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It's definitely easier for a woman to do a romantic comedy than a war movie. It's assumed a woman doesn't have a sense of what action is.
When a country has the skill and self-confidence to take action against its biggest problems, it makes outsiders eager to be a part of it.
When I take action, I'm not going to fire a $2 million missile at a $10 empty tent and hit a camel in the butt. It's going to be decisive.
Thought and theory must precede all action, that moves to salutary purposes. Yet action is nobler in itself than either thought or theory.
I have always believed that personal relationships are vital in business and that people should be directly accountable for their actions.
By annihilating the desires, you annihilate the mind. Every man without passions has within him no principle of action, nor motive to act.
Positive human action is not only possible, but pervasive; human beings can improve and choose light and so on. And this is all happening.
Anything that prevents you from taking an action or actions that might reasonably dispel legitimate anxieties. Fear is what paralyzes you.
God is glorified, not by our groans, but our thanksgivings; and all good thought and good action claim a natural alliance with good cheer.
Pornography is human imagination in tense theatrical action; its violations are a protest against the violations of our freedom by nature.
When the fighters are in the ring, they want to dictate the pace. I want to dominate, so I want to impose to the other fighter my actions.
Continue to plant a kiss of concern on the cheek of the sick and the aged and infirm and count that actions as natural and to be expected.
Self-efficacy is the belief in one's capabilities to organize and execute the sources of action required to manage prospective situations.
We will use the actions of others to decide on proper behavior for ourselves, especially when we view those others as similar to ourselves
I love Marlon Brando and James Dean. That was when it was all about the star and the script. Nowadays, everything has to be action-packed.
Comedy, drama, Westerns, sci-fi... it's all fine if the story's compelling and the character is interesting to me. I do like action a lot.
I mean, yeah, maybe our fate is sometimes fixed and unchangeable, but there are other times when its shaped purely by the actions we take.
With every word we utter, with every action we take, we know our kids are watching us. We as parents are their most important role models.
You must accept responsibility for your actions. This doesn't include reactions, interactions or transactions if you're thinkin' loophole.
I will act now. I will act now. I will act now. With these words I can condition my mind to perform every action necessary for my success.
Fearlessness may be a gift, but perhaps most precious is courage from cultivating the habit of refusing to let fear dictate one's actions.
Time is a factor in all action. An imperfect scheme put into action at the proper time is better than a perfect one accomplished too late.
I was lucky to be in the right place at the right time. But many others were also in the same place. The difference was that I took action.
While it is true that without a vision the people perish, it is doubly true that without action the people and their vision perish as well.
Are you loving having these great iconic stories back as much as I am? 'One Life' is back in action and I love putting my 'Blair on' again.
To discover your mission and put it into action - instead of worrying on the sidelines - is to find peace of mind and a heart full of love.
Action is with the scholar subordinate, but it is essential. Without it, he is not yet man. Without it, thought can never ripen into truth.
If we are prepared to invest the necessary time and effort, affirmative action can contribute to Harvard's quality and not detract from it.
It is vain to say human beings ought to be satisfied with tranquility; they must have action; and they will make it if they cannot find it.
Virtue is not to be considered in the light of mere innocence, or abstaining from harm; but as the exertion of our faculties in doing good.
It isrequisite from time to time to remind one generation of the experience which led a former generation to important legislative actions.
The reconciling gospel is always at the forefront of the church’s social action, because a full belly is not better than a reconciled soul.
Whenever you're in doubt about any action, ask yourself: Is it true? Is it necessary? Is it kind? You can also ask, what would love do now?
Adapting to climate change: It really is time for action...we are on a never-ending road; this is with us for the rest of our natural lives
How often it is that a small action becomes great by its intention. And how often it is that a great action becomes small by its intention.
There are surprising turning points; there is the straw that breaks the camel's back, and you never know if your action could be the straw.
You are a woman: you must never speak what you think; your words must contradict your thoughts, but your actions may contradict your words.
Nature is relentless and unchangeable, and it is indifferent as to whether its hidden reasons and actions are understandable to man or not.
The quantity of force which can be brought into action in the whole of Nature is unchangeable, and can neither be increased nor diminished.
For an infrequent action to become a habit, the user must perceive a high degree of utility, either from gaining pleasure or avoiding pain.
All great and honorable actions are accompanied with great difficulties, and both must be enterprised and overcome with answerable courage.
He whom common, gross, or stale objects allure, and when obtained, content, is a vulgar being, incapable of greatness in thought or action.
The highest proof of civility is that the whole public action of the State is directed on securing the greatest good of the greatest number.
The curse of me and my nation is that we always think things can be bettered by immediate action of some sort, any sort rather than no sort.
The finest defense of character is correct action. Acquaint yourself with virtue, and you can expect proper treatment from those around you.
We are certainly in a common class with the beasts; every action of animal life is concerned with seeking bodily pleasure and avoiding pain.
Have a bias toward action - let's see something happen now. You can break that big plan into small steps and take the first step right away.
Happiness refers to feelings, virtue refers to actions, and those actions can cause those feelings. But not necessarily and not exclusively.
He is the best man who, when making his plans, fears and reflects on everything that can happen to him, but in the moment of action is bold.
The actions and inactions of hundreds of millions of people and nearly 200 states, will affect what kind of world emerges in the time ahead.