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All action takes place, so to speak, in a kind of twilight, which like a fog or moonlight, often tends to make things seem grotesque and larger than they really are.

Quotes by Carl von Clausewitz

It is even better to act quickly and err than to hesitate until the time of action is past.

Quotes by Carl von Clausewitz

'Wait, Wait' has been great. The humor is there, and we get to do a lot of action.

Quotes by Carl Kasell

I regard affirmative action as pernicious - a system that had wonderful ideals when it started but was almost immediately abused for the benefit of white middle-class women.

Quotes by Camille Paglia

Uncritical American boosterism - automatic endorsement of every government action - is myopic and self-defeating.

Quotes by Camille Paglia

Baseball can be slow in many ways. The action starts with when the pitcher delivers the ball. But the action really starts when the crack of the bat happens.

Quotes by Cal Ripken, Jr.

A lot of times with novels, you can get a really deep, engaging story, but there's not a lot happening, frankly. Those books tend to be super-literary and dense, and they require a lot of commitment, and that's not necessarily...

Quotes by Caitlin Kittredge

The international proletariat first appeared on the scene in the early Thirties of the nineteenth century, and its first great action was the French Revolution of 1848.

Quotes by C. L. R. James

I got into writing to become a 'Star Trek' writer. I was a rabid fan. I had shelves and shelves and shelves of action figures in my bedroom that scared away more dates than I care to admit to.

Quotes by Bryan Fuller

Ambition is not what a man would do, but what a man does, for ambition without action is fantasy.

Quotes by Bryant H. McGill

Fanatic is often the name given to people of action by people who are lazy.

Quotes by Bryant H. McGill

There is little more powerful than when truth joins action.

Quotes by Bryant H. McGill

But the action film genre is gonna have to come up with some new bad guys.

Quotes by Bruce Willis

We entered the 20th century trying to deal with three ideas purporting to define or describe or explain three spheres of action, development and conflict: Darwin on the natural world, Freud on the internal world, Marx on the economic world.

Quotes by Bruce Jackson

To know oneself is to study oneself in action with another person.

Quotes by Bruce Lee

If you take Darwinian theory, make a 'scientific' principle out of it, put it into political action, then you have something like Nazi Germany.

Quotes by Bruce Lipton

To be honest, I'm not a big golf nerd. Golf is kind of boring, not much action.

Quotes by Brooks Koepka

I just want to get into the action. And voice-over work is all action.

Quotes by Bridgit Mendler

There is a growing consensus in the private sector that companies can and should take action to address the problem of gun violence in our country.

Quotes by Brian Schatz

Play is always a fantasy, but once you get into the frame, it is quite real, and everything you do is real. You put acres and acres of real movement and real action and real belief in it.

Quotes by Brian Sutton-Smith

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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