Quotes by Action We can't search or attain well being, wealth, studying, justice or kindness usually. Action is all the time particular, concrete, individualized, distinctive. Benjamin Jowett action kindness justice There is a thought that poverty is a public policy failure; poverty is man-made by action and non-action: poverty can be eliminated. Benjamin Mkapa poverty action men No man doth think others will be better to him than he is to them. Benjamin Whichcote action men thinking One charming characteristic of many flank attacks I could mention is that they do not very often lead to simplification: if the attack is parried, there usually are still opportunities left for initiating action in another sector. Bent Larsen action chess opportunity Pictures are wasted unless the motive power which impelled you to action is strong and stirring. Berenice Abbott photography strong action Whatever failures I have known, whatever errors I have committed, whatever follies I have witnessed in private and public life have been the consequence of action without thought. Bernard Baruch errors action motivational Sometimes, even the very best course of action fails. Bernard Beckett failing action sometimes My position on that has been misrepresented again and again and again in the media. Let me make it clear. There are two wars in Iraq. The first one was absolutely necessary and entirely justifiable. Saddam Hussein had attacked and invaded Kuwait, a sovereign independent state, it was a blatant act of aggression, and action was justifiable and necessary. I have no problems with that at all. Bernard Lewis independent action war Your actions in passing, pass not away, for every good work is a grain of seed for eternal life. Bernard of Clairvaux good-life good-work action We must escape our illusions of correctness to understand the actions and beliefs of others. Bernard Williams illusion belief action My experience over 17 years playing with the Yankees, these are a few of the things that I've learned. You've got to have a plan of action, You have to stay focused on the things you can control, and don't get discouraged or distracted by the things you cannot control. Bernie Williams yankees action years In action, in desire, we must submit perpetually to the tyranny of outside forces; but in thought, in aspiration, we are free, free from our fellowmen, free from the petty planet on which our bodies impotently crawl, free even, while we live, from the tyranny of death. Bertrand Russell body action desire Only in thought is man a God; in action and desire we are the slaves of circumstance. Bertrand Russell action desire men A good man will never suspect his friends of shady actions: this is part of his goodness. A good man will never be suspected by the public of using his goodness to screen villains: this is part of his utility Bertrand Russell good-man action men It appeared to me obvious that the happiness of mankind should be the aim of all action, and I discovered to my surprise that there were those who thought otherwise. Bertrand Russell surprise action happiness I do not pretend to start with precise questions. I do not think you can start with anything precise. You have to achieve such precision as you can, as you go along. Bertrand Russell achieve action thinking Our job is to understand where the market is heading and translate that into practical action. Beth Comstock translate action jobs People weren't meaning to be racist, but they didn't know. Action signals change, not intent. So when someone feels like they're not getting a fair shake, you gotta speak on it. Bethann Hardison racist action people I want to die with my high heels on, still in action. Bette Davis high-heels action want It is important to understand that the system of advantage is perpetuated when we do not acknowledge its existence. Beverly Daniel Tatum important racism action «1011121314151617181920»