

Nancy Pelosi, American Politician

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"What you do today can improve all your tomorrows."

"What you do today can improve all your tomorrows."

Ralph Marston, American Writer

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"Act as if you are the hero of the movie we call life."

"Act as if you are the hero of the movie we call life."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Action, Hero, Life, Self-Perception

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"I think that feeling that if one believed absolutely in any cause, then one must have the confidence, the self-certainty, to go through with that particular course of action."

"I think that feeling that if one believed absolutely in any cause, then one must have the confidence, the self-certainty, to go through with that particular course of action."

Wole Soyinka, Nigerian Dramatist

Action, Cause, Confidence, Feeling

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"We've advanced in the construction of a true free-trade area across South America... What's needed now is less rhetoric and more action."

"We've advanced in the construction of a true free-trade area across South America... What's needed now is less rhetoric and more action."

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Brazilian Politician

Action, America, Now, Rhetoric

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"Take one more step because it might be the last one needed."

"Take one more step because it might be the last one needed."

Innocent Mwatsikesimbe, Swedish Businessman

Action, Last, Decision, Courage

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"As soon as one nation claims the right to take preventive action, other countries will naturally do the same. If we go down that road, where are we going?"

"As soon as one nation claims the right to take preventive action, other countries will naturally do the same. If we go down that road, where are we going?"

Jacques Chirac, French Statesman

Action, Countries, Nation, Right

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"Concern should drive us into action, not into a depression."

"Concern should drive us into action, not into a depression."

Karen Horney, American Psychologist

Action, Concern, Depression

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"I have made a ceaseless effort not to ridicule, not to bewail, not to scorn human actions, but to understand them."

"I have made a ceaseless effort not to ridicule, not to bewail, not to scorn human actions, but to understand them."

Baruch Spinoza, Dutch Philosopher

Action, Actions, Effort, Ridicule

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"Theories are patterns without value. What counts is action."

"Theories are patterns without value. What counts is action."

Constantin Brancusi, Romanian Sculptor

Action, Theories, Value

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"Rhetoric is a poor substitute for action, and we have trusted only to rhetoric. If we are really to be a great nation, we must not merely talk; we must act big."

"Rhetoric is a poor substitute for action, and we have trusted only to rhetoric. If we are really to be a great nation, we must not merely talk; we must act big."

Theodore Roosevelt, American President

Action, Nation, Poor, Rhetoric

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"We wanted to solve robot problems and needed some vision, action, reasoning, planning, and so forth. We even used some structural learning, such as was being explored by Patrick Winston."

"We wanted to solve robot problems and needed some vision, action, reasoning, planning, and so forth. We even used some structural learning, such as was being explored by Patrick Winston."

Marvin Minsky, American Scientist

Action, Vision, Being, Learning

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"The writer's language is to some degree the product of his own action; he is both the historian and the agent of his own language."

"The writer's language is to some degree the product of his own action; he is both the historian and the agent of his own language."

Paul de Man, Belgian Critic

Action, Language, Writer

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"Inaction may be the biggest form of action."

"Inaction may be the biggest form of action."

Jerry Brown, American Politician

Action, Inaction, May

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"Call him wise whose actions, words, and steps are all a clear because to a clear why."

"Call him wise whose actions, words, and steps are all a clear because to a clear why."

Sara Teasdale, American Author

Action, Actions, Words

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"Action seems to follow feeling, but really action and feeling go together; and by regulating the action, which is under the more direct control of the will, we can indirectly regulate the feeling, which is not."

"Action seems to follow feeling, but really action and feeling go together; and by regulating the action, which is under the more direct control of the will, we can indirectly regulate the feeling, which is not."

William James, American Philosopher

Action, Control, Feeling, Will

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"There are words which are worth as much as the best actions, for they contain the germ of them all."

"There are words which are worth as much as the best actions, for they contain the germ of them all."

Anne Sophie Swetchine, Russian Author

Action, Actions, Words, Worth

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"In nonviolence you must go full steam ahead, if you want the good to come speedily you must go about it with vigor."

"In nonviolence you must go full steam ahead, if you want the good to come speedily you must go about it with vigor."

Vinoba Bhave, Indian Educator

Action, Nonviolence, Want

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"We want deeper sincerity of motive, a greater courage in speech and earnestness in action."

"We want deeper sincerity of motive, a greater courage in speech and earnestness in action."

