A Quote by David Wong

Cynicism does not cause inaction.

David Wong

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Cause Cynicism Does Inaction

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David Wong
American - Writer
Born: January 10, 1975

Politicians must be simple and clear about how their ideas will serve the national cause. We can no longer use the complexity of today's problems as an excuse for inaction, rhyme or rhetoric that does not meet the challenges before us.

Alan Siegel

Action is a great restorer and builder of confidence. Inaction is not only the result, but the cause, of fear.

Norman Vincent Peale

Inaction will cause a man to sink into the slough of despond and vanish without a trace.

Farley Mowat

So don't get cynical. Cynicism didn't put a man on the moon. Cynicism has never won a war, or cured a disease, or built a business, or fed a young mind. Cynicism is a choice. And hope will always be a better choice.

Barack Obama

Therefore, the truly great man, although he does not injure others, does not credit himself with charity and mercy (these are natural to him). He does not seek gain, but does not despise his followers who do. He struggles not for wealth, but does not take credit for leaving it alone... The ranks and emoluments of the world are to him no cause for joy, it's punishments and shame no cause for disgrace.

Zhuangzi

Just as iron rusts from disuse... even so does inaction spoil the intellect.

Leonardo da Vinci

A person may cause evil to others not only by his actions but by his inaction, and in either case he is justly accountable to them for the injury.

John Stuart Mill

Inaction that results from indulgence is Procrastination. Inaction that results from intention is Patience.

Rory Vaden

Irony differentiates. Cynicism never does.

Paul Horgan

Iron rusts from disuse; water loses its purity from stagnation... even so does inaction sap the vigor of the mind.

Leonardo da Vinci

I'm not going to reduce the choices of Canadians at the ballot box by backroom deals or secret arrangements. I think that's a cause for cynicism more than anything else.

Justin Trudeau

There is no power in cynicism. There is no forward thrust in cynicism.

Jesse Jackson

Hope cherishes no illusions, nor does it yield to cynicism.

James Keller

Poverty does not cause violence and terrorism. Lack of education does not cause terrorism.

John O. Brennan

Action is about living fully. Inaction is the way that we deny life. Inaction is sitting in front of the television every day for years becuase you are afraid to be alive and to take the risk of expressing what you are. Expressing what you are is taking action.