Think Before You Act Quotes

• Before you react, think. Before you spend, earn. Before you criticize, wait. Before you quit, try.

  Ernest Hemingway

  Thinking, Waiting, Trying

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• Think before you act; think twice before you speak.

  Thomas Browne

  Thinking, Speak, Think Twice

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• Regret is unnecessary. Think before you act.

  William Shockley

  Regret, Thinking, Unnecessary

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• Think before you act and then act decisively. Fortune favors the brave.

  Brian Tracy

  Thinking, Brave, Favors

  Brian Tracy (1998). “Successful Selling”, p.5, Jaico Publishing House

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  You are part of the world's most feared and trusted force. Engage your brain before you engage your weapon.

  James Mattis

  Military, Marine Corps, Enemy

  "Eve of Battle Speech". James Mattis' words in a message to the 1st Marine Division, The Weekly Standard, March 1, 2003.

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  Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut.

  Ernest Hemingway

  Funny, Witty, Clever

  Ernest Hemingway (2008). “The Good Life According to Hemingway”, Ecco

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• It only takes a second to call a girl fat and She'll take a lifetime trying to starve herself.. think before you act.

  Harry Styles

  Girl, Thinking, One Direction

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• Before you speak to me about your religion, first show it to me in how you treat other people. Before you tell me how much you love your God, show me in how much you love all His children.

  Cory Booker

  Love, God, Christian

  Cory Booker (2016). “United: Thoughts on Finding Common Ground and Advancing the Common Good”, p.173, Ballantine Books

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• Saving habits - in itself an education is now. It reinforces your strengths, teaching you how to refuse, orderly thinking, think before you act and thus expand your mind

  Thornton T. Munger

  Teaching, Thinking, Mind

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• Think before you act: it's not your money.

  Robert Heller

  Business, Thinking

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