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 | We, the unwilling, led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful. We have done so much, for so long, with so little, we are now qualified to do anything with nothing. — Konstantin Josef Jireček, 1854-1918, Czech historian & Slavist 28 likes |
 | If you want a thing done well, do it yourself. — Napoleon, 1769-1821, French Emperor 23 likes |
 | Knowing what's right doesn't mean much unless you do what's right. — Theodore Roosevelt, 1858-1919, American President [1901-1909] 22 likes |
 | Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do. — Wolfgang Goethe, 1749-1832, German poet & philosopher 13 likes |
 | In politics, If you want anything said, ask a man. If you want anything done, ask a woman. — Margaret Thatcher, 1925-2013, British Prime Minister 10 likes |
 | Whatever is worth doing at all, is worth doing well. — Lord Chesterfield, 1694-1773, English statesman & writer 10 likes |
 | It’s not enough that we do our best; sometimes we have to do what’s required. — Winston Churchill, 1874-1965, British Prime Minister, Nobel 1953 9 likes |
 | What one does is what counts. Not what one had the intention of doing. — Pablo Picasso, 1881-1973, Spanish painter 9 likes |
 | I follow three rules: Do the right thing, do the best you can, and always show people you care. — Lou Holtz, 1937-, American football coach 8 likes |
| One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and, if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words. — Wolfgang Goethe, 1749-1832, German poet & philosopher 7 likes |
 | Turn things you've always wanted to do, into things you've done. — T. S. Eliot, 1888-1965, British poet, Nobel 1948 7 likes |
 | Anything worth doing is worth overdoing. — Dave Letterman, 1947-, American TV talk show host 6 likes |
 | You are what you do, not what you say you'll do. — Karl Jung, 1875-1961, Swiss psychiatrist 6 likes |
| Do what you can, with what you have, where you are. — Theodore Roosevelt, 1858-1919, American President [1901-1909] 6 likes |
 | Man can do what he wills but he cannot will what he wills. — Arthur Schopenhauer, 1788-1860, German philosopher 5 likes |
 | The basic test of freedom is perhaps less in what we are free to do than in what we are free not to do. — Eric Hoffer, 1902-1983, American writer & philosopher 5 likes |
 | The secret of happiness is not in doing what one likes, but in liking what one does. — James Barrie, 1860-1937, English writer 5 likes |
| One must be something in order to do something. — Wolfgang Goethe, 1749-1832, German poet & philosopher 5 likes |
 | There are two kinds of failures: those who thought and never did, and those who did and never thought. — Laurence J Peter, 1919-1990, Canadian writer & educator 5 likes |
 | Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest. — Mark Twain, 1835-1910, American writer 5 likes |
 | The reward of a thing well done is to have done it. — Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1803-1884, American philosopher 5 likes |
 | Do it or don't do it - you will regret both. — Søren Kierkegaard, 1813-1855, Danish philosopher 5 likes |
 | Do one thing every day that scares you. — Eleanor Roosevelt, 1884-1962, Wife of the 32nd USA president 4 likes |
| I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it. — Pablo Picasso, 1881-1973, Spanish painter 4 likes |
 | Whatever is done well enough is done quickly enough. — Augustus, 63 BC-14 AD, Roman Emperor 4 likes |
 | If you don't concentrate on what you are doing then the thing that you are doing is not what you are thinking. — Alfred Tennyson, 1809-1892, English poet 4 likes |
 | Getting something done is an accomplishment; getting something done right is an achievement. — Anonymous 4 likes |
 | The world is moving so fast these days that the man who says it can't be done is generally interrupted by someone doing it. — Elbert Hubbard, 1856-1915, American writer 4 likes |
 | The surest way to learn is by doing it, but often, the lesson is: Don't do it! — Ashleigh Brilliant, 1933-, British cartoonist & epigrammatist 4 likes |
 | The way to do is to be. — Lao-Tzu, 6th cent. BC, Chinese philosopher 3 likes |
 | I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand. — Confucius, 551-479 BC, Chinese teacher & philosopher 3 likes |
| What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say. — Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1803-1884, American philosopher 3 likes |
 | We do these things not because they are easy but because they are hard. — John Kennedy, 1917-1963, American President [1961-1963] 3 likes |
 | The few who do are the envy of the many who only watch. — Jim Rohn, 1930-2009, American self-help speker 3 likes |
| Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it. — Lou Holtz, 1937-, American football coach 3 likes |
 | Pay less attention to what men say. Just watch what they do. — Dale Carnegie, 1888-1955, American self-help writer 3 likes |
 | As we are human, we can't do what we can't do; as we're neurotic, we can't do what we can. — Mignon McLaughlin, 1913-1983, American magazine editor 3 likes |
