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Quotes About Action

The best quotes about action: famous words from history's greatest minds to inspire you, free to read, copy, and share.

Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.

Theodore Roosevelt

Well done is better than well said.

Benjamin Franklin

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

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Begin at once to live, and count each separate day as a separate life.

Seneca

Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.

Marcus Aurelius

I have been impressed with the urgency of doing.

Leonardo da Vinci

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What are the best quotes about Action?

This page collects the most famous quotes about action from history's greatest thinkers, writers, and leaders, including Theodore Roosevelt, Benjamin Franklin, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Each quote is shown with its author.

Are these quotes about action accurate?

We only publish widely cited quotes with their commonly accepted attributions, and we deliberately leave out famous misattributions. Some quotes are shown in their standard English translations, for example lines from the Tao Te Ching or Meditations.

Can I copy and share these quotes about action?

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