Actionable Insight Quotes

A gram of experience is worth a ton of theory.

Think like a man of action, and act like a man of thought.

The wisest man is he who can account for his actions.

If you want to know the taste of a pear, you must change the pear by eating it yourself. If you want to know the theory and methods of revolution, you must take part in revolution. All genuine knowledge originates in direct experience.

Mindfulness must be engaged. Once there is seeing, there must be acting. Otherwise, what's the use of seeing?

If you think about the impact of climate change, [it should be how] a doctor would deal with the problem. A scientific hypothesis is tested to absolute destruction, but medicine can't wait. If a doctor sees a child with a fever, he can't wait for [endless] tests. He has to act on what is there. The risk of delay is so enormous that we can't wait until we are absolutely sure the patient is dying.

Events sometimes are the biggest teachers, as opposed to words, lectures, and that kind of thing.

We can understand both our nature and our nurture, but understanding is only the first step.