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    I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving: To reach the port of heaven, we must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it, but we must sail, and not drift, nor lie at anchor.

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I'm a woman of very few words, but lots of action.

I'm a woman of very few words, but lots of action.

by Mae West Found in: Action Quotes,
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What one has, one ought to use; and whatever he does he should do
with all his might.
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What one has, one ought to use; and whatever he does he should do
with all his might.
[Lat., Quod est, eo decet uti: et quicquid agas, agere pro
viribus.]

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Of every noble action the intent
Is to give worth reward, vice punishment.

Of every noble action the intent
Is to give worth reward, vice punishment.

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Our grandly business undoubtedly is, not to see what lies dimly
at a distance, but to do what lies read more

Our grandly business undoubtedly is, not to see what lies dimly
at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand.

by Thomas Carlyle Found in: Action Quotes,
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Periods of tranquility are seldom prolific of creative achievement. Mankind has to be stirred up.

Periods of tranquility are seldom prolific of creative achievement. Mankind has to be stirred up.

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The best way to keep good acts in memory is to refresh them with
new.

The best way to keep good acts in memory is to refresh them with
new.

by Thomas Carlyle Found in: Action Quotes,
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Man is his own star, and the soul that can
Render an honest and a perfect man,
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Man is his own star, and the soul that can
Render an honest and a perfect man,
Commands all light, all influence, all fate,
Nothing to him falls early or too late.
Our acts, our angles are, or good or ill,
Our fatal shadows that walk by us still.

by John Fletcher Found in: Action Quotes,
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You see, in life, lots of people know what to do, but few people actually do what they know. Knowing read more

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.

by Anthony Robbins Found in: Action Quotes,
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What's done we partly may compute,
But know not what's resisted.

What's done we partly may compute,
But know not what's resisted.

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