Take time to deliberate; but when the time for action arrives, stop thinking and go in.
You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try.
When you appeal to force, there's one thing you must never do - lose.
In action, be primitive; in foresight, a strategist.
I am not built for academic writings. Action is my domain.
Trust only movement. Life happens at the level of events, not of words. Trust movement.
Let us act on what we have, since we have not what we wish.
Nothing is often a good thing to do and always a good thing to say.
A = r + p (or Adventure equals risk plus purpose.)
For purposes of action nothing is more useful than narrowness of thought combined with energy of will.
I shall tell you a great secret, my friend. Do not wait for the last judgement, it takes place every day.
Blessed is he who carries within himself a god and an ideal and who obeys it - an ideal of art, of science, or gospel virtues. Therein lie the springs of great thoughts and great actions.
I learn by going where I have to go.
He who is outside his door already has a hard part of his journey behind him.
The shortest answer is doing.
Action is consolatory. It is the enemy of thought and the friend of flattering illusions.
We will either find a way, or make one.
If you have anything to tell me of importance, for God's sake begin at the end.
There are only two forces that unite men - fear and interest.
Having the world's best idea will do you no good unless you act on it. People who want milk shouldn't sit on a stool in the middle of a field in hopes that a cow will back up to them.