Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes

Never confuse movement with action.

It's better to act and to regret / Than to regret not to have acted

He who would begun has half done. Dare to be wise; begin.

Sorry; I have no space left for advice. Just do it.

Be a doer, not a stewer.

In order to succeed... you have to put a stake in the ground.

When I decide to do something, I do it.

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

If you want to do things, do things.

If it's a good idea, go ahead and do it. It's much easier to apologize than it is to get permission.

The important thing is that when you come to understand something you act on it, no matter how small that act is. Eventually it will take you where you need to go.

Good intentions are not enough. They've never put an onion in the soup yet.

Begin somewhere; you cannot build a reputation on what you intend to do.

You can't cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water. Don't let yourself indulge in vain wishes.

You have to make it happen.

Words mean nothing. Action is the only thing. Doing. That's the only thing.

It is better to start doing what one has to late than not at all.

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?

Who reflects too much will accomplish little.

The future requires action and not mere conversation.

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.

You always intend to do this and that, but then you have to go out and do it on the pitch.

Everyone has ideas. They may be too busy or lack the confidence or technical ability to carry them out. But I want to carry them out. It is a matter of getting up and doing it.

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

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