Quotes about Direct Action

It is certain that the inanimate objects by which you are surrounded have a direct action on the brain. Votes: 4

We who in engage in nonviolent direct action are not the creators of tension. We merely bring to the surface the hidden tension that is already alive. Votes: 4

Perhaps the most significant thing George Lucas did in creating 'Star Wars' was to fictionalize the Tao - to spark a universe where we can talk about the Force in objective terms and show it in direct action. Votes: 4

Cryptography is the ultimate form of non-violent direct action. Votes: 3

The most drastic and usually the most effective remedy for fear is direct action. Votes: 3

Even if it doesn't work, there is something healthy and invigorating about direct action Votes: 3

If the government or the parties won't address our needs, we will. It's about direct action, even civil disobedience. Votes: 3

Anarchism...stands for direct action, the open defiance of, and resistance to, all laws and restrictions, economic, social, and moral. Votes: 3

The purpose of direct action is to create a situation so crisis-packed that it will inevitably open the door to negotiation. Votes: 3

When the democratic deficit is so enormous, people are left with very little option but to take peaceful, non-violent direct action. Votes: 3

Voting is easy and marginally useful, but it is a poor substitute for democracy, which requires direct action by concerned citizens. Votes: 3

I believe it's time for direct action on climate change, standing together as ordinary Australians to take control of our shared future. Votes: 3

In any nonviolent campaign there are four basic steps: collection of the facts to determine whether injustices exist; negotiation; self-purification; and direct action. Votes: 3

Marches work, rallies work, civil disobedience works, direct action works, voting works, writing letters works, speaking to churches and schools works, rioting works. Votes: 3

If not for the direct action of a John Brown and his comrades, America would still trade in the flesh of the black man. Votes: 3

We who engage in nonviolent direct action are not the creators of tension. We merely bring to the surface hidden tension that is already alive Votes: 3

We are a representative democracy. But how did we get there? We got there through direct action. And that's enshrined in our Constitution and in our values. Votes: 3

Nonviolent direct action seeks to create such a crisis and establish such creative tension that a community that has consistently refused to negotiate is forced to confront the issue. Votes: 3

It is our experience that the nation doesn't move around questions of genuine equality for the poor and for black people until it is confronted massively, dramatically in terms of direct action. Votes: 3

For some of the large indignities of life, the best remedy is direct action. For the small indignities, the best remedy is a Charlie Chaplin movie. The hard part is knowing the difference. Votes: 3

We had no alternative except that of preparing for direct action, whereby we would present our very bodies as a means of laying our case before the conscience of the local and national community. Votes: 3

Strike is always a form of direct action. With the strike, too, you are not asking government to make things easier for you by passing legislation, you are taking a direct action against the employer. Votes: 3

Yet what you need is not marches, demonstrations, rallies or wide associations, all of them are important. What you need is direct action. The sooner people understand that, the sooner we'll begin to change things. Votes: 3

A grand and almost untrodden field of inquiry will be opened, on the causes and laws of variation, on correlation of growth, on the effects of use and disuse, on the direct actions of external conditions, and so forth. Votes: 3

We decided to set our direct-action program around the Easter season, realizing that, with exception of Christmas, this was the largest shopping period of the year. Knowing that a strong economic withdrawal program would be the by-product of direct action. Votes: 3

There is one central characteristic of anarchism on the matter of means, and that central principle is a principle of direct action - of not going through the forms that the society offers you, of representative government, of voting, of legislation, but directly taking power. Votes: 3

The Virgin filled so enormous a space in the life and thought of the time that one stands now helpless before the mass of testimony to her direct action and constant presence in every moment and form of the illusion which men thought they thought their existence. Votes: 3

Each situation has to be evaluated separately, for all are different. In general, I believe in non-violent direct action, which involve organizing large numbers of people, whereas too often violent uprisings are the product of a small group. If enough people are organized, violence can be minimized in bringing about social change. Votes: 3

