Inaction Quotes

Iron rusts from disuse; water loses its purity from stagnation... even so does inaction sap the vigor of the mind.

Whatever the dangers of the action we take, the dangers of inaction are far, far greater.

In this context, I believe it is an imperative for the new President to select and install his team as quickly as possible, and this does not imply that he must or should appoint members of the 'other' party to his Cabinet, which could contribute to inaction and inefficiency.

Surely our inaction with respect to Syria is a poor precedent if we're fighting a war on terror.

Inaction may be safe, but it builds nothing.

A computer shall not harm your work or, through inaction, allow your work to come to harm.

It was lights, camera, inaction.

We always overestimate the change that will occur in the next two years and underestimate the change that will occur in the next ten. Don't let yourself be lulled into inaction.

Nature knows no pause in progress and development, and attaches her curse on all inaction.

I never worry about action, but only inaction.

The politics of partisanship and the resulting inaction and excuses have paralyzed decision-making, primarily at the federal level, and the big issues of the day are not being addressed, leaving our future in jeopardy.

While Americans have heard of Darfur and think we should be doing more there, they aren't actually angry at the president about inaction.

Action cures fear, inaction creates terror.

Life is insanely robust, though we can make species go extinct, and this is the bad thing. So I always make the point that you can't say, 'Is it too late?' That is the terrible question, because either answer promotes inaction. If it's too late, you don't need to act; if it's not too late, you don't need to act.

Inaction is perhaps the greatest mistake of all.

Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.

Take the word of experience, I speak the truth: inaction is safest in danger.

Creative risk taking is essential to success in any goal where the stakes are high. Thoughtless risks are destructive, of course, but perhaps even more wasteful is thoughtless caution which prompts inaction and promotes failure to seize opportunity.

The price of inaction is far greater than the cost of making a mistake.

Thoughtless risks are destructive, of course, but perhaps even more wasteful is thoughtless caution which prompts inaction and promotes failure to seize opportunity.

The Holocaust illustrates the consequences of prejudice, racism and stereotyping on a society. It forces us to examine the responsibilities of citizenship and confront the powerful ramifications of indifference and inaction.

Inaction may be the biggest form of action.

Chaotic action is preferable to orderly inaction.

Action is a great restorer and builder of confidence. Inaction is not only the result, but the cause, of fear. Perhaps the action you take will be successful; perhaps different action or adjustments will have to follow. But any action is better than no action at all.

Use the losses and failures of the past as a reason for action, not inaction.

There are risks and costs to action. But they are far less than the long range risks of comfortable inaction.

A person may cause evil to others not only by his actions but by his inaction, and in either case he is justly accountable to them for the injury.