Ralph W. Emerson

Sow a thought and you reap an action; sow an act and you reap a habit; sow a habit and you reap a character; sow a character and you reap a destiny.

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Aristotle

Every action and choice is thought to aim at some good; and for this reason the good has rightly been declared to be that at which all things aim.

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Aristotle

There is only one motivating principal: the desired capability.

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Aristotle

All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsion, habit, reason, passion, and desire.

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Albert Einstein

It is insanity to do the same thing, the same way, over and over and expect a different result

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Albert Einstein

The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing.

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Charles de Gaulle

To deliberate is the act of many. To act is the act of one.

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William Blakeret

No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings

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Alfred Lord Tennyson

I must lose myself in action, lest I wither in despair

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Steven Wright

For every action, there is an equal and opposite criticism.

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