Quotes about Action and Words

Words are also actions, and actions are a kind of words. Votes: 3

It is not whether your words or actions are tough or gentle; it is the spirit behind your actions and words that announces your inner state. Votes: 3

Leadership is practiced not so much in words as in attitude and in actions. Votes: 2

Actions speak louder than words, and it's no more true than with your kids. Votes: 2

We have too many high-sounding words, and too few actions that correspond with them. Votes: 2

They say actions speak louder than words, but actions don't speak. People speak, and people are loud. Votes: 2

All our actions, as well as our thoughts and words, should praise Him who always blesses us. Votes: 2

Call him wise whose actions, words, and steps are all a clear because to a clear why. Votes: 2

There is obviously a power and a truth in action that doesn't lie, which words easily can do. Votes: 2

Leaders do not sway with the polls. Instead, they sway the polls through their own words and actions. Votes: 2

Hope and wishes for all that delights will sour in the midst of action not taken and words unsaid. Votes: 2

I love reading Warren Buffett's letters, and I love contrasting his words with his actions. He's a very wise guy. Votes: 2

There's been the same kind of demonizing of the word 'feminism' as words like 'liberal,' 'affirmative action,' and so on. Votes: 2

I had moments of my actions and words not reflecting who it is I am - if that defines a punk, then yes, absolutely. Votes: 2

In the 'Hurt Locker' there's a lot of me in there, a sense of humor, a man of few words and a lot of action. Votes: 2

Our true remembrance to President Kennedy is in our actions to honor the unspoken words and finish the unfinished work today and tomorrow and for as long as it takes. Votes: 2

I grew up in the Deep South, where sexism, racism, and homophobia were and still are alive and well. I have early, early memories of words and actions of this type being very painful. Votes: 2

My hope and prayer is that the body of Christ in America will awake with holy boldness, a boldness content neither with silence nor mere words but that backs up those words with action and results. Votes: 2

It is our duty to watch over the actions and activities of this government and to insist that, in words as well as in deeds, the interests of our constituency primarily and of the Nation ultimately are served. Votes: 2

Sacred play is anything that takes you into that right hemisphere of your brain. It turns out that this move away from left to the right hemisphere, that sense of expansiveness and everything, can be accomplished through unusual rhythmic action, or any action that requires so much attention away from words that you cannot think in words. Votes: 2

It's not just words. Action expresses priorities. Votes: 1

Say it with words. Show it with action. Votes: 1

Words and thoughts concerning compassionate action that are not put into practice are like beautiful flowers that are colorful but have no fragrance. Votes: 1

Remember, while words can be powerful, eloquent, and lasting, it is our committed action that will ultimately serve as the defining factor of our relationships. Votes: 1

Action achieves more than words. Votes: 0

Who needs action when you got words? Votes: 0

Resolutions require only words. Results take action. Votes: 0

Words may inspire but only action creates change. Votes: 0

Words without action mean nothing. I'll show you. Votes: 0

Be a poet in action as well as in words. Votes: 0

Action speaks louder than words but not nearly as often. Votes: 0

Words are a form of action, capable of influencing change. Votes: 0

I'm a woman of very few words, but lots of action. Votes: 0

Words mean nothing. Action is the only thing. Doing. That's the only thing. Votes: 0

Action, looks, words, steps, form the alphabet by which you may spell character. Votes: 0

The history of nations shows that words are not always immediately followed by action. Votes: 0

Words without action are like wheels without traction. It is how you live that counts. Votes: 0

A thought can prompt. Words can stir. But it takes action to attain a dream. Votes: 0

Values can't just be words on a page. To be effective, they must shape action. Votes: 0

Words should be used as tools of communication and not as a substitute for action Votes: 0

Somehow we must be able to show people that democracy is not about words, but action. Votes: 0

The value of teaching without words and accomplishing without action is understood by few in the world. Votes: 0

Until there's a public commitment, and action to back that commitment, a policy is only words on paper. Votes: 0

As societies grow decadent, the language grows decadent, too. Words are used to disguise, not to illuminate, action... Votes: 0

What is it that stands higher than words? Action. What is it that stands higher than action? Silence. Votes: 0

THOUGHTS are the WORDS supported with the ACTION and both are not independent of each other to produce results. Votes: 0

The proof of battle is action, proof of words, debate. No time for speeches now, it's time to fight. Votes: 0

True courage scorns to vent her prowess in a storm of words; and to the valiant action speaks alone. Votes: 0

Our love should not be just words and talk; it must be true love, which shows itself in action. Votes: 0

Trust in the silent doers. It is far more difficult to put your dreams into action than into flowery words. Votes: 0

Actions speak louder than words, in fact. When we don't take action, we foster the mistaken reality of our old identity. Votes: 0

To build a positive attitude you must take some deliberate action. You must be responsible for your thoughts, words, and actions. Votes: 0

Action can give us the feeling of being useful, but only words can give us a sense of weight and purpose. Votes: 0

In other words, If you don't take action, you won't get any results You are not your resume, you are your work Votes: 0

There is no use if knowledge grows while desires multiply. It makes one a hero in words and a zero in action. Votes: 0

One small action of love can do far, far more for a soul than all the most beautiful words in the world. Votes: 0

The guys I grew up with, my cinematic heroes, have always been men of few words, but of action. Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach. Votes: 0

The propriety of thoughts and words, which are the hidden beauties of a play, are but confusedly judged in the vehemence of action. Votes: 0

Without action, words are just words. Without violence, laws are just words. Violence isn't the only answer, but it is the final answer. Votes: 0

Promises to love without putting those words into action are just empty proposals. It’s not tangible until it is actually seen. Love is action. Votes: 0

In Zen, actions speak louder than words. Doing is more important than knowing, and knowledge which cannot be translated into action is of little worth. Votes: 0

A limited vocabulary, but one with which you can make numerous combinations, is better than thirty thousand words that only hamper the action of the mind. Votes: 0

Do not analyze things to death. Sometimes the best strategy is, "Ready, fire, aim." Do it first , then make adjustments. The answer lies in action-not in words. Votes: 0

The words are meaningless except in terms of feeling. Does anyone act as the result of thought or does feeling stimulate action and sometimes thought implement it. Votes: 0

There is something more severe than the problem with Thomas Friedman, which can be generalized to represent someone causing action while being completely unaccountable for his words. Votes: 0

I will act now. I will act now. I will act now. With these words I can condition my mind to perform every action necessary for my success. Votes: 0

Write like you speak with the 'rhythms of human speech,' as William Zinsser said, and in as few words as possible. Use action verbs to carry water. Votes: 0

It's time for greatness - not for greed. It's a time for idealism - not ideology. It is a time not just for compassionate words, but compassionate action. Votes: 0