A Quote by Grace Paley

The only recognizable feature of hope is action.

Grace Paley

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Action Feature Hope Only Recognizable

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Grace Paley
American - Writer
December 11, 1922 - August 22, 2007

Every step by which an individual substitutes concerted action for isolated action results in an immediate and recognizable improvement in his conditions. The advantages derived from peaceful cooperation and division of labor are universal.

Ludwig von Mises

Once we start to act, hope is everywhere. So instead of looking for hope, look for action. Then, and only then, hope will come.

Greta Thunburg

I would love to do some type of action feature. That's my goal. A really cool, Transformers-type feature would be awesome.

Vanessa Morgan

Sings. Hope in every sphere of life is a privilege that attaches to action. No action, no hope.

Peter Levi

Action movies to me are dramas with recognizable human beings that are in extraordinary situations.

Walter Hill

One thing that you hope for when you want to be a musician is that you have that recognizable sound.

Jerry Cantrell

How was it possible to wake up every day and be recognizable to another when so often one was barely recognizable to oneself?

Nicole Krauss

Relationship is action, is it not? Action has meaning only in relationship; without understanding relationship, action on any level will only breed conflict. The understanding of relationship is infinitely more important than the search for any plan of action. The ideology, the pattern for action, prevents action. Action based on ideology hinders the understanding of relationship between man and man.

Jiddu Krishnamurti

Hope, like faith, is a principle of action. It motivates and inspires. We do not sit in our armchairs and hope for hope; we get up and go to work.

David S. Baxter

I've been very, very successful at building probably the most recognizable, physically recognizable brand in personal development.

Larry Winget

Hope doesn't mean anything. ... Action's the only thing that counts.

Margaret Haddix

I think, for all trans people, it's not our only defining feature, but it is a defining feature.

Nicole Maines

Imitation is for the most part so unconscious that its effects are almost unheeded, but its influence is not the less permanent on that account. It is only when an impressive nature is placed in contact with an impressionable one that the alteration in the character becomes recognizable. Yet even the weakest natures exercise some influence upon those about them. The approximation of feeling, thought, and habit is constant, and the action of example unceasing.

Samuel Smiles

Action is a great restorer and builder of confidence. Inaction is not only the result, but the cause, of fear. Perhaps the action you take will be successful; perhaps different action or adjustments will have to follow. But any action is better than no action at all.

Norman Vincent Peale

In relation to the question of hope, I think the only hope we have is hope against hope. We hope for a better world. But of course we can do better than just hope.