Agree or Disagree: "Actions speak louder than words."?

Question

Agree or Disagree: "Actions speak louder than words."?

Answer 1

Absolutely.  Lip service is cheap.  What a person does or how they act in life carries far more weight than empty words.

Answer 2

Actions speak must louder... even though words hurt sometimes and hearing i love you feels amazing... it makes of world of difference when when someone shows you acts of love and it hurts even worse if something is done physically.

Answer 3

Agree, people can talk about what they are going to do but what they do is the only thing that counts.

Answer 4

100% True. SAY the word "b***s"- & nobody listens. SHOW them Yours- & EVERYONE looks! That's JUST the way the World Is...  :)

Answer 5

I agree. I've had this one person who kept telling me such and such wouldn't happen again. In truth, it kept happening. They did this so many times with different situations and kept promising things that never happened that I quickly learned that I could find the truth by watching what they would do instead of listening to what they would say

Answer 6

I agree but I think it depends on who you're speaking to. Some people seem to only respond to words. Like you do all these nice things for a person, like care for them, always be there to help them out, comfort them in times of need, etc. But if you don't say "I love you" every five minutes they assume you must hate them. Such people are stupid but sadly a lot of people seem to depend on hearing those words come out of someone mouth. To me it should be implied because anyone can say "I love you" and not back it up. Because I never say those words people automatically assume I'm cold-hearted and aloof even though my actions should say otherwise.

So yes, actions do speak louder than words but most people have selective perception. They only want to hear and see what they want so sometimes it's only words that win out.

Answer 7

Agree, mostly.

"Saying and Doing are two different things."

Answer 8

Disagree. Its what people say that pushes you into action really. Plus, actions and the physicalness fades away, while the hurt of words stays for a much longer time.

Answer 9

Agree.  

Answer 10

Agree. I tend to pay more attention to a person of few words and more actions than I do to someone who yak, yak, yaks about what they're gonna do and then doesn't do a darn thing...and always has an excuse for it.

Answer 11

Agree. People say they're going to do something all the time, but when push comes to shove, they're just spouting hot air.

Answer 12

Agree!  Anything can come out of anyone's mouth.  It's their actions that reflect their true intentions.    

Answer 13

Agree!

Answer 14

agree  

Answer 15

DEF agree and you should too why? simple:

You can talk about blowing up a building all you want, but actually doing it is a whole next thing!

Answer 16

Agree a punch in the face has greater effect than 'dude I'm goina to hit you in the face'.  

Answer 17

As a writer, you'd think I'd say words. But if anything, writing for a living makes me think talk is cheap! I'm voting for actions!  

Answer 18

actions dont speak, and yeah if you split someones dome its > than saying "your gonna get your dome split foo"

Answer 19

You can say your the best person in the world but what you actually do in life is what shows your true self.

Answer 20

agree

Answer 21

It depends on the situation. At times the words are much more powerful because they say what our actions never could. In turn, sometimes out actions are so out of touch with what we say or believe so as to stretch belief.

Answer 22

I dunno both are equally powerful makers or breakers to all sorts of situations. I think both need to be thoughtfully and respectively used in any case  scenario.  I guess there are times when actions are louder than words. Then there are times words can be deafening drowning out all else.  The power of either can only be determined by the one who is the brunt of good or bad actions or words. You can't verbally be cruel assaulting someone then turn around and play nicely and lovingly  expecting the words that cut to the bone will be forgotten...Nor can you physically assault cheat or beat on a person then shower them with loving words compliments and apologies and expect to be forgiven for their vicious action...These are extremes but very real happenings...so I guess I don't agree with a nationally common said quote.

Answer 23

OH I totally agree!!!!!!!!!!   Words are cheap. Anybody can say anything they want to say. It's when action is taken is when you truly believe when you see it with your eyes.

Answer 24

Totally agree. You can tell me you love me all day long, but it's how you treat me that counts. Just an example.