Shirin Ebadi Quotes

What good is inspiration if it's not backed up by action?

I like to think of ideas as potential energy. They're really wonderful, but nothing will happen until we risk putting them into action.

A brilliant idea without action is like Mark McGwire playing baseball without a bat.

The world's not going to wait for you. If you have an idea, put some effort behind it and get it out there.

But after that, turn it into action. Don't just dream.

...wanting change is step one, but step two is taking it.

Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.

Action is the foundational key to all success.

Acting on a good idea is better than just having a good idea.

The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide that you are not going to stay where you are.

Ideas won't keep; something must be done about them.

It is not enough to stare up the steps; we must step up the stairs.

The future requires action and not mere conversation.

If you change nothing, nothing will change.

...we need to stop plotting the course and instead just land the plane on our plans to make a difference by getting to the "do" part of faith.

Genius is in the idea. Impact, however, comes from action!

I´m a real believer that just doing a little something is a lot better than doing a lot of nothing.

Reading is good, action is better.

To wish for change will change nothing; To make the decision to take action right now will change everything.

Hope rarely enters into it. 'Tis action moves the world.

Hope doesn't mean anything. ... Action's the only thing that counts.

Very few people changed the world by sitting on their couch.

It is always easier to talk about change than to make it.

The real gap is between doing nothing and doing something.

Progress rarely comes as a result of being passive.