When a man asks himself what is meant by action he proves that he isn't a man of action. Action is a lack of balance. In order to act you must be somewhat insane. A reasonably sensible man is satisfied with thinking.
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Calculated risk often involves thinking, not just insanity.
A man who waits to believe in action before acting is anything you like, but he's not a man of action. It is as if a tennis player before returning a ball stop…
A man's life is interesting primarily when he has failed - I well know. For it's a sign that he tried to surpass himself.
America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilisation in between.
Don't fear failure so much that you refuse to try new things. The saddest summary of a life contains three descriptions: could have, might have, and should hav…
A ship in port is safe; but that is not what ships are built for. Sail out to sea and do new things.
You might say, what if I screw up? Then screw up big! Go for it! Do a big screwup!