Sarojini Naidu, Indian Politician

Action, Courage, Motive, Sincerity

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"Attacking a provincial lord in his manor house, surrounded by guards...Honestly, Kell, I'd nearly forgotten how foolhardy you can be."Foolhardy?" Kelsier asked with a laugh. "that wasn't foolhardy - that was just a small diversion. You should see some of the things I'm planning to do!Dockson stood for a moment then he laughed too. "By the Lord Ruler, it's good to have you back, kell! I'm afraid I've grown rather boring during the last few years""We'll fix that" Kelsier promised."

"Attacking a provincial lord in his manor house, surrounded by guards...Honestly, Kell, I'd nearly forgotten how foolhardy you can be."Foolhardy?" Kelsier asked with a laugh. "that wasn't foolhardy - that was just a small diversion. You should see some of the things I'm planning to do!Dockson stood for a moment then he laughed too. "By the Lord Ruler, it's good to have you back, kell! I'm afraid I've grown rather boring during the last few years""We'll fix that" Kelsier promised."

Brandon Sanderson, American Author

Action, Courage, Friendship, Planning, Humor

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"Fix your eye on the ball from the moment the pitcher holds it in his glove. Follow it as he throws to the plate and stay with it until the play is completed. Action takes place only where the ball goes."

"Fix your eye on the ball from the moment the pitcher holds it in his glove. Follow it as he throws to the plate and stay with it until the play is completed. Action takes place only where the ball goes."

Bill Klem, American Athlete

Action, Eye, Play

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"In our era, the road to holiness necessarily passes through the world of action."

"In our era, the road to holiness necessarily passes through the world of action."

Robert Green Ingersoll, American Lawyer

Action, Holiness, Road, World

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"Today is the day for the complaining to end and for statesmanship to begin. Today I am taking action to cut state spending and balance the budget this year."

"Today is the day for the complaining to end and for statesmanship to begin. Today I am taking action to cut state spending and balance the budget this year."

Chris Christie, American Politician

Action, Balance, Complaining, Day

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

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

Honore de Balzac, French Novelist

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"You want help? Ask for help. You want love? Ask for love. If you want anything from the universe, anything from yourself, you must first ask."

"You want help? Ask for help. You want love? Ask for love. If you want anything from the universe, anything from yourself, you must first ask."

Kamand Kojouri, Iranian Poet

Action, Help, Love, Universe, Desire

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"We are all bound to the throne of the Supreme Being by a flexible chain which restrains without enslaving us. The most wonderful aspect of the universal scheme of things is the action of free beings under divine guidance."

"We are all bound to the throne of the Supreme Being by a flexible chain which restrains without enslaving us. The most wonderful aspect of the universal scheme of things is the action of free beings under divine guidance."

Joseph de Maistre, French Diplomat

Action, Being, Guidance

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"In the discharge of the duties of this office, there is one rule of action more important than all others. It consists in never doing anything that someone else can do for you."

"In the discharge of the duties of this office, there is one rule of action more important than all others. It consists in never doing anything that someone else can do for you."

Calvin Coolidge, American President

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"Most of the media... is positioning the merger with Compaq and the recent actions by Walter Hewlett and David Packard as a fight between the past and the future."

"Most of the media... is positioning the merger with Compaq and the recent actions by Walter Hewlett and David Packard as a fight between the past and the future."

Carly Fiorina, American Businessman

Action, Actions, Fight, Future, Media

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"For every failure, there's an alternative course of action. You just have to find it. When you come to a roadblock, take a detour."

"For every failure, there's an alternative course of action. You just have to find it. When you come to a roadblock, take a detour."

Mary Kay Ash, American Businessman

Action, Failure

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"To rest satisfied with existing evils, as if we could do nothing, is not obedience; but neither is it obedience to imitate the actions of the apostles."

"To rest satisfied with existing evils, as if we could do nothing, is not obedience; but neither is it obedience to imitate the actions of the apostles."

John Nelson Darby, English Clergyman

Action, Actions, Nothing, Obedience, Rest

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"Just remember, you can do anything you set your mind to, but it takes action, perseverance, and facing your fears."

"Just remember, you can do anything you set your mind to, but it takes action, perseverance, and facing your fears."

Gillian Anderson, American Actress

Action, Perseverance, Mind

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"I'm ready for some rock 'n' roll action."

"I'm ready for some rock 'n' roll action."

Mick Ralphs, English Musician

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"I just don't want to be the damsel in distress. I'll scream on the balcony, but you've got to let me do a little action here."

