Annie Besant Quotes

I've always believed that talking about something is not the same as doing something about it.

Awareness without action is worthless.

Belief without action is meaningless …. There are things we have to do by force.

Don't talk of what you're "going to do!" Do it!

The future requires action and not mere conversation.

It's one thing to speak about it and another to actually do something about it.

You can't try to do things; you simply must do them.

Sometimes, you have to get angry to get things done.

If you don't speak out now when it matters, when would it matter for you to speak out?

Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.

Don't make excuses and Don't talk about it. Do it.

Action springs not from thought, but from a readiness for responsibility.

Our world demands action, not passivity; actors and not mere spectators.

Don’t tell me that it is tough. It is at least as tough as you think it is. But what is the alternative? It is to do nothing?

You see, in life, lots of people know what to do, but few people actually do what they know. Knowing is not enough! You must take action.

In my life as a soldier and citizen, I have seen time and time again that inaction has dire consequences.

Silence is complicity. I believe that.

If you want something to actually happen, just voting isn't enough.

I finally reached the point where I knew I had to become involved or shut up.

Be a doer, not a stewer.

When it gets down to it you just have to act.

Be a doer and not a critic.

I believe you have to make things happen.

There are many persons ready to do what is right because in their hearts they know it is right. But they hesitate, waiting for the other fellow to make the make the first move - and he, in turn, waits for you.

There comes a time when you have to stand up and be counted.