69 Action Quotes to Inspire ‘Walk the Talk’ (ACT)

Top 12 Inspirational Quotes to Inspire You to Take the Right Action

Do every act in thy life as if it were the last. - Marcus Antoninus — Do every act in thy life as if it were the last. – Marcus Antoninus

Every action of our lives touches on some chord that will vibrate in eternity. - E. H. Chapin — Every action of our lives touches on some chord that will vibrate in eternity. – **E. H. Chapin**

A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds. - John Soforic — A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds. – John Soforic

A decision is a resolution defined by its action. Our conditions today can be traced to our past choices and actions. - John Soforic — A decision is a resolution defined by its action. Our conditions today can be traced to our past choices and actions. – John Soforic

Man’s practices are the best indexes of his principles. - Stephen Charnock — Man’s practices are the best indexes of his principles. – Stephen Charnock

Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy. - Dale Carnegie — Inaction breeds doubt and **fear**. Action breeds **confidence** and **courage**. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy. – **Dale Carnegie**

An acre of performance is worth a whole world of promise. - James Howell — An acre of performance is worth a whole world of promise. – James Howell

The actions of men are the best interpreters of their thoughts. - John Locke — The actions of men are the best interpreters of their thoughts. – **John Locke**

Do you want to know who you are? Don’t ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you. - Thomas Jefferson — Do you want to know who you are? Don’t ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you. – **Thomas Jefferson**

Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe — Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do. – **Johann Wolfgang von Goethe**

People may doubt what you say, but they will believe what you do. - Lewis Cass — People may doubt what you say, but they will believe what you do. – Lewis Cass

Take the first step in faith. You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step. - Martin Luther King Jr. — Take the first step in faith. You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step. – **Martin Luther King Jr.**

41 Empowering Quotes About Actions Over Words (ATTITUDE & DREAM)

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”
H. Jackson Brown Jr.

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 — 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**

We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but we rather have those because we have acted rightly. - Aristotle — We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but we rather have those because we have acted rightly. – **Aristotle**

You don’t have to be great to start, but you do have to start to be great. - Zig Ziglar — You don’t have to be great to start, but you do have to start to be great. – **Zig Ziglar**

Action may not always bring happiness... but there is no happiness without action. - Benjamin Disraeli — Action may not always bring happiness… but there is no happiness without action. – **Benjamin Disraeli**

The path to success is to take massive, determined actions. - Tony Robbins — The path to **success** is to take massive, determined actions. – **Tony Robbins**

The only impossible journey is the one you never begin. - Tony Robbins — The only impossible journey is the one you never begin. – **Tony Robbins**

An idea not coupled with action will never get any bigger than the brain cell it occupied. - Arnold Glasow — An idea not coupled with action will never get any bigger than the brain cell it occupied. – Arnold Glasow

Be content to act, and leave the talking to others. - Baltasar Gracian — Be content to act, and leave the talking to others. – **Baltasar Gracian**

Well done is better than well said. - Benjamin Franklin — Well done is better than well said. – **Benjamin Franklin**

“Your beliefs become your thoughts,
Your thoughts become your words,
Your words become your actions,
Your actions become your habits,
Your habits become your values,
Your values become your destiny.”
Mahatma Gandhi

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit. - Aristotle — We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a **habit**. – **Aristotle**

Outstanding people have one thing in common: an absolute sense of mission. - Zig Ziglar — Outstanding people have one thing in common: an absolute sense of mission. – **Zig Ziglar**

Action is a great restorer and builder of confidence. Inaction is not only the result, but the cause, of fear. - Norman Vincent Peale — Action is a great restorer and builder of **confidence**. Inaction is not only the result, but the cause, of **fear**. – **Norman Vincent Peale**

Don't be afraid to take a big step. You can't cross a chasm in two small jumps. - David Lloyd George — Don’t be afraid to take a big step. You can’t cross a chasm in two small jumps. – David Lloyd George

The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. - Amelia Earhart — The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. – **Amelia Earhart**

The universe doesn’t give you what you ask for with your thoughts - it gives you what you demand with your actions. - Steve Maraboli — The universe doesn’t give you what you ask for with your thoughts – it gives you what you demand with your actions. – **Steve Maraboli**

We know only too well that what we are doing is nothing more than a drop in the ocean. But if the drop were not there, the ocean would be missing something. - Mother Teresa — We know only too well that what we are doing is nothing more than a drop in the ocean. But if the drop were not there, the ocean would be missing something. – **Mother Teresa**

“Let every man or woman here remember this, that if you wish to be great at all, you must begin where you are and with what you are. He who would be great anywhere must first be great in his own Philadelphia.”
Russel H. Conwell

The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action. - Confucius — The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action. – **Confucius**

The superior man is modest in his speech but exceeds in his actions. - Confucius — The superior man is modest in his speech but exceeds in his actions. – **Confucius**

The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. - Lao Tzu — The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. – **Lao Tzu**

Action comes about if and only if we find a discrepancy between what we are experiencing and what we want to experience. - Philip J. Runkel — Action comes about if and only if we find a discrepancy between what we are experiencing and what we want to experience. – Philip J. Runkel

Everything you want is out there waiting for you to ask. Everything you want also wants you. But you have to take action to get it. - Jack Canfield — Everything you want is out there waiting for you to ask. Everything you want also wants you. But you have to take action to get it. – **Jack Canfield**

Dream big, start small, but most of all, start. - Simon Sinek — **Dream** big, start small, but most of all, start. – **Simon Sinek**

Small deeds done are better than great deeds planned. - Peter Marshall — Small deeds done are better than great deeds planned. – Peter Marshall

