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Most Famous Action Quotes of All Time!

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Suit the action to the word, the word to the action.

William Shakespeare

When you cannot make up your mind which of two evenly balanced courses of action you should take - choose the bolder.

Quotes by William Slim

I was never able to convince myself that there was a cost-free alternative course, as from 1961, or that any of the different strategies since proposed, especially those involving stronger military action, would have made sense.

Quotes by William P. Bundy

Owning a token bestows a right that results in product usage, a governance action, a given contribution, voting, or plain access to the product or market.

Quotes by William Mougayar

As she sallied forth from her boudoir, you would never have guessed how quickly she could strip for action.

Quotes by William Manchester

When an action is once done, it is right or wrong for ever; no accidental failure of its good or evil fruits can possibly alter that.

Quotes by William Kingdon Clifford

He who truly believes that which prompts him to an action has looked upon the action to lust after it, he has committed it already in his heart.

Quotes by William Kingdon Clifford

Action is the normal completion of the act of will which begins as prayer. That action is not always external, but it is always some kind of effective energy.

Quotes by William Inge

We are men of action, lies do not become us.

Quotes by William Goldman

The script for 'Drive Angry' is a great read with great characters and great action.

Quotes by William Fichtner

The action is best that secures the greatest happiness for the greatest number.

Quotes by William Dean Howells

Most terrorists are people deeply concerned by what they see as social, political, or religious injustice and hypocrisy, and the immediate grounds for their terrorism is often retaliation for an action of the United States.

Quotes by William Blum

Books are but waste paper unless we spend in action the wisdom we get from thought - asleep. When we are weary of the living, we may repair to the dead, who have nothing of peevishness, pride, or design in...

Quotes by William Butler Yeats

Active creation is conceived as a transitive action in which there is always presupposed an object about which the agent is concerned; it is virtually but not formally transitive because it makes, not presupposes, an object.

Quotes by William Ames

I love things where I can be physical and I so love high stakes, and you usually don't get that unless you're doing a play or an action movie.

Quotes by Will Patton

In a lot of cases, writers discover that the novel needs to begin later in the action than they'd first thought.

Quotes by Will Hobbs

I never really planned on making action films. It just kind of happened.

Quotes by Wesley Snipes

There are so few guys who do action and do it well. Even fewer who are African-American. Even fewer who have classical-theater training. So a cat like me coming in, I'm bringing all of that to an action movie.

Quotes by Wesley Snipes

I didn't go into this business to do action because I'm a classically trained actor. But I'm good at kicking and punching.

Quotes by Wesley Snipes

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

Quotes by Wendell Phillips

Frequently Asked Questions

Did these speakers plan on doing action roles?
Not really. One admits, "I never really planned on making action films. It just kind of happened," while another explains they "didn't go into this business to do action" because of a classical-theater background, yet found they were "good at kicking and punching."
Is there a quote about being underrepresented in action roles?
Yes — one speaker reflects on how rare their combination of background is in the genre, noting there are "so few guys who do action and do it well," and even fewer with classical-theater training. For more on standing out through personal traits, see our Character quotes.
Do any of these quotes contrast action with thinking?
One does, memorably: "What the Puritans gave the world was not thought, but action." It draws a sharp line between ideas and actually doing something.
Is classical training mentioned as useful for action work?
Yes — one speaker points to their "classical-theater training" as something they bring into action work, even though it's not the most obvious background for the genre. For more on playful ways of exploring a theme, check out our Rhymes collection.
Where can I find more quotes about living with purpose and action?
Our Life quotes explore that same idea of doing versus just thinking, and our Always quotes are worth a look too.

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