Henry Miller Quotes All growth is

All growth is a leap in the dark, a spontaneous unpremeditated act without benefit of experience.
- Henry Miller

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A superior man

A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.
- Confucius

Famous Quotes Topics: act, action, man


All growth depends

All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and effort means work.
- Calvin Coolidge

Famous Quotes Topics: act, activity, development, effort, growth, men, work


I never could have

I never could have achieved the success that I have without setting physical activity and health goals.
- Bonnie Blair

Famous Quotes Topics: act, goal, health, never, success


I cannot sing

I cannot sing, dance or act; what else would I be but a talk show host.
- David Letterman

Famous Quotes Topics: act, dance, host, man, show


Action is at bottom

Action is at bottom a swinging and flailing of the arms to regain one’s balance and keep afloat.
- Eric Hoffer

Famous Quotes Topics: act, action, balance, bottom, gain, win


Character cannot be developed

Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.
- Helen Keller

Famous Quotes Topics: act, ambition, character, ease, experience, soul, success, suffer, trial


Be great in act

Be great in act, as you have been in thought.
- William Shakespeare

Famous Quotes Topics: act, great, thoughts


The possibilities are

The possibilities are numerous once we decide to act and not react.
- Gloria Anzaldua

Famous Quotes Topics: act, decision, possibility, react


We are what

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit.
- Aristotle

Famous Quotes Topics: act, excellence, habit