There are only two rules for being successful. One, figure out exactly what you want to do, and two, do it. - Mario Cuomo — There are only two rules for being successful. One, figure out exactly what you want to do, and two, do it. – Mario Cuomo

Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes but don’t quit. - Conrad Hilton — **Success** seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes but don’t quit. – Conrad Hilton

Never confuse motion with action. - Benjamin Franklin — Never confuse motion with action. – **Benjamin Franklin**

Victory belongs to the most persevering. - Napoléon Bonaparte — Victory belongs to the most persevering. – **Napoléon Bonaparte**

Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action has arrived, stop thinking and go in. - Napoléon Bonaparte — Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action has arrived, stop thinking and go in. – **Napoléon Bonaparte**

Action speaks louder than words but not nearly as often. - Mark Twain — Action speaks louder than words but not nearly as often. – **Mark Twain**

You are what you do, not what you say you do. - Carl Jung — You are what you do, not what you say you do. – Carl Jung

That which we persist in doing becomes easier - not that the nature of the task has changed, but our ability to do has increased. - Ralph Waldo Emerson — That which we persist in doing becomes easier – not that the **nature** of the task has changed, but our ability to do has increased. – **Ralph Waldo Emerson**

Do the thing you are afraid to do and the death of fear is certain. - Ralph Waldo Emerson — Do the thing you are afraid to do and the death of **fear** is certain. – **Ralph Waldo Emerson**

You need to know it's your actions that will make you a good person, not desire. - Matthew Quick — You need to know it’s your actions that will make you a good person, not desire. – Matthew Quick

Whatever you do may seem insignificant to you, but it is most important that you do it. - Mahatma Gandhi — Whatever you do may seem insignificant to you, but it is most important that you do it. – **Mahatma Gandhi**

There are risks and costs to a program of action. But they are far less than the long-range risks and costs of comfortable inaction. - John F. Kennedy — There are risks and costs to a program of action. But they are far less than the long-range risks and costs of comfortable inaction. – **John F. Kennedy**

Someone's sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago. - Warren Buffett — Someone’s sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago. – **Warren Buffett**

Nothing happens until something moves. - Albert Einstein — Nothing happens until something moves. – **Albert Einstein**

Go for it now. The future is promised to no one. - Wayne Dyer — Go for it now. The **future** is promised to no one. – **Wayne Dyer**

16 Thought-provoking Quotes on Action to Inspire You to Think Deep and Act

Think like a man of action and act like a man of thought. - Henri Bergson — Think like a man of action and act like a man of thought. – Henri Bergson

Practice is the soul of knowledge. - Thomas Adams — Practice is the soul of **knowledge**. – Thomas Adams

Sympathy is no substitute for action. - David Livingstone — **Sympathy** is no substitute for action. – David Livingstone

Everywhere in life, the true question is not what we gain, but what we do. - Thomas Carlyle — Everywhere in life, the true question is not what we gain, but what we do. – **Thomas Carlyle**

As I grow older, I pay less attention to what people say. I just watch what they do. - Dale Carnegie — As I grow older, I pay less attention to what people say. I just watch what they do. – **Dale Carnegie**

Words are leaves - deeds are fruit. - Anon — Words are leaves – deeds are fruit. – Anon

All our activity is sowing; and so is our inactivity. - John Blanchard — All our activity is sowing; and so is our inactivity. – John Blanchard

The gospel is not a doctrine of the tongue, but of life. - John Calvin — The gospel is not a doctrine of the tongue, but of life. – John Calvin

Unless a man has to do more than he can do, he will not do all that he can do. - Gordon Cooper — Unless a man has to do more than he can do, he will not do all that he can do. – Gordon Cooper

It is not enough that our actions be good and praiseworthy, if our intentions are not pure and upright. It is to profane the good to do it with a bad end in view. - Jean Daillé — It is not enough that our actions be good and praiseworthy, if our intentions are not pure and upright. It is to profane the good to do it with a bad end in view. – Jean Daillé

Action is the proper fruit of knowledge. - Thomas Fuller — Action is the proper fruit of **knowledge**. – **Thomas Fuller**

Make no distinction in your conduct between small things and great. - William Taylor — Make no distinction in your conduct between small things and great. – William Taylor

God provides the wind, but man must raise the sails. - St. Augustine — God provides the wind, but man must raise the sails. – St. Augustine

Behaviour is a mirror in which everyone displays his own image. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe — Behaviour is a mirror in which everyone displays his own image. – **Johann Wolfgang von Goethe**

The actions of men form an infallible index of their own character. - Geoffrey B. Wilson — The actions of men form an infallible index of their own **character**. – Geoffrey B. Wilson

The conduct of our lives is the only proof of the sincerity of our hearts. - Robert Wilson — The conduct of our lives is the only proof of the **sincerity** of our hearts. – Robert Wilson

Conclusion: The Importance of Taking Action

Many people believe in the saying “actions speak louder than words” for words lose their meaning and intention without proof.

It is easier to determine one’s character through their actions and what they act upon. Through the advent of social media, people grow more and more inclined to only talking about their good sides but lacking to act upon it.

It is widely believed that promises without follow-through are considered empty, and acting on these promises makes a person more trustworthy.

Politicians who run for office for example promise their future constituents to act on plans that could be beneficial to the community. As a voter one must judge these politicians based on their ability to execute these promises. Action gains more favor than inaction.

Prodding one’s self to action helps in building motivation, which could mean the difference between success and failure.

Acting on one’s word strengthens morals and values, here it is determined whether or not one truly believes them or not, much like the saying “walk your talk.”

Further Reading:

Follow the Action: Behavior Speaks More Truth Than Words – Psychology Today
Actions Speak Louder Than Words – Elite Daily
Why Actions Speak Louder Than Words – Entrepreneur.com

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