Top 200 Action Quotes (2026 Update)
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151. “Work for a better life as if you’ll live forever, and work for a better end as if you’ll die tomorrow.”

— Imam Ali

Also featured in: Effort Quotes

152. “Do small things, with great love.”

— Mother Teresa

Also featured in: Life Quotes, Love Quotes, Christian Motivational Quotes

153. “Everybody comes to a point in their life when they want to quit. But it’s what you do at that moment that determines who you are.”

— David Goggins

Also featured in: Perseverance Quotes, Quotes About Strength, Attitude Quotes, Personal Development Quotes

154. “Act without expectation.”

— Lao Tzu

Also featured in: Values Quotes, Life Philosophy Quotes, Philosophy Quotes

155. “Be part of the solution, not part of the problem.”

— Stephen R. Covey

Also featured in: Positive Inspirational Quotes, Positive Life Quotes, Helping Others Quotes

156. “The future starts today, not tomorrow.”

— Pope John Paul II

Also featured in: Sunday Inspirational Quotes, Quotes About Dreams, Future Quotes, Powerful Quotes

157. “Strive for progress, not perfection.”

— Anonymous

Also featured in: Goal Quotes, Change Quotes, Learning Quotes

158. “However difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at.”

— Stephen Hawking

Also featured in: Inspirational Quotes, Life Quotes, Never Give Up Quotes

159. “The man who does more than he is paid for will soon be paid for more than he does.”

— Napoleon Hill

Also featured in: Hard Work Quotes, Prosperity Quotes, Motivational Quotes for Work

160. “I’m going to show you how great I am!”

— Muhammad Ali

Also featured in: Success Quotes, Confidence Quotes, Attitude Quotes

161. “Entrepreneurs don’t finish when we are tired. We finish when we are done.”

— Robert T. Kiyosaki

Also featured in: Inspirational Entrepreneurship Quotes, Persistence Quotes, Inspirational Business Quotes

162. “Some of you love sleep more than you love success. If you want to be successful, you gotta be willing to give up sleep. If you go to sleep, you might miss the opportunity to be successful.”

— Eric Thomas

Also featured in: Focus Quotes, Persistence Quotes, Hustle Quotes

163. “Do not act as if you had a thousand years to live.”

— Marcus Aurelius

Also featured in: Time Quotes, Deep Quotes About Life, Short Motivational Quotes

164. “The man who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. The sure-thing boat never gets far from shore.”

— Dale Carnegie

Also featured in: Courage Quotes, Opportunity Quotes, Motivational Monday Quotes

165. “The world is not changed by people who sort of care.”

— Sally Hogshead

Also featured in: Startup Quotes, Impact Quotes, Changing the World Quotes, Taking Action Quotes

166. “Weak men wait for opportunities; strong men make them.”

— Orison Swett Marden

Also featured in: Quotes About Strength, Strong Quotes, Opportunity Quotes, Empowerment Quotes

167. “Tomorrow will be too late, it’s now or never.”

— Elvis Presley

Also featured in: Music Quotes, Change Quotes, Opportunity Quotes, Taking Action Quotes

168. “The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.”

— Chinese proverb

Also featured in: Inspirational Entrepreneurship Quotes, Goal Quotes, Short Motivational Quotes, Short Quotes About Life

169. “Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.”

— Vince Lombardi

Also featured in: Inspirational Quotes, Business Quotes, Short Motivational Quotes

170. “If you don’t back it up with performance and hard work, talking doesn’t mean a thing.”

— Michael Jordan

Also featured in: Hard Work Quotes, Inspirational Quotes for Work, Motivational Work Quotes

171. “If you rest, you rust.”

— Helen Hayes

Also featured in: Perseverance Quotes, Work Ethic Quotes, Positive Work Quotes, Taking Action Quotes

172. “The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today.”

— Elbert Hubbard

Also featured in: Business Quotes, Motivational Quotes for Work, Excellence Quotes, Quotes About Work

173. “Don't look back – forward, infinite energy, infinite enthusiasm, infinite daring,and infinite patience – then alone can great deeds be accomplished”

— Swami Vivekananda

Also featured in: Success Quotes, Focus Quotes, Confidence Quotes

174. “What gets measured gets improved.”

— Robin S. Sharma

Also featured in: Famous Quotes, Motivational Work Quotes, Performance Quotes

175. “Make time, not excuses.”

— Grant Cardone

Also featured in: Business Quotes, Time Quotes, Powerful Motivational Quotes, Hustle Quotes

176. “Done is better than perfect.”

