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Words are also actions, and actions are a kind of words. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Leadership is practiced not so much in words as in attitude and in actions. -- Harold S. Geneen
Actions speak louder than words, and it's no more true than with your kids. -- Brad Pitt
We have too many high-sounding words, and too few actions that correspond with them. -- Abigail Adams
Call him wise whose actions, words, and steps are all a clear because to a clear why. -- Sara Teasdale
All our actions, as well as our thoughts and words, should praise Him who always blesses us. -- Charles Spurgeon
They say actions speak louder than words, but actions don't speak. People speak, and people are loud. -- Jennette McCurdy
There is obviously a power and a truth in action that doesn't lie, which words easily can do. -- Twyla Tharp
Leaders do not sway with the polls. Instead, they sway the polls through their own words and actions. -- Bob Ehrlich
Hope and wishes for all that delights will sour in the midst of action not taken and words unsaid. -- Maximillian Degenerez
I love reading Warren Buffett's letters, and I love contrasting his words with his actions. He's a very wise guy. -- Daniel S. Loeb
There's been the same kind of demonizing of the word 'feminism' as words like 'liberal,' 'affirmative action,' and so on. -- Gloria Steinem
I had moments of my actions and words not reflecting who it is I am - if that defines a punk, then yes, absolutely. -- Andre Agassi
In the 'Hurt Locker' there's a lot of me in there, a sense of humor, a man of few words and a lot of action. -- Jeremy Renner
It is not whether your words or actions are tough or gentle; it is the spirit behind your actions and words that announces your inner state. -- Rene Char
Our true remembrance to President Kennedy is in our actions to honor the unspoken words and finish the unfinished work today and tomorrow and for as long as it takes. -- Marian Wright Edelman
I grew up in the Deep South, where sexism, racism, and homophobia were and still are alive and well. I have early, early memories of words and actions of this type being very painful. -- Pauley Perrette
My hope and prayer is that the body of Christ in America will awake with holy boldness, a boldness content neither with silence nor mere words but that backs up those words with action and results. -- Frank R. Wolf
It is our duty to watch over the actions and activities of this government and to insist that, in words as well as in deeds, the interests of our constituency primarily and of the Nation ultimately are served. -- Diane Watson
Sacred play is anything that takes you into that right hemisphere of your brain. It turns out that this move away from left to the right hemisphere, that sense of expansiveness and everything, can be accomplished through unusual rhythmic action, or any action that requires so much attention away from words that you cannot think in words. -- Martha Beck
Action achieves more than words. -- Euripides
Who needs action when you got words? -- Kurt Cobain
It's not just words. Action expresses priorities. -- Mahatma Gandhi
Resolutions require only words. Results take action. -- Tony Robbins
Say it with words. Show it with action. -- Ron Kaufman
Words without action mean nothing. I'll show you. -- Gena Showalter
Words may inspire but only action creates change. -- Simon Sinek
Be a poet in action as well as in words. -- Marty Rubin
Action speaks louder than words but not nearly as often. -- Mark Twain
Words are a form of action, capable of influencing change. -- Ingrid Bengis
I'm a woman of very few words, but lots of action. -- Mae West
Action, looks, words, steps, form the alphabet by which you may spell character. -- Johann Kaspar Lavater
Words mean nothing. Action is the only thing. Doing. That's the only thing. -- Ernest Gaines
The history of nations shows that words are not always immediately followed by action. -- Gustav Stresemann
A thought can prompt. Words can stir. But it takes action to attain a dream. -- Richelle E. Goodrich
Words should be used as tools of communication and not as a substitute for action -- Mae West
Words without action are like wheels without traction. It is how you live that counts. -- Geoff Thompson
Values can't just be words on a page. To be effective, they must shape action. -- Jeffrey R. Immelt
Somehow we must be able to show people that democracy is not about words, but action. -- Eleanor Roosevelt
The value of teaching without words and accomplishing without action is understood by few in the world. -- Laozi
As societies grow decadent, the language grows decadent, too. Words are used to disguise, not to illuminate, action... -- Gore Vidal
Until there's a public commitment, and action to back that commitment, a policy is only words on paper. -- Tim Field
What is it that stands higher than words? Action. What is it that stands higher than action? Silence. -- Francis of Assisi
THOUGHTS are the WORDS supported with the ACTION and both are not independent of each other to produce results. -- Anuj
The proof of battle is action, proof of words, debate. No time for speeches now, it's time to fight. -- Homer
True courage scorns to vent her prowess in a storm of words; and to the valiant action speaks alone. -- Tobias Smollett
Our love should not be just words and talk; it must be true love, which shows itself in action. -- John the Apostle
Trust in the silent doers. It is far more difficult to put your dreams into action than into flowery words. -- Richelle E. Goodrich
Action can give us the feeling of being useful, but only words can give us a sense of weight and purpose. -- Eric Hoffer
Actions speak louder than words, in fact. When we don't take action, we foster the mistaken reality of our old identity. -- Eric Samuel Timm
To build a positive attitude you must take some deliberate action. You must be responsible for your thoughts, words, and actions. -- John Patrick Hickey
One small action of love can do far, far more for a soul than all the most beautiful words in the world. -- Eileen Caddy
There is no use if knowledge grows while desires multiply. It makes one a hero in words and a zero in action. -- Sai Baba
In other words, If you don't take action, you won't get any results You are not your resume, you are your work -- Seth Godin
Words and thoughts concerning compassionate action that are not put into practice are like beautiful flowers that are colorful but have no fragrance. -- Nhat Hanh
Without action, words are just words. Without violence, laws are just words. Violence isn't the only answer, but it is the final answer. -- Jack Donovan
The propriety of thoughts and words, which are the hidden beauties of a play, are but confusedly judged in the vehemence of action. -- John Dryden
The guys I grew up with, my cinematic heroes, have always been men of few words, but of action. Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach. -- Adam Baldwin
Promises to love without putting those words into action are just empty proposals. Itâ??s not tangible until it is actually seen. Love is action. -- Annie Lobert
In Zen, actions speak louder than words. Doing is more important than knowing, and knowledge which cannot be translated into action is of little worth. -- Thich Thien-An
Remember, while words can be powerful, eloquent, and lasting, it is our committed action that will ultimately serve as the defining factor of our relationships. -- Steve Maraboli
A limited vocabulary, but one with which you can make numerous combinations, is better than thirty thousand words that only hamper the action of the mind. -- Paul Valery
Do not analyze things to death. Sometimes the best strategy is, "Ready, fire, aim." Do it first , then make adjustments. The answer lies in action-not in words. -- Philip Toshio Sudo
The words are meaningless except in terms of feeling. Does anyone act as the result of thought or does feeling stimulate action and sometimes thought implement it. -- John Steinbeck
There is something more severe than the problem with Thomas Friedman, which can be generalized to represent someone causing action while being completely unaccountable for his words. -- Thomas Friedman
I will act now. I will act now. I will act now. With these words I can condition my mind to perform every action necessary for my success. -- Og Mandino
Write like you speak with the 'rhythms of human speech,' as William Zinsser said, and in as few words as possible. Use action verbs to carry water. -- Sandra E. Lamb
It's time for greatness - not for greed. It's a time for idealism - not ideology. It is a time not just for compassionate words, but compassionate action. -- Marian Wright Edelman

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