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Konstantin Josef JirečekWe, 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

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NapoleonIf you want a thing done well, do it yourself.

—  Napoleon, 1769-1821, French Emperor

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Theodore RooseveltKnowing what's right doesn't mean much unless you do what's right.

—  Theodore Roosevelt, 1858-1919, American President [1901-1909]

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Wolfgang GoetheKnowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.

—  Wolfgang Goethe, 1749-1832, German poet & philosopher

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Margaret ThatcherIn politics, If you want anything said, ask a man. If you want anything done, ask a woman.

—  Margaret Thatcher, 1925-2013, British Prime Minister

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Lord ChesterfieldWhatever is worth doing at all, is worth doing well.

—  Lord Chesterfield, 1694-1773, English statesman & writer

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Winston ChurchillIt’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

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Lou HoltzI follow three rules: Do the right thing, do the best you can, and always show people you care.

—  Lou Holtz, 1937-, American football coach

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Pablo PicassoWhat one does is what counts. Not what one had the intention of doing.

—  Pablo Picasso, 1881-1973, Spanish painter

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T. S. EliotTurn things you've always wanted to do, into things you've done.

—  T. S. Eliot, 1888-1965, British poet, Nobel 1948

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Dave LettermanAnything worth doing is worth overdoing.

—  Dave Letterman, 1947-, American TV talk show host

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Wolfgang GoetheOne 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

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Karl JungYou are what you do, not what you say you'll do.

—  Karl Jung, 1875-1961, Swiss psychiatrist

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Theodore RooseveltDo what you can, with what you have, where you are.

—  Theodore Roosevelt, 1858-1919, American President [1901-1909]

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Arthur SchopenhauerMan can do what he wills but he cannot will what he wills.

—  Arthur Schopenhauer, 1788-1860, German philosopher

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Eric HofferThe 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

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James BarrieThe secret of happiness is not in doing what one likes, but in liking what one does.

—  James Barrie, 1860-1937, English writer

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Wolfgang GoetheOne must be something in order to do something.

—  Wolfgang Goethe, 1749-1832, German poet & philosopher

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Laurence J PeterThere 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

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Mark TwainAlways do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest.

—  Mark Twain, 1835-1910, American writer

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Ralph Waldo EmersonThe reward of a thing well done is to have done it.

—  Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1803-1884, American philosopher

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Søren KierkegaardDo it or don't do it - you will regret both.

—  Søren Kierkegaard, 1813-1855, Danish philosopher

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Eleanor RooseveltDo one thing every day that scares you.

—  Eleanor Roosevelt, 1884-1962, Wife of the 32nd USA president

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AugustusWhatever is done well enough is done quickly enough.

—  Augustus, 63 BC-14 AD, Roman Emperor

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Alfred TennysonIf 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

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AnonymousGetting something done is an accomplishment; getting something done right is an achievement.

—  Anonymous

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Elbert HubbardThe 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

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Ashleigh BrilliantThe surest way to learn is by doing it,
but often, the lesson is: Don't do it!

—  Ashleigh Brilliant, 1933-, British cartoonist & epigrammatist

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Pablo PicassoI am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it.

—  Pablo Picasso, 1881-1973, Spanish painter

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Lao-TzuThe way to do is to be.

—  Lao-Tzu, 6th cent. BC, Chinese philosopher

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ConfuciusI hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.

—  Confucius, 551-479 BC, Chinese teacher & philosopher

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Ralph Waldo EmersonWhat you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say.

—  Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1803-1884, American philosopher

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John KennedyWe do these things not because they are easy but because they are hard.

—  John Kennedy, 1917-1963, American President [1961-1963]

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Lou HoltzAbility 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

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Dale CarnegiePay less attention to what men say. Just watch what they do.

—  Dale Carnegie, 1888-1955, American self-help writer

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Mignon McLaughlinAs 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

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AnonymousGetting something done is an accomplishment; getting something done right is an achievement.

—  Anonymous

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Jim RohnThe few who do are the envy of the many who only watch.

—  Jim Rohn, 1930-2009, American self-help speker

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Peter DruckerIf 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

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George HerbertThe shortest answer is doing.

—  George Herbert, 1593-1633, Welsh poet

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Zig ZiglarDuty makes us do things well, but love makes us do them beautifully.

—  Zig Ziglar, 1926-2012, American self-help writer

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MontesquieuThe success of most things depends upon knowing how long it will take to succeed.

—  Montesquieu, 1689-1755, French thinker

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Mignon McLaughlinIf you have to do it every day, for God’s sake learn to do it well.

—  Mignon McLaughlin, 1913-1983, American magazine editor

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Michel de MontaigneSaying is one thing and doing is another.

