“My actions are my only true belongings.”

“The only true method of action in this world is to be in it, but not of it.”

Sophie Swetchine (1782–1857) Russian salon-holder

“If not belonging is a consequence for certain actions, there was no belonging in the first place.”

Teal Swan (1984) American spiritual teacher

“All the time I felt I was being watched, that I was not alone, that I was putting on an act for the benefit of someone, that this action could be done only if it was spontaneous, pure – and moral. Because more and more it crept through my mind with the chill spring night that I was trying to commit not a moral action, but a fundamentally aesthetic one; to do something that would end my life sensationally, significantly, consistently. It was a Mercutio death I was looking for, not a real one. A death to be remembered, not the true death of a true suicide, the death obliterate.”

John Fowles book Daniel Martin

“I understand that my actions violated the law; I regret if my actions hurt anyone or harmed the United States. It was never my intent to hurt anyone. I only wanted to help people. When I chose to disclose classified information, I did so out of a love for my country and a sense of duty to others.”

Chelsea Manning (1987) United States Army soldier and whistleblower

“The expense of a monument is superfluous; my memory will endure if my actions deserve it.”
Impensa monumenti supervacua est; memoria nostri durabit, si vita meruimus.

Pliny the Younger (61–113) Roman writer

“My dreams are more amorous than my actions have ever been.”

Joseph Joubert (1754–1824) French moralist and essayist

“When I was kidnapped, my parents snapped into action. They rented out my room.”

Woody Allen (1935) American screenwriter, director, actor, comedian, author, playwright, and musician

“Fourth is the argument from moral praise and blame:
# According to Dr. Rosenberg, if naturalism is true then I am not morally praiseworthy or blameworthy for any of my actions because, as I said, on his view objective moral values and duties do not exist.
# But, I am morally praiseworthy and blameworthy for at least some of my actions. If you think that you have ever done something truly wrong or truly good then you should conclude:
# Therefore, naturalism is not true.”

William Lane Craig (1949) American Christian apologist and evangelist

“There are only 3 things that can make your dreams come true: your thoughts, your words, and your actions.”

Mike Dooley (1961) American writer