I was seldom able to see an opportunity until it had ceased to be one.

Albert Einstein

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

Albert Einstein

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

Words without actions are the assassins of idealism.

Albert Einstein

Somewhere deep down we know that in the final analysis we do decide things and that even our decisions to let someone else decide are really our decisions, however pusillanimous.

Albert Einstein

When a man asks himself what is meant by action he proves he is not a man of action. Action is a lack of balance. In order to act you must be somewhat insane. A reasonably...

We defend and we build a way of life, not for America alone, but for all mankind.

Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money. It lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort.

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.

Action is character.

An event had happened, upon which it is difficult to speak, and impossible to be silent.

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.

You cannot have a proud and chivalrous spirit if your conduct is mean and paltry; for whatever a man's actions are, such must be his spirit.

The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.

Deliberation is the function of the many; action is the function of one.

Deliberation is the function of the many; action is the function of one.