Quotes of: Community-action Keyword

I can not think for others or without others,nor can others think for me. Even if the people's thinking is superstitious or naive,it is only as they rethink their assumptions in action that they can change. Producing and acting upon their own ideas�...

Pedagogy of the Oppressed

We can talk about it, dream about it and dissect the fine print. In the end, only action satisfies our longing.

Postcards and Pearls: Life Lessons from Solo Moments on the Road

But I had to kill you, because the only other possible ending was us doing it, which I wasn't really emotionally ready to write about at ten.' 'Fair enough,' I say. 'But in the revision, I want to get some action.

Paper Towns

ACT on your dreams! It is not enough to just want it. Don't throw away another day. Take action and watch them come alive!

Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience

While spirituality provides an efficient and endless fuel for your mind and body, you must burn that fuel with human action towards your goals, dreams, and desires.

Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience

Success is not about your techniques, it’s not solely about the wisdom or the knowledge you have, it’s about your mindset and your actions.

Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience

Through my choices and actions, I have learned the most effective way of speaking to God is without saying a word.

Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience

I've seen too much sacrifice to believe that God is behind all of it, and I've seen sacrifice that has no indicia of the hand of God at all. Loss is not always part of some greater plan explainable by reference to the actions of a divine being with a...

Unsaid

Always attack. Even in defense, attack. The attacking arm possesses the initiative and thus commands the action. To attack makes men brave; to defend makes them timorous.

The Virtues of War: A Novel of Alexander the Great

The true measure of a man is not what he dreams, but what he aspires to be; a dream is nothing without action. Whether one fails or succeeds is irrelevant; all that matters is that there was motion in his life. That alone affects the world.

White Mountain

Keep my word' is such a strange expression. At first glance, it just means 'Be true to what you agreed on. But it could also mean, 'Hold your words back.' Keep them in. Let your actions speak instead.

Write Naked

If you have a dream, keep it. But write it down and take appropriate actions to see it manifest.

From Within I Rise: Spiritual Triumph Over Death and Conscious Encounters with "The Divine Presence"

Do not only think about it, but feel about it, also, before taking appropriate action.

From Within I Rise: Spiritual Triumph Over Death and Conscious Encounters with "The Divine Presence"

The word grows mad on the ferment Of angry actions, the authorities can only inflict Visible punishments. Now regard with the unpracticed Inner eye the unseen presence of Judgement then You will understand the nature of your soul's torment

Words of Paradise: Selected Poems

Words do have purpose; they are essential clues in determining actions, or lack thereof.

From Within I Rise: Spiritual Triumph Over Death and Conscious Encounters with "The Divine Presence"

Tis action moves the world....[in] the game of chess, mind that: ye cannot leave your men to stand unmoving on the board and hope to win. A soldier must first step upon the battlefield if does mean to cross it.

The Winter Sea

We hold the future still timidly, but perceive it for the first time as a function of our own action.

The World, the Flesh & the Devil;: An Enquiry into the Future of the Three Enemies of the Rational Soul

There are four things you need to know about war. One, every action requires careful tactics. Two, never lose hope and fight only for what is right. Three, be brave but you don't have to be fearless. And four, be willing to sacrifice.

Wings of the Wicked

Spoken words are like seeds that we plant which will eventually grow into something sweet or bitter. Our actions in this life are seeds we're planning for the other life promised by Allah.

When You Hear Hoofbeats Think of a Zebra

Her coming alone made me want to Mannequin all over myself, but I managed to contain myself like a microwave dinner. Sometimes love is frozen until you get off your sofa to take action.

Xazaqazax

Accepting the presidency, Barack introduces "my best friend of sixteen years, the love of my life, Michelle Obama" and I think I will pass out. That, right there, is love in action.

Your Voice in My Head