It is sometimes difficult to be inspired when trying to write a persuasive essay, book report or thoughtful research paper. Often of times, it is hard to find words that best describe your ideas. ResearchAid now provides a database of over 150,000 quotations and proverbs from the famous inventors, philosophers, sportsmen, artists, celebrities, business people, and authors that are aimed to enrich and strengthen your essay, term paper, book report, thesis or research paper.

Try our free search of constantly updated quotations and proverbs database.

QuotationsAuthorsTopicsKeywords
Browse Topics: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
(Click a letter to view the topics)
Letter "A" » Action
«The first step is always to succeed in becoming surprised, to notice that there is something funny going on»
Author: David Gelernter | About: Action
«The first glance at History convinces us that the actions of men proceed from their needs, their passions, their characters and talents; and impresses us with the belief that such needs, passions and interests are the sole spring of actions»
«The best way to avoid a bad action is by doing a good one, for there is no difficulty in the world like that of trying to do nothing»
Author: John Clare (Poet) | About: Action
«The dread of evil is a much more forcible principle of human actions than the prospect of good.»
Author: John Locke (Philosopher) | About: Action, Evil, Religion | Keywords: dread, forcible, prospect
«The creative act is not performed by the artist alone; the spectator brings the work in contact with the external world by deciphering and interpreting its inner qualifications and thus adds his contribution to the creative act.»
«The act is unjustifiable that either begs for a blessing, or, having succeeded gives no thanksgiving.»
Author: Merle Shain | About: Action | Keywords: begs, succeeded, thanksgiving, unjustifiable
«The feminist movement has helped open minds and kitchens to the notion that men can be at home on the range.»
«The chief condition on which, life, health and vigor depend on, is action. It is by action that an organism develops its faculties, increases its energy, and attains the fulfillment of its destiny.»
«The ancestor of every action is a thought.»
«The end of man is action, and not thought, though it be noblest»
Author: Thomas Carlyle (Essayist, Historian) | About: Action, Thinking | Keywords: noblest

Research our database of over 800,000 top-quality pre-written papers plus 15,000 biographies for only $9.95/month.
Instant Account Activation. Register Now.
Buy a custom written essay and get 20% OFF the first order