Ideas And Action Quotes

• An idea that is developed and put into action is more important than an idea that exists only as an idea.

  Edward de Bono

  Buddhist, Creativity, Buddhism

  Edward De Bono (1992). “Serious Creativity: Using the Power of Lateral Thinking to Create New Ideas”, Harpercollins

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• I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do.

  Leonardo da Vinci

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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• Ideas won't keep. Something must be done about them.

  Alfred North Whitehead

  Motivation, Life And Love, Creativity

  Alfred North Whitehead, Lucien Price (2001). “Dialogues of Alfred North Whitehead”, p.98, David R. Godine Publisher

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• Well done is better than well said.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Inspirational, Success, Motivational Sports

  Benjamin Franklin (2008). “The Way to Wealth and Poor Richard's Almanac”, Nayika Publishing

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  Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.

  Benjamin Disraeli

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

  Benjamin Disraeli (2016). “Delphi Complete Works of Benjamin Disraeli (Illustrated)”, p.4990, Delphi Classics

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• Being willing is not enough. We must do.

  Leonardo da Vinci

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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• Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it.

  W. H. Murray

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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• A mediocre idea that generates enthusiasm will go further than a great idea that inspires no one.

  Mary Kay Ash

  Inspirational, Success, Enthusiasm For Life

  Mary Kay Ash (2009). “The Mary Kay Way: Timeless Principles from America's Greatest Woman Entrepreneur”, p.67, John Wiley & Sons

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• If you hear a voice within you say 'you cannot paint,' then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.

  Vincent Van Gogh

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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• We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.

  Will Durant

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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• Many great ideas go unexecuted, and many great executioners are without ideas. One without the other is worthless.

  Tim Blixseth

  Motivational, Greatness, Ideas

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• It's easy to come up with new ideas; the hard part is letting go of what worked for you two years ago, but will soon be out-of-date.

  Roger von Oech

  Inspirational, Letting Go, Creativity

  Roger Von Oech (1986). “A Kick in the Seat of the Pants: Using Your Explorer, Artist, Judge, & Warrior to Be More Creative”, Harper Perennial

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• All your dreams can come true if you have the courage to pursue them.

  Walt Disney

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  "How to Be Like Walt : Capturing the Magic Every Day of Your Life". Book by Pat Williams, 2004.

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• I have been impressed with the urgency of doing.

  Leonardo da Vinci

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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• Imagination is more important than knowledge.

  Albert Einstein

  Inspirational, Positive, Leadership

  Albert Einstein (2015). “Bite-Size Einstein: Quotations on Just About Everything from the Greatest Mind of the Twentieth Century”, p.32, St. Martin's Press

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• The best revenge is the massive success.

  Frank Sinatra

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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• This is my answer to the gap between ideas and action - I will write it out.

  Hortense Calisher

  Success, Writing, Ideas

  Hortense Calisher (2013). “Herself: An Autobiographical Work”, p.62, Open Road Media

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• If you think you can't, you're right.

  Carol Bartz

  Inspirational, Positive, Smart

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• Vision with action can change the world.

  J. A. Baker

  Change, Leadership, Visions Of The Future

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

  Eric Hoffer

  Ideas, Overcoming, Links

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• There's no good idea that cannot be improved on.

  Michael Eisner

  Ideas, Innovation, Growth

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• Daring ideas are like chessmen moved forward; they may be beaten, but they may start a winning game.

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

  Motivational, Courage, Clever

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  Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it.

  Salvador Dali

  Funny, Music, Sarcastic

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• Be The Peace You Wish To See In The World!

  Martin Luther King, Jr.

  Inspirational, Motivational, Change

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• The ability to imagine oneself in another's place and understand the other's feelings, desires, ideas, and actions. The most obvious example, perhaps, is that of the actor or singer who genuinely feels the part he is performing.

  Sam Vaknin

  Ideas, Empathy, Feelings

  Sam Vaknin (2014). “A to Z of Narcissism and Narcissistic Personality Disorder Encyclopedia: The Narcissism Bible”, p.261, Narcissus Publishing

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