Causes was founded with the mission of empowering anyone to change the world. Our model is based upon the belief that everyone has the power to have an outsized impact on the world by banding together with other like-minded individuals, taking direct action, and inspiring their friends and their friends' friends to join in. Votes: 3

Causes was founded with the mission of empowering anyone to change the world. Our model is based upon the belief that everyone has the power to have an outsized impact on the world by banding together with other like-minded individuals, taking direct action, and inspiring their friends and their friends' friends to join in. Votes: 3

In the colonial countries, on the contrary, the policeman and the soldier, by their immediate presence and their frequent and direct action maintain contact with the native and advise him by means of rifle butts and napalm not to budge. It is obvious here that the agents of government speak the language of pure force Votes: 3

For the child whose impulsiveness is indulged, who retains his primitive-discharge mechanisms, is not only an ill-behaved child but a child whose intellectual development is slowed down. No matter how well he is endowed intellectually, if direct action and immediate gratification are the guiding principles of his behavior, there will be less incentive to develop the higher mental processes, to reason, to employ the imagination creatively. . . . Votes: 3

Direct threats require decisive action. Votes: 2

Direct action is the logical, consistent method of Anarchism. Votes: 2

Action to be effective must be directed to clearly conceived ends. Votes: 2

If we had to go live action, I'd hold out for Tim Burton to direct. Votes: 2

You really get to direct the movie three times when it comes to the action sequences and the set pieces. Votes: 2

There is no doubt ISIS poses a clear, direct threat to the United States, and decisive action is badly needed. Votes: 2

What really helps a guy to become an action hero today is the directing of the movie. All those fast cuts. Votes: 2

Directing is not on my agenda, but writing is. I want to write everything from action, superhero films to quiet dramas, smaller films. Votes: 2

The key to a resilient global recovery, where growth in each country advances growth in every country, is action directed at supporting demand at home. Votes: 2

I seem to gravitate toward the dark side of things when it comes to directing. I love action, but I love the drama as well. Votes: 2

To every action there is always opposed an equal reaction, or, the mutual actions of two bodies upon each other are always equal, and directed to contrary parts. Votes: 2

I was keen to direct an action film, and when Reliance approached me for the remake of 'Singham,' I saw an opportunity to return to my first love. Votes: 2

The Desolation of Smaug' stands alone as an action/adventure epic movie. It's visually stunning, and the 3D is incredible. Plus, it's directed by Peter Jackson, and he's extraordinary. Votes: 2

I really loved 'Fast Five.' I thought it was a brilliant movie. I thought it was so well done, well directed. The action sequences were really well thought out. It looked fantastic. Votes: 2

In essence, if we want to direct our lives, we must take control of our consistent actions. It's not what we do once in a while that shapes our lives, but what we do consistently. Votes: 2

Action seems to follow feeling, but really action and feeling go together; and by regulating the action, which is under the more direct control of the will, we can indirectly regulate the feeling, which is not. Votes: 2

I am incapable of directing a film like 'Agneenath.' I can do only what I am good at, so I would have been the worst choice to direct it. It has aggression, action and an inherent violence in it - things I am not capable of directing in my films. Votes: 2

Religious conservatives still lack a theology of direct political action. Votes: 0

Direct action is, ultimately, the defiant insistence on acting as if one is already free. Votes: 0

I think direct political action, civil disobedience, in particular, is something to be taken very seriously. Votes: 0

Education without direction is a one-sided social value. Direct action without education is a meaningless expression of pure energy. Votes: 0

The link between ideas and action is rarely direct. There is almost always an intermediate step in which the idea is overcome. Votes: 0

Direct your life to the lights of stars sparkle, as veil of legacy become camera and action claps to the dance of your heartbeats. Votes: 0

I made a conscious choice to turn down some movies that were action-based, so that I could direct Road to Paloma and show that side. Votes: 0

I was keen to direct an action film, and when Reliance approached me for the remake of Singham, I saw an opportunity to return to my first love. Votes: 0

Every action and decision we take "“ or don't "“ ripples into the future. For the first time we have the capability, the technology, and the knowledge to direct these ripples. Votes: 0