Action Initiation Quotes

When we make the cerebral state the beginning of an action, and in no sense the condition of a perception, we place the perceived images of things outside the image of our body, and thus replace perception within the things themselves.

There are more reasons for people's actions than the number of actions that are actually set in motion.

We often put off doing something for as long as possible, then as we finally make the decision and step into the action, we're surprised by its relative ease. We're left to wonder why we dreaded it until we realize that most of life's actions are within our reach, but decisions take willpower.

A Deed knocks first at Thought And then - it knocks at Will - That is the manufacturing spot.

What unleashes action is an individual's willingness to make mistakes - even to look foolish or stupid.

The young feel tired at the end of an action, the old at the beginning.

Mark this well, you proud men of action! you are, after all, nothing but unconscious instruments of the men of thought.

Begin: To have commenced is half the deed. Half yet remains; Begin again on this and thou wilt finish all.

Man must have an incentive to set him in motion before he can be given a goal towards which this motion should be directed. This incentive can obviously be none other than the law itself

The more we can lower or even eliminate the activation energy for our desired actions, the more we enhance our ability to jump-start positive change.

Intentions are the triggers for transformation in the body. If you want to wiggle your toes, you do it through intention.