Swift Action Quotes

Be quick but do not hurry.

The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can. Strike at him as hard as you can, and keep moving on.

Opportunity is lost by deliberation.

Speed focuses the mind. It cuts through the fog of drab everyday living and keeps us on our toes. Speed works. Speed saves lives. Speed is good. And we should have more of it, not less.

The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, but to those who see it coming and jump aside.

Knocking the shrieking goblins aside like skittles

I shoved on a dressing-gown, and flew downstairs like a mighty, rushing wind.

You've got to make haste while it's still light of day.

When one has made a decision to kill a person, even if it will be very difficult to succeed by advancing straight ahead, it will not do to think about going at it in a long roundabout way. One's heart may slacken, he may miss his chance, and by and large there will be no success. The Way of the Samurai is one of immediacy, and it is best to dash in headlong.

The time is 'now' to do something - don't drag your feet.

Be quick without hurrying.

Nothing can astound an American. It has often been asserted that the word "impossible" is not a French one. People have evidently been deceived by the dictionary. In America, all is easy, all is simple; and as for mechanical difficulties, they are overcome before they arise. Between Barbicane's proposition and its realization no true Yankee would have allowed even the semblance of a difficulty to be possible. A thing with them is no sooner said than done.

Even a correct decision is wrong when it was taken too late.

When your weapons are dulled and ardour damped, your strength exhausted and treasure spent, neighboring rulers will take advantage of your distress to act. And even though you have wise counsellors, none will be able to lay good plans for the future. Thus, while we have heard of blundering swiftness in war, we have not yet seen a clever operation that was prolonged.

The government is tottering. We must deal it the death blow an any cost. To delay action is the same as death.

Birds always seem like they're swooping down on you.

If the enemy opens the door, you must race in.

Evaluate. Long experience had taught me to evaluate and assess. When the unexpected gets dumped on you, don’t waste time. Don’t figure out how or why it happened. Don’t recriminate. Don’t figure out whose fault it is. Don’t work out how to avoid the same mistake next time. All of that you do later. If you survive.

There is no secrecy comparable to celerity.

When your dawn theater sounds to clear your sinuses: don't delay. Jump. Those voices may be gone before you hit the shower to align your wits. Speed is everything. The 90-mph dash to your machine is a sure cure for life rampant and death most real. Make haste to live. Oh, God, yes. Live. And write. With great haste.

The FDA has formed a rapid response team.

When you face a problem, solve it then and there if you have the facts necessary to make a decision. Don't keep putting off decisions.

High achievers spot rich opportunities swiftly, make big decisions quickly and move into action immediately. Follow these principles and you can make your dreams come true.

If the enemy leaves a door open, you must rush in.

But if you move fast, you can have your freedom.