| Getting something done is an accomplishment; getting something done right is an achievement. — Anonymous 2 likes |
 | If there is any one secret of effectiveness, it is concentration. Effective executives do first things first and they do one thing at a time. — Peter Drucker, 1909–2005, Austrian management guru 2 likes |
 | The shortest answer is doing. — George Herbert, 1593-1633, Welsh poet 2 likes |
 | Duty makes us do things well, but love makes us do them beautifully. — Zig Ziglar, 1926-2012, American self-help writer 2 likes |
 | The success of most things depends upon knowing how long it will take to succeed. — Montesquieu, 1689-1755, French thinker 2 likes |
| If you have to do it every day, for God’s sake learn to do it well. — Mignon McLaughlin, 1913-1983, American magazine editor 2 likes |
 | Saying is one thing and doing is another. — Michel de Montaigne, 1533-1592, French thinker 2 likes |
 | What'll we do with ourselves this afternoon? And the day after that, and the next thirty years? — Francis Scott Fitzgerald, 1896-1940, American writer 1 likes |
 | It’s so important to do something every day that will make you happy. |
 | Words are feminine; deeds are masculine. |
 | Some people like what you do, some people hate what you do, but most people simply don’t give a damn. |
 | Everywhere in life, the true question is not what we gain, but what we do. |
| Do the duty which lies nearest to you, the second duty will then become clearer. |
| Our main business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand. |
 | If you can do it then why do it? |
 | Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love. — Mother Teresa, 1910-1997, Albanian-Indian nun & missionary |
 | What you are is what you have been. What you’ll be is what you do now. |
 | One must always do well what one does, even if it is something crazy. |
 | We never do anything well till we cease to think about the manner of doing it. This is the reason why it is so difficult for any but natives to speak a language correctly or idiomatically. |
 | Goodness is about what you do. Not who you pray to. |
| It's not worth doing something unless you were doing something that someone, somewhere, would much rather you weren't doing. |
 | Do not reveal what you have thought upon doing, but by wise counsel keep it secret, being determined to carry it into execution. |
 | A golden rule: do little. |
 | Each participation is the birth of a memory. |
 | Do anything, but let it produce joy. Do anything, but let it yield ecstasy. |
| If you can't learn to do it well, learn to enjoy doing it badly. — Ashleigh Brilliant, 1933-, British cartoonist & epigrammatist |
 | Happiness is found in doing, not merely possessing. |
| If you can't do great things, do small things in a great way. |
 | When people don't do what they want, they don't know what to do. — Marty Rubin, 1930-1994, Canadian gay activist, author & journalist |
 | I'm a strange person. Sometimes I hardly know what I'm going to do or say next. Sometimes I seem a stranger to myself. Sometimes what I do surprises me and I can't understand why I do it. |
 | You must be the kind of man who can get things done. But to get things done, you must love the doing, not the secondary consequences. |
 | Behavior is what a man does, not what he thinks, feels, or believes. |
 | What you do in this world is a matter of no consequence. The question is what can you make people believe you have done. |
Latin Quotes
 | Do what you do. Age quot agis. (without distractions) 61 likes |
| What is said is done. Dictum, factum. 46 likes |
Ancient Greek
 | Nobody knows what you think, but [everybody] sees what you do. Ουδεὶς ό νοείς μεν οίδεν, ό δε ποιείς βλέπει. — Menander, 4th cent. BC, Ancient Greek dramatist (New Comedy) 8 likes |
 | Each man delights in the work that suits him best. Άλλοις γαρ τ’ άλλοισιν ανήρ επιτέρπεται έργοις. — Homer, c. 800-750 BC, Ancient Greek Poet ‐ Odyssey XIV 7 likes |
 | Think what you are doing. Νόει το πραττόμενον. — Bias of Priene, 625-540 BC, one of the 7 sages of Ancient Greece 6 likes |
| While you do what you have to do, don’t pay attention to what the others are doing. Πράττων τα σαυτού, μη τα των άλλων σκόπει. — Menander, 4th cent. BC, Ancient Greek dramatist (New Comedy) 5 likes |
 | You don't have to talk about what you're doing beforehand. This will be seen anyway. Τι ποιείς, άνθρωπε; Τούτο ου δει προλέγειν. Αυτό φανήσεται. — Marcus Aurelius, 121-180 AD, Roman Emperor ‐ Meditations XI, 15 5 likes |
| Doing many things brings many regrets. Το πολλά πράττειν πολλάς και λύπας έχει. — Menander, 4th cent. BC, Ancient Greek dramatist (New Comedy) 4 likes |
 | Do not say before hand what you are going to do; for if you fail, you will be laughed at. Ο μέλλεις πράττειν μη πρόλεγε, αποτυχών γαρ γελασθήση. — Pittacus of Mytilene, 650-570 BC, one of the 7 sages of Ancient Greece 3 likes |
Proverbs
 | Do as I say, not as I do. 3 likes |
Special Quotes
 | Just do it. — classic ad for Nike athletic shoes 2 likes |
Movie Quotes
 | Try not. Do. Or do not. There is no try. — from the film The Empire Strikes Back (1980) 5 likes |
 | What we do in life echoes in eternity. — from the film Gladiator (2000) 2 likes |
