Robert M. Pirsig Quotes

Don't think about your errors or failures; otherwise, you'll never do a thing.

Fear of decision-making is one thing I personally resist, and I'm trying to encourage others to resist as well.

You can't think your way out of a box; you've got to act.

If anyone on the verge of action should judge himself according to the outcome, he would never begin.

People who think too much before they act don't act too much.

If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you'll never get it done.

In writing and politicking, it's best not to think about it, just do it.

If you put off everything till you're sure of it, you'll never get anything done.

Fear stifles our thinking and actions. It creates indecisiveness that results in stagnation. I have known talented people who procrastinate indefinitely rather than risk failure. Lost opportunities cause erosion of confidence, and the downward spiral begins.

He suffered from paralysis by analysis.

Nothing will ever be attempted, if all possible objections must be first overcome.

We must not be shocked into impotence because we are afraid of the difficulty of the alternatives facing us.

Who reflects too much will accomplish little.

There's always a reason not to do anything... to flee the need to make decisions.

Action cures fear. Indecision, postponement, on the other hand, fertilize fear.

I can be indecisive about things - and the less important something is, the more indecisive I am.

Doubt can only be removed by action.

It's so easy to focus on what could go wrong, on what else you could do before you try the thing you really want to do. No. Just get out there and try.

I learned a long time ago that there is something worse than missing the goal, and that's not pulling the trigger.

Most of the problems in life are because of two reasons, we act without thinking or we keep thinking without acting.

Once you decide to do something, and you're pretty sure you're right, then you gotta go ahead and do it. Because if you piddle around, somebody else will beat you to it.

Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage.

I think the worst decision is usually no decision. If you make the wrong decision you can usually course-correct, but if you don't make it, you've already made it, and it's usually the bad one.

Are you ready?" Klaus asked finally. "No," Sunny answered. "Me neither," Violet said, "but if we wait until we're ready we'll be waiting for the rest of our lives, Let's go.

Sometimes too much thinking leads to the Death of Doing