—  Michel de Montaigne, 1533-1592, French thinker

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Francis Scott FitzgeraldWhat'll we do with ourselves this afternoon? And the day after that, and the next thirty years?

—  Francis Scott Fitzgerald, 1896-1940, American writer

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Bob RossIt’s so important to do something every day that will make you happy.

—  Bob Ross, 1942-1995, American painter & TV personality

Baltasar GracianWords are feminine; deeds are masculine.

—  Baltasar Gracian, 1601-1658, Spanish writer

Charles BukowskiSome people like what you do, some people hate what you do, but most people simply don’t give a damn.

—  Charles Bukowski, 1920-1994, American writer

Thomas CarlyleEverywhere in life, the true question is not what we gain, but what we do.

—  Thomas Carlyle, 1795-1881, English writer

Thomas CarlyleDo the duty which lies nearest to you, the second duty will then become clearer.

—  Thomas Carlyle, 1795-1881, English writer

Thomas CarlyleOur main business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand.

—  Thomas Carlyle, 1795-1881, English writer

Gertrude SteinIf you can do it then why do it?

—  Gertrude Stein, 1874-1946, American writer

Mother TeresaNot all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.

—  Mother Teresa, 1910-1997, Albanian-Indian nun & missionary

BouddhaWhat you are is what you have been. What you’ll be is what you do now.

—  Bouddha, 563-483 BC, Indian founder of Buddhism

Honoré de BalzacOne must always do well what one does, even if it is something crazy.

—  Honoré de Balzac, 1799-1850, French writer

William Hazlitt 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.

—  William Hazlitt , 1778-1830, English essayist & critic

Terry PratchettGoodness is about what you do. Not who you pray to.

—  Terry Pratchett, 1948-2015, British writer

Terry PratchettIt's not worth doing something unless you were doing something that someone, somewhere, would much rather you weren't doing.

—  Terry Pratchett, 1948-2015, British writer

ChanakyaDo not reveal what you have thought upon doing, but by wise counsel keep it secret, being determined to carry it into execution.

—  Chanakya, 370-280 π.X., Indian teacher & philosopher

Henry de MontherlantA golden rule: do little.

—  Henry de Montherlant, 1895-1972, French writer

Salvador DaliEach participation is the birth of a memory.

—  Salvador Dali, 1904-1989, Spanish painter

Henry MillerDo anything, but let it produce joy. Do anything, but let it yield ecstasy.

—  Henry Miller, 1891-1980, American writer

Ashleigh BrilliantIf you can't learn to do it well, learn to enjoy doing it badly.

—  Ashleigh Brilliant, 1933-, British cartoonist & epigrammatist

Napoleon HillHappiness is found in doing, not merely possessing.

—  Napoleon Hill, 1883-1970, American self-help writer

Napoleon HillIf you can't do great things, do small things in a great way.

—  Napoleon Hill, 1883-1970, American self-help writer

Marty RubinWhen people don't do what they want, they don't know what to do.

—  Marty Rubin, 1930-1994, Canadian gay activist, author & journalist

Philip DickI'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.

—  Philip Dick, 1928-1982, American sci-fi writer

Ayn RandYou 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.

—  Ayn Rand, 1905-1982, American writer & philosopher

Emily DickinsonBehavior is what a man does, not what he thinks, feels, or believes.

—  Emily Dickinson, 1830-1886, American poet

Arthur Conan DoyleWhat you do in this world is a matter of no consequence. The question is what can you make people believe you have done.

—  Arthur Conan Doyle, 1859-1930, British writer

Latin Quotes

Latin phraseDo what you do.

Age quot agis.

—  Latin phrase

     (without distractions)

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Latin phraseWhat is said is done.

Dictum, factum.

—  Latin phrase

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Ancient Greek

MenanderNobody 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)

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HomerEach 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

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Bias of PrieneThink what you are doing.

Νόει το πραττόμενον.

—  Bias of Priene, 625-540 BC, one of the 7 sages of Ancient Greece

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MenanderWhile 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)

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Marcus AureliusYou 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

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MenanderDoing many things brings many regrets.

Το πολλά πράττειν πολλάς και λύπας έχει.

—  Menander, 4th cent. BC, Ancient Greek dramatist (New Comedy)

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Pittacus of MytileneDo 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

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Proverbs

American proverbDo as I say, not as I do.

—  American proverb

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Special Quotes

Just do it.

—  classic ad for Nike athletic shoes

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Movie Quotes

The Empire Strikes Back (1980)Try not. Do.
Or do not. There is no try.

—  from the film The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

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Gladiator (2000)What we do in life echoes in eternity.

—  from the film Gladiator (2000)

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