Action Quotes

"A great thing can only be done by a great person; and they do it without effort."

"Accuse not Nature, she hath done her part; Do thou but thine."

"In the choice between changing ones mind and proving there's no need to do so, most people get busy on the proof."

"Faced with the choice between changing one's mind and proving that there is no need to do so, almost everyone gets busy on the proof."

"There are risks and costs to action. But they are far less than the long range risks of comfortable inaction."

"Happy the man, and happy he alone,  He, who can call today his own;  He who, secure within, can say: “Tomorrow do thy worst, for I have liv'd today.”"

"Do not give in too much to feelings. A overly sensitive heart is an unhappy possession on this shaky earth."

"Magic is believing in yourself, if you can do that, you can make anything happen."

"Thinking is easy, acting is difficult, and to put one's thoughts into action is the most difficult thing in the world."

"Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do."

"We live in a culture that relishes tearing others down. It's ultimately more fulfilling, though, to help people reach their goals. Instead of feeling jealous, remember: If God did it for them, He can do it for you."

"Part of my act is meant to shake you up. It looks like I'm being funny, but I'm reminding you of other things. Life is tough, darling. Life is hard. And we better laugh at everything; otherwise, we're going down the tube."

"When I was a kid, you would tune in to 'The Tonight Show' before you went to sleep. Johnny Carson. A big treat. I know it's a privilege of mine to be able to be in people's homes. So I hope I make everyone proud, including my parents, and do a good job in this."

"All I'm gonna do is just go on and do what I feel."

"There are only 3 colors, 10 digits, and 7 notes; its what we do with them that's important."

"I really want to love somebody. I do. I just don't know if it's possible forever and ever."

"I try to do something the audience might not have seen before. Like if I'm gonna kiss a girl I wanna kiss her like a girl has never been kissed. Like maybe I would kick her legs out from under her and catch her right before she hits the ground and then kiss her."

"Ya know what I do almost every day? I wash. Personal hygiene is part of the package with me."

"If you bring forth what is within you, what you bring forth will save you. If you do not bring forth what is within you, what you do not bring forth will destroy you."

"Do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Let the day's own trouble be sufficient for the day."