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

Thought and theory must precede all salutary action; yet action is nobler in itself than...

Thought and theory must precede all salutary action; yet action is nobler in itself than...

Small deeds done are better than great deeds planned.

Small deeds done are better than great deeds planned.

I do not fear failure. I only fear the slowing up of the engine inside...

I do not fear failure. I only fear the slowing up of the engine inside...

Never tell a young person that anything cannot be done. God may have been waiting...

Never tell a young person that anything cannot be done. God may have been waiting...

Those who profess to favor freedom and yet depreciate agitation, are people who want crops...

Those who profess to favor freedom and yet depreciate agitation, are people who want crops...

There can be no such thing, in law or in morality, as actions forbidden to...

There can be no such thing, in law or in morality, as actions forbidden to...

In skating over thin ice, our safety is in our speed.

In skating over thin ice, our safety is in our speed.

Action will remove the doubt that theory cannot solve

Action will remove the doubt that theory cannot solve

It's motive alone that gives character to the actions of men

It's motive alone that gives character to the actions of men

The great words only backed with the right, corresponding and timely action go in the...

The great words only backed with the right, corresponding and timely action go in the...

Our love must not be a thing of words and fine talk. It must be...

Our love must not be a thing of words and fine talk. It must be...

If you want a quality, act as if you already had it.

If you want a quality, act as if you already had it.

Get action. Seize the moment. Man was never intended to become an oyster.

Get action. Seize the moment. Man was never intended to become an oyster.

Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it

Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it

Where choice begins, Paradise ends, innocence ends, for what is Paradise but the absence of...

Where choice begins, Paradise ends, innocence ends, for what is Paradise but the absence of...

An ounce of performance is worth pounds of promises.

An ounce of performance is worth pounds of promises.

A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.

A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.

We should be taught not to wait for inspiration to start a thing. Action always...

We should be taught not to wait for inspiration to start a thing. Action always...