"I just don't want to be the damsel in distress. I'll scream on the balcony, but you've got to let me do a little action here."

Kirsten Dunst, American Actress

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"Strong convictions precede great actions."

"Strong convictions precede great actions."

James Freeman Clarke, American Clergyman

Action, Actions

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"We cannot even recollect the actions of our infancy, our childhood is like something written on a slate and rubbed off."

"We cannot even recollect the actions of our infancy, our childhood is like something written on a slate and rubbed off."

Vinoba Bhave, Indian Educator

Action, Actions, Childhood

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"Every word, facial expression, gesture, or action on the part of a parent gives the child some message about self-worth. It is sad that so many parents don't realize what messages they are sending."

"Every word, facial expression, gesture, or action on the part of a parent gives the child some message about self-worth. It is sad that so many parents don't realize what messages they are sending."

Virginia Satir, American Psychologist

Action, Expression, Parents, Self

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"When an action is once done, it is right or wrong for ever; no accidental failure of its good or evil fruits can possibly alter that."

"When an action is once done, it is right or wrong for ever; no accidental failure of its good or evil fruits can possibly alter that."

William Kingdon Clifford, English Mathematician

Action, Failure, Evil, Right

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"Acting is doing, because everything you say or do is some kind of an action, some kind of a verb. You're always connected to the other person through some kind of action."

"Acting is doing, because everything you say or do is some kind of an action, some kind of a verb. You're always connected to the other person through some kind of action."

Mira Sorvino, American Actress

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"We still by no means think decisively enough about the essence of action."

"We still by no means think decisively enough about the essence of action."

Martin Heidegger, German Philosopher

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"Well, if the NATO countries don't make more of their troops usable and don't get the equipment to get them fast where the action is, then the organisation will suffer and will increasingly become irrelevant."

"Well, if the NATO countries don't make more of their troops usable and don't get the equipment to get them fast where the action is, then the organisation will suffer and will increasingly become irrelevant."

Lord Robertson, Scottish Diplomat

Action, Countries, Troops, Will

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"So we are disappointed that some of our closest allies, including Canada, have not agreed with us on the urgent need for this military action against Iraq."

"So we are disappointed that some of our closest allies, including Canada, have not agreed with us on the urgent need for this military action against Iraq."

Paul Cellucci, American Politician

Action, Canada, Iraq, Military

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"When the President makes something a priority, we see action."

"When the President makes something a priority, we see action."

Herb Kohl, American Politician

Action, President

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"I don't want to sit and cry for an hour in a movie. I'd rather have an action or a comedy."

"I don't want to sit and cry for an hour in a movie. I'd rather have an action or a comedy."

Noah Hathaway, American Actor

Action, Comedy, Want

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"That's the thing with sci-fi and action roles. You have to play the danger as real. If you don't, you end up with egg on your face. You have to commit. You can't think about how stupid it might look without the special effects."

"That's the thing with sci-fi and action roles. You have to play the danger as real. If you don't, you end up with egg on your face. You have to commit. You can't think about how stupid it might look without the special effects."

Victoria Pratt, Canadian Actress

Action, Danger, End, Play

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"For the first half of this century, High Court judges have been cautious to the point of timidity in expressing any criticism of governmental action; the independence of the judiciary has been of a decidedly subordinate character."

"For the first half of this century, High Court judges have been cautious to the point of timidity in expressing any criticism of governmental action; the independence of the judiciary has been of a decidedly subordinate character."

Ferdinand Mount, British Writer

Action, Character, Court, Criticism

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"The smallest deed is better than the greatest intention."

"The smallest deed is better than the greatest intention."

John Burroughs, American Author

Action, Deed, Intention

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"Follow effective action with quiet reflection. From the quiet reflection will come even more effective action."

"Follow effective action with quiet reflection. From the quiet reflection will come even more effective action."

Peter Drucker, American Businessman

Action, Quiet, Reflection, Will

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"So act that your principle of action might safely be made a law for the whole world."

"So act that your principle of action might safely be made a law for the whole world."

Immanuel Kant, German Philosopher

Action, Law, World

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"But what is drama? Broadly speaking, it is whatever by imitative action rouses interest or gives pleasure."

"But what is drama? Broadly speaking, it is whatever by imitative action rouses interest or gives pleasure."

George P. Baker, American Theorist

Action, Drama, Interest, Pleasure

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"To every action there is always opposed an equal reaction."

"To every action there is always opposed an equal reaction."

Isaac Newton, English Mathematician

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