Quotes about action
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Action is the product of the Qualities inherent in Nature.
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Action is the last resource of those who know not how to dream. Oscar Wilde
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Action is only coarsened thought; thought becomes concrete, obscure, and unconscious. Henri Frederic Amiel
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Action is being driven by the news of the day, namely Microsoft, Nortel, Qwest, ... The fact that we're hanging in there with so much negative news out there is good.
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Action hangs, as it were, ''dissolved'' in speech, in thoughts whereof speech is the shadow; and precipitates itself therefrom. The kind of speech in a man betokens the kind of action you will get from him. Thomas Carlyle
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Action films have been very testosterone-driven, not that that's a bad thing. But there is an interesting sexuality that I don't think has been that well explored in that action world, which is something women could bring to that genre. Charlize Theron
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Action figure. People can stick pins in it, put in the freezer. It's far more dangerous than a videogame. Hugh Jackman
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The more hawkish rhetoric we've had from the ECB and talk of the next move in interest rates being up is protecting the euro a little. The problem the market has is that it's tougher talk, but action is still some way away.
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The Moody's action was not totally unexpected given their stated view of the industry, ... It will have no practical effect on the conduct of our business. Even after the debt-rating cut, AT&T has a higher rating than its competitors ... AT&T is in a far better position than most of our competitors.
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During the interrogation, the terrorists provided the Iraqi army with the names and expected locations of their cell leaders. Today, the Iraqi army took action on that information and seized two higher-level terrorists. Terry Cook
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During our investigations, we identified material weaknesses in our system of internal control over financial reporting and we have taken, and will continue to take, appropriate actions to remediate these weaknesses. Michael Burns
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Definitely, we do have some concerns, and they relate to our size and the constricted space on the road. There is no room for evasive action or error.
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decisive, yet disciplined, cost reduction action that balances the need to be fiscally prudent with the need to continually seek growth opportunities and generate long-term profitability in a highly competitive marketplace.
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decided to desist from all sorts of resistance and to stop our actions against the Israelis.
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Daytona is a special place and the '500' is a special race. I haven't reached the point where I am content to watch this race on television. I would rather be part of the action - it's the big show. Bill Elliott
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Companies are trying to take some action in order to reduce their expenses, so you'll likely see some further mergers and acquisitions.
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Cobb County has been embarrassed by the actions of Janet Valentine and apologizes for any offense.
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Coaches all understand. Coaches aren't responsible for the actions of their players, but if you're a good coach you feel very responsible for their actions. Jim Calhoun
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Coke will be planning to do what it had planned to do before all the Quaker action started.
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Despite the short-term weakness in the market, we believe that our Phase II restructuring actions will drive our return to profitability and positive cash flow in fiscal year 2002,
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Despite the food industry's rhetoric, this bill is a sweeping rollback of decades of state action to protect consumers. It would reduce food safety protections to the lowest common denominator and make states jump through expensive bureaucratic hoops to enact future food safety protections.
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Despite the decision by the Packard Foundation and the earlier actions by Walter Hewlett and David Woodley Packard, we intend to stay the course and pursue a successful shareowner vote, Carly Fiorina
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There's a serious disconnect between the rhetoric of the committee and the actions that have taken place today.
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There's been no indication that any kind of job action is imminent. We're basically where we were several hours ago.
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There's been general agreement ... to support the authority of the president to take military action on his own in the case of an emergency, when there is not time for Congress to react. Samuel Alito
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There's been a lot written in the press over the last week, and I've been as honest as possible for everyone, but also actions speak louder than words. I'm here and I've signed a four-year contract. The one thing I will guarantee is goals. Michael Owen
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There's been a clear difference and he has said no action is necessary. I've said action is necessary. Asa Hutchinson
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There's a whole set of decisions that might have had to percolate to Bill Gates and I because they crossed the seven ... business groups that are now contained in these three divisions, and I think that ought to lead to crisper, faster actions on certain kinds of decisions we need to make, Steve Ballmer
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The rescue action is still going on, though the chances of finding someone alive are near zero.
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There's a need for prompt action. We're not here to set a time line or time frame, but the action has got to be prompt.
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There was a lot of price action last week, which is often associated in retrospect with a cathartic washout. We've gone through the negative pre-announcement of earnings disappointments and now the remaining companies are beginning to report as good as expected, or better-than-expected numbers. And there's this growing sense that the end of the world may not be coming after all.
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At any moment, at any time I could be attacked. So, I've got to change the course of my actions and I've got to make sure I'm alive, safe and sound so that I can go back into that witness box and give testimony starting February 13th. Curtis Sliwa
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As we dig deeper into the origins of this fraud, we've determined that, in some cases, companies with no Internet presence whatsoever are handling the dirty work for these online operations. We indicated previously that we would take any action necessary to eliminate this threat, and we are following through on that promise to our customers.