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Good intentions are not good enough.......... ultimately we are measured by our actions.

He who desires but acts not, breeds pestilence.

The true gentleman does not preach his beliefs until he does so by his actions.

Think like a man of action, act like a man of thought.

You have to ''be'' before you can ''do,'' and do before you can ''have.

Why should we be cowed by the name of Action?

When Demosthenes was asked what were the three most important aspects of oratory, he answered, ''Action, Action, Action.

The common conception is that motivation leads to action, but the reverse is true -- action precedes motivation. You have to ''prime the pump'' and get the juice flowing, which motivates you to work on your goals. Getting momentum going is the most difficult part of the job, and often taking the first step is enough to prompt you to make the best of your day.

It was prettily devised of Aesop, ''The fly sat on the axle tree of the chariot wheel and said, what dust do I raise!

Do not wait; the time will never be ''just right.'' Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along.

But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. [James 1:22]