Demosthenes (384 BC - 322 BC), Third Olynthiac

I have long since come to believe that people never mean half of what they say, and that it is best to disregard their talk and judge only their actions.

Dorothy Day (1897 - 1980), The Long Loneliness, 1952

You ask me why I do not write something....I think one's feelings waste themselves in words, they ought all to be distilled into actions and into actions which bring results.

Florence Nightingale (1820 - 1910), in Cecil Woodham-Smith, Florence Nightingale, 1951

Words without actions are the assassins of idealism.

Herbert Hoover (1874 - 1964)

Only actions give life strength; only moderation gives it a charm.

Jean Paul Richter (1763 - 1825)

I have always thought the actions of men the best interpreters of their thoughts.

John Locke (1632 - 1704)

Don't be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882)

Strong reasons make strong actions.

William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)