Kim Stanley Robinson

Life is insanely robust, though we can make species go extinct, and this is the bad thing. So I always make the point that you can't say, 'Is it too late?' That is the terrible question, because either answer promotes inaction. If it's too late, you don't need to act; if it's not too late, you don't need to act.

American Writer

Kevin-Prince Boateng

There are many different types of racism from people of different colours and nationalities. There is no vaccine to fight this and no antibiotics to take. It's a dangerous and infectious virus which is strengthened by indifference and inaction.

German Athlete

Diana DeGette

With the continued support of citizens who refuse to accept inaction at the expense of future generations, we will lead the world toward a sustainable future.

American Politician

Dale Carnegie

Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.

Barry Gardiner

Years of government inaction on air pollution has got people thinking that the state cannot even protect basic public goods like clean air.

British Politician

Stanley A. McChrystal

In my life as a soldier and citizen, I have seen time and time again that inaction has dire consequences.

American Footballer

Bill Kristol

Surely our inaction with respect to Syria is a poor precedent if we're fighting a war on terror.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Nature knows no pause in progress and development, and attaches her curse on all inaction.

German Writer

Silius Italicus

Take the word of experience, I speak the truth: inaction is safest in danger.

Poet

Winston Churchill

I never worry about action, but only inaction.

British Statesman

Inaction usually implies a failure to act when action is expected or required, suggesting a negative judgment.

Negative Connotation

'Inaction' is often used in formal or serious contexts, like politics, law, or emergency situations.

Formal Contexts

Words often paired with 'inaction' emphasize the duration or impact of not acting, like 'prolonged' or 'costly'.

Collocations Matter

 Mindlessly taking the first small step. Dehumanization of others. De-individuation of self. Diffusion of personal responsibility. Blind obedience to authority. Uncritical conformity to group norms. Passive tolerance of evil through inaction, or indifference. And it happens when you're in a new or unfamiliar situation.

The psychology of evil PIPE...

 to look outside yourself and think critically, fear beats a retreat deep inside your mind, shrinking and distorting your view, drowning your capacity for critical thought with a flood of disruptive emotions. When you face a compelling opportunity to take action, fear lulls you into inaction,

Isaac Lidsky: What...

 There is a growing tide of impatience, especially among young people, with global inaction. We need more ambition from governments, cities, businesses, investors and people everywhere. So I'm pleased you are launching TED Countdown. Your influence and ideas can help accelerate momentum

How we can turn the tide...

 The biggest fear is we do nothing at all, because if we do nothing at all, I'm pretty sure the birds are gone. We have to take some concrete actions and it's hard because we're not sure we're taking the right action, but I'm pretty sure that any action is better than inaction.

Saving Hawaii’s Birds...

 rests with the electorate because if we all want to go into space for reasons that you would I think have to justify for yourself I can help you do that but i'm not going to twist your arm i'm not i'm just going to alert you of the cause of the consequences of inaction the

Elections and Space...

 And through our collective action, we become the most powerful agents of change. And when the cost of inaction is innocent children are left unprotected, unvaccinated, unable to go to school, growing up to be adults who are unable to find decent work or vote,

What if a single human...

 But without warning, globally, we're learning to work together in ways we could never have imagined. Having watched young people from around the world rising up and going out into the streets to remind us of our culpability and chastising us for our inaction

Let's make the world...

 And how happy we are in our future will be based solely on our action or inaction across all facets of life, not just the working week. I am the key to unleashing my own happiness, and I believe you are the key to unleashing your own happiness.

Dominic Price: What's...

 kicks in her feedbacks this is when she goes from being a friend to being a foe this is why we can say profoundly from science we have empirical evidence that there is no reason for inaction this is the time we need to start acting so what

Resilient people,...

 In other words, inaction is an action. Second, it takes a village to raise a healthy environment. The Montreal Protocol wasn't just put together by industry and governments