"Mark this well, you proud men of action! you are, after all, nothing but unconscious instruments of the men of thought."
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"The more you are motivated by Love, The more Fearless & Free your action will be."
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"Magick is the Science of understanding oneself and one's conditions. It is the Art of applying that understanding in action."
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"When your every thought and your every action is directed to your ultimate life goals, you become unstoppable and assured of great success and happiness."
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"The Ultimate decision, the fastest decision there is, is ACTION!"
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"The man of action has the present, but the thinker controls the future."
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"My business is to succeed, and I’m good at it. I create my Iliad by my actions, create it day by day."
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"Every word, every look, every action, and every smile can bring happiness to others."
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"Go to the object. Leave your subjective preoccupation with yourself. Do not impose yourself on the object. Become one with the object. Plunge deep enough into the object to see something like a hidden glimmering there."
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"The abdominal and waist region coordinate all parts of the body and act as the center or generator. Therefore, you can promote the ability to control the body's action and master your will more easily."
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"I never worry about action, but only inaction."
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"The world doesn’t need another opinion, they need another person taking action. So I take action because I see the call and respond."
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"Emotions aren't doable. Actions are doable, and if you do them correctly, they prompt the feelings."
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"I will purify my bodily actions through repeated reflection. I will purify my verbal actions through repeated reflection. I will purify my mental actions through repeated reflection. That's how you should train yourself."
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"Actions speak louder than meetings."
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"Where there is love, do what you will, it will be right action. It will never bring conflict to one's life. In the flame of love, all fear is consumed."
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"If you say something and back it up with your actions, you will provide the 'proof' for people who are listening to you, and they will much more willingly follow your lead."
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"Every action generates a force of energy that returns to us in like kind...what we sow is what we reap."
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"One of the few things that can't be recycled is wasted time."
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"True greatness merely refuses to change in the face of bad actions against one—and a truly great person loves his fellows because he understands them."
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