— Sheryl Sandberg

Also featured in: Startup Quotes, Motivational Quotes for Work, Taking Action Quotes, Efficiency Quotes

177. “The secret to getting ahead is getting started.”

— Mark Twain

Also featured in: Inspirational Entrepreneurship Quotes, Quotes About Writing, Procrastination Quotes

178. “When you do nothing you feel overwhelmed and powerless. But when you get involved you feel the sense of hope and accomplishment that comes from knowing you are working to make things better.”

— Maya Angelou

Also featured in: Empowering Quotes, Impact Quotes, Inspirational Life Quotes

179. “If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.”

— Martin Luther King Jr.

Also featured in: Positive Quotes, Perseverance Quotes, Persistence Quotes

180. “Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do.”

— Bruce Lee

Also featured in: Motivational Quotes, Inspirational Quotes, Discipline Quotes

181. “Action is the real measure of intelligence.”

— Napoleon Hill

Also featured in: Goal Quotes, Short Inspirational Quotes, Performance Quotes

182. “The way to get started is to quit talking and start doing.”

— Walt Disney

Also featured in: Startup Quotes, Inspirational Quotes, Short Motivational Quotes

183. “Plan your work and work your plan.”

— Napoleon Hill

Also featured in: Inspirational Entrepreneurship Quotes, Hard Work Quotes, Strategy Quotes

184. “Make it happen now, not tomorrow. Tomorrow is a loser's excuse.”

— Farrah Gray

Also featured in: Inspirational Entrepreneurship Quotes, Taking Action Quotes, Personal Development Quotes, Time Management Quotes

185. “I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.”

— Stephen R. Covey

Also featured in: Inspirational Quotes, Success Quotes, Meaningful Quotes

186. “In a gentle way, you can shake the world.”

— Mahatma Gandhi

Also featured in: Positive Quotes, Change Quotes, Impact Quotes

187. “Action is the foundational key to all success. ”

— Pablo Picasso

Also featured in: Inspirational Quotes, Success Quotes, Taking Action Quotes

188. “Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will.”

— Suzy Kassem

Also featured in: Motivational Quotes, Courage Quotes, Confidence Quotes, Failure Quotes

189. “If not now, when?”

— Eckhart Tolle

Also featured in: Taking Action Quotes, Mindfulness Quotes, Spirituality Quotes

190. “Screw it. Let's do it.”

— Richard Branson

Also featured in: Motivational Quotes, Inspirational Entrepreneurship Quotes, Leadership Quotes

191. “Talk is cheap. Show me the code.”

— Linus Torvalds

Also featured in: Programming Quotes, Work Ethic Quotes, IT Quotes

192. “Success is never on discount. Greatness is never on sale. Greatness is never half off. It’s all or nothing. It’s all day, every day. Greatness is never on discount.”

— Eric Thomas

Also featured in: Persistence Quotes, Motivational Quotes for Success, Motivational Work Quotes

193. “Fortune favours the brave.”

— Latin proverb

Also featured in: Positive Quotes, Courage Quotes, Short Inspiring Quotes, Motivational Monday Quotes

194. “Opportunities come to pass, not to pause.”

— James Wallace

Also featured in: Inspirational Entrepreneurship Quotes, Success Quotes, Business Quotes, Wisdom Quotes

195. “Live dangerously.”

— Friedrich Nietzsche

Also featured in: Live Life Quotes, Boldness Quotes, Inspirational Quotes for Men

196. “If we all did the things we are really capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves.”

— Thomas A. Edison

Also featured in: Motivational Monday Quotes, Motivational Quotes About Life, Effort Quotes

197. “It’s better to be a lion for a day than a sheep all your life.”

— Elizabeth Kenny

Also featured in: Courage Quotes, Leadership Quotes, Boldness Quotes, Wisdom Quotes

198. “I’ve wrestled with alligators, I’ve tussled with a whale. I done handcuffed lightning and thrown thunder in jail. You know I’m bad. Just last week, I murdered a rock, injured a stone, hospitalized a brick. I’m so mean, I make medicine sick.”

— Muhammad Ali

Also featured in: Quotes About Strength, Funny Quotes, Confidence Quotes

199. “Do something today that your future self will thank you for.”

— Unknown

Also featured in: Goal Quotes, Change Quotes, Care Quotes, Motivational Workout Quotes

200. “Stand up and be strong! No fear. No superstition. Face the truth as it is!”

— Swami Vivekananda

Also featured in: Courage Quotes, Quotes About Strength, Strong Quotes