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The actions of men are the best interpreters of their thoughts.
The actions of men are the best interpreters of their thoughts.
Think like a man of action and act like a man of thought.
Think like a man of action and act like a man of thought.
It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where read more
It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; because there is not effort without error and shortcomings; but who does actually strive to do the deed; who knows the great enthusiasm, the great devotion, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement and who at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly. So that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.
It's not what I do, but the way I do it. It's not what I say, but the way I read more
It's not what I do, but the way I do it. It's not what I say, but the way I say it.
Action is the real measure of intelligence.
Action is the real measure of intelligence.
Indolence is a delightful but distressing state; we must be doing something to be happy. Action is no less necessary read more
Indolence is a delightful but distressing state; we must be doing something to be happy. Action is no less necessary than thought to the instinctive tendencies of the human frame.
Everything you want is out there waiting for you to ask. Everything you want also wants you. But you have read more
Everything you want is out there waiting for you to ask. Everything you want also wants you. But you have to take action to get it.
The possibilities are numerous once we decide to act and not react.
The possibilities are numerous once we decide to act and not react.