Tony Blair Quotes
Whatever the dangers of the action we take, the dangers of inaction are far, far greater.
Tony Blair
Quotes to Explore
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Our religious belief usurps the place of our sensations, our imaginations of our judgment. We no longer look to actions, trace their consequences, and then deduce the rule; we first make the rule, and then, right or wrong, force the action to square with it.
Frances Wright
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I think that, as life is action and passion, it is required of a man that he should share the passion and action of his time at peril of being judged not to have lived.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
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I was determined that no British government should be brought down by the action of two tarts.
Harold MacMillan
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What are the next steps in the war against terrorism? And beyond immediate next steps, what is the longer-range plan of action? And finally, what should be done to deal with root causes of this threat?
Al Gore
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It is not so much what you believe in that matters, as the way in which you believe it and proceed to translate that belief into action.
Lin Yutang
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Thus the social position of women is in this respect very similar to that of philosophers and of the working classes. And we now see why these three elements should be united. It is their combined action which constitutes the moral or modifying force of society.
Auguste Comte
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One of the things that I'm realizing is that in voice-over work, you have to actually do more work with your facial muscles and your mouth. You have to kind of exaggerate your pronunciation a little bit more, whereas with live action, you can get away with mumbling sometimes.
Mark Valley
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I haven't done a lot of action movies, so it's kind of fun to get to do a lot of stunt work.
Mark-Paul Gosselaar
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In silent films, quite complex plots are built around action, setting, and the actors' gestures and facial expressions, with a very few storyboards to nail down specific plot points.
Laurie R. King
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Those who are politically apathetic can only survive if they are supported by people who are capable of taking action.
Pericles
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Even in film, books, and music, there's always action - there's always rock and roll. Young people appreciate that kind of experience.
Jenova Chen
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The action comedy 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl' raises one of the most overlooked and important cinematic questions of our time: Can a movie maintain the dramatic integrity of a theme park ride?
Elvis Mitchell
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A leader or a man of action in a crisis almost always acts subconsciously and then thinks of the reasons for his action.
Jawaharlal Nehru
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So, I am independently well-off and don't have to do anything, but I still do. I write books, lecture around the world, work with scientists and governments.
Uri Geller
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I refuse to be molded into some stereotypical ballplayer that has no interests, really, no life, no depth, no intelligence.
Barry Zito
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Suppose you like someone very much. Then, by a familiar halo effect, you will also be prone to believe many good things about that person - you will be biased in their favor. Most of us like ourselves very much, and that suffices to explain self-assessments that are biased in a particular direction.
Daniel Kahneman
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Comedy used to be a vehicle for change. Now, comedy has gotten to this quirky, nonsensical place, which I enjoy. But I do think there is room for discussion-based humor. We can tell those stories in a way that feels edifying.
Kenya Barris
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Whatever the dangers of the action we take, the dangers of inaction are far, far greater.
Tony Blair
