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On the aircraft carrier under my command, where the average age of sailors was 19 and a half, you could see accountability in action at all times. You especially saw it when an order was given that a plane about...

Quotes by Joe Sestak

And I agreed the feeling of action as he was flying or jumping or leaping - a flowing cape would give it movement. It really helped, and it was very easy to draw.

Quotes by Joe Shuster

No movement finding itself in this stage of struggle can operate by getting authority from the leading body of the political organs for even minor action that is taken and we don't even know in the case of the actions...

Quotes by Joe Slovo

It feels so good to be able to be part of an action flick like 'The Raid' and to read the rave reviews in a number of film festivals.

Quotes by Joe Taslim

With 'Toy Story,' which is a fantastic film but is essentially animation, you get to make all your decisions beforehand. 'Jumanji' is shot much like any other action film.

Quotes by Joe Johnston

Affirmative action was always racial justice on the cheap.

Quotes by Joe Klein

We deserve quality jobs that pay a living wage, lower college tuition, action on climate change, and comprehensive immigration reform.

Quotes by Joe Garcia

We know that Medicare is set to go bankrupt in 2024 with no action, and social security is set to be insolvent by 2037.

Quotes by Joe Heck

To help U.S. workers, farmers and businesses, and America's long-term economic security, Congress should take decisive action to bring about fair trade with China, instead of squandering this opportunity on a weak Republican bill.

Quotes by Joe Baca

Everything changed in Bosnia, when General Wesley Clark proved that you could fight a war with high- level precision air strikes and a bare minimum of ground action.

Quotes by Joe Bob Briggs

I believe that worrying about the problems plaguing our planet without taking steps to confront them is absolutely irrelevant. The only thing that changes this world is taking action.

Quotes by Jody Williams

My agent asked if I fancied Robin Hood and I thought: 'Yeah, why not?' I hadn't watched it, to be honest, but I'd seen bits and knew it was really popular Saturday family viewing with heaps of action. I thought...

Quotes by Joanne Froggatt

When there were cases of Ebola in the States, I respected that people wanted to address concerns and take some sort of action, but the focus turned completely to the U.S. At one point, we started to wonder, Where is...

Quotes by Joanne Liu

Compassionate action emerges from the sense of openness, connectedness, and discernment you have created.

Quotes by Joan Halifax

Action is the antidote to despair.

Quotes by Joan Baez

I live every character between 'action' and 'cut' and do not take them home or live with them for 70 days while shooting. That is my process.

Quotes by Jisshu Sengupta

Swinging a gold club is sort of a throwing action, and even as a kid, I could throw things far and fast.

Quotes by Jimmy Walker

Congress first took action against steroids by passing The Anabolic Steroids Control Act of 1990.

Quotes by Jim Sensenbrenner

So when the only domestic social policy is tax cuts that mostly benefit the wealthiest Americans, we say, 'Where is faith being put into action here?'

Quotes by Jim Wallis

The POW camps of North Vietnam were packed with Air Force and Naval Academy graduates. The six midshipmen in my Naval Academy class of 1968 who served as liaisons between the Marine Corps and the Brigade of Midshipmen later suffered...

Quotes by Jim Webb

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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