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Solid character will reflect itself in consistent behavior, while poor character will seek to hide behind deceptive words and actions.
One of the reasons why people - particularly young people - love action movies is because what they are really looking for is justice.
The measure of action is the sentiment from which it proceeds. The greatest action may easily be one of the most private circumstance.
You may fail to shine in the opinion of others, both in our conversation and actions, from being superior, as well as inferior to them.
Neither praise nor dispraise thy selfe, thy actins serve the turne. [Neither praise nor dispraise thyself; thy actions serve the turn.]
Action should be founded on contemplation, and those of us who act don't put enough time, don't give enough emphasis, to contemplation.
I think of myself as a catalyst of action and a messenger of hope, turning people onto themselves and turning people onto their dreams.
The whole world is incapable of judging either right or wrong. but it is certain that actionless action can judge both right and wrong.
We've lost our sense of ethics; we live in a world of small-mindedness, of gratification without happiness and actions without meaning.
It is faith, and not reason, which impels men to action... Intelligence is content to point out the road, but never drives us along it.
Heroism is about taking an action which represents a breakthrough, and then assuming full responsiblity for it, even if it's a failure.
Every responsible chief in the CIA knows that the more covert the action, the greater the need for a clear policy and a defined target.
Every man should be considered as having a right to the character which he deserves; that is, to be spoken of according to his actions.
Beauty is power and elegance, right action, form fitting function, intelligence, and reasonability. And very often expressed in curves.
I have rarely seen the face of a mechanic in the action of creation which was not fine, never one which was not earnest and impressive.
I like to think of ideas as potential energy. They're really wonderful, but nothing will happen until we risk putting them into action.
Repetition of the same thought or physical action develops into a habit which, repeated frequently enough, becomes an automatic reflex.
I'd love to continue my career in Hollywood - I'd love to do another action film, or a romantic comedy, or horror. I love horror films.
It's surprising how many people get bogged down in analysing, planning, and organizing when what they really need to do is take action.
Things and actions are what they are, and the consequences of them will be what they will be: why then should we desire to be deceived?
You're only responsible for your own actions. You can't control how someone else reacts to what you do. You made a choice. Stand by it.
The capacity of the human mind for swallowing nonsense and spewing it forth in violent and repressive action has never yet been plumbed.
We only have one life to live. Since everybody has the potential to be successful, I hope we'll all take an action and actually live it.
You learn tricks to make action look more dynamic - having the fight come toward you or shooting on a longer lens to compress the speed.
Any man is educated who knows where to get knowledge when he needs it, and how to organize that knowledge into definite plans of 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.
Don't be gullible, use life before it uses you. Understand there are no free lunches, and for every action you take, there's a reaction.
It is our less conscious thoughts and our less conscious actions which mainly mould our lives and the lives of those who spring from us.
Duty is a very personal thing. It is what comes from knowing the need to take action and not just a need to urge others to do something.
Physical activity can get you going when you are immobilized. Get action in your life, and don't just talk about it. Get into the arena!
We might question God's actions, decisions, or declarations. But we can never, ever question his zany, stunning, unquenchable affection.
My fear, as an American, is that our own actions are going to contribute to an inspiration for terrorists to want to harm us or kill us.
I like doing fight scenes. I always have, and I insist on doing as much of that action as they'll let me do. I think that's easy for me.
People don't really believe in words. Or rather, people believe in words only for a stretch of time. Then they start to look for action.
Before every action ask yourself. Will this bring more monkeys on my back. Will the result of my action be a blessing or a heavy burden?
I really thought that I'd be doing Shakespeare, honest to God. I did not foresee the whole action television thing. That was God's joke.
Working on a film, the setup for an action sequence takes a long time, and we need to shoot the scene many times to get different angles.
When I was a kid, I loved action, war, horror, monster movies... Anything with special effects. I was fascinated with how'd they do that.
What happens in the present moment? In the present moment, you are producing thought, speech, and action. And they continue in the world.
Any action that arises out of stress is of low quality, and it contributes to human suffering. You are making yourself and others suffer.
We recognize the action of God in great things: we exclude it in small. We forget that the Lord of eternity is also the Lord of the hour.
Everything I did, all my actions, all of the problems I had I dedicate to God and to Chile, because I kept Chile from becoming Communist.
Singing connected with movements and action is a much more ancient, and, at the same time, more complex phenomenon than is a simple song.
Blessings don’t come from outside, but from within. Whatever blessings we receive are the result of our own efforts and positive actions.
Affirmative action has a negative effect on our society when it means counting us like so many beans and dividing us into separate piles.
You see, in life, lots of people know what to do, but few people actually do what they know. Knowing is not enough! You must take action.
You have to be in good shape, basically. And then, you have to have a certain craziness, if you're going to do some of the action things.
And as always seems to happen when I have reached the point where I am ready to take decisive action, everything began to happen at once.
Don't be indecisive and unstable in all your ways. Rather, walk in the strength, confidence, and boldness that come from decisive action.
Be a self-starter. Do it now! When you don't know how to do something, start. Beware of the paralysis of analysis. Be a person of action.