History, although sometimes made up of the few acts of the great, is more often shaped by the many acts of the small.

Quote by Mark Yost

Topics: Action Quotes

An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory.

An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory.

The one person who has more illusions than the dreamer is the man of action

The one person who has more illusions than the dreamer is the man of action

It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the...

It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the...

It doesn't matter what you are thinking, or what fear you have, if you just...

It doesn't matter what you are thinking, or what fear you have, if you just...

What the Puritans gave the world was not thought, but action

What the Puritans gave the world was not thought, but action

Action is the antidote to despair.

Action is the antidote to despair.

Not the existence of man, but the action of man sets the wheel of history...

Not the existence of man, but the action of man sets the wheel of history...

Government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force; like fire, a troublesome...

Government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force; like fire, a troublesome...

Being busy does not always mean real work. The object of all work is production...

Being busy does not always mean real work. The object of all work is production...

War - An act of violence whose object is to constrain the enemy, to accomplish...

War - An act of violence whose object is to constrain the enemy, to accomplish...

Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.

Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.

Speech is the image of actions

Speech is the image of actions

Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare.

Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare.

We become just by performing just actions, temperate by performing temperate actions, brave by performing...

We become just by performing just actions, temperate by performing temperate actions, brave by performing...

I will die like a true-blue rebel. Don't waste any time in mourning

I will die like a true-blue rebel. Don't waste any time in mourning

When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust...

When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust...

Well done is better than well said.

Well done is better than well said.

Good intentions are at least, the seed of good actions; and every one ought to...

Good intentions are at least, the seed of good actions; and every one ought to...