Abigail Adams, (1744-1818) wife of John Adams Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quote Share via Email Print this Page Abigail Adams Quote “I begin to think, that a calm is not desirable in any situation in life....Man was made for action and for bustle too, I believe.”Abigail Adams ~ Abigail Adams (1744-1818) wife of John Adamsletter to her sister, Mary Smith Cranch, 1784 Peace , Responsibility Ratings and Comments Reply Anonymous 10/10/08 Reply john Pettitt, va 10/14/10 Reply Roseann Guzzo, Yorktown Heights NY 10/14/10 Abigail Adams was one of the best first ladies we have had! She endured, as her husband, and made our country better for it. Abigail Adams Rocked! Reply Carol, Georgia 10/14/10 If there is no hustle and bustle, a body and mind will atrophy. So the majority of our life is made for doing, creating, thinking, building, and moving in general. Energy begets energy! The calm is for those moments to soothe the soul and be thankful. Reply David, Orlando 10/14/10 Reply Mike, Norwalk 10/14/10 (-: I like it :-) a whole lot of truth there Reply RBESRQ 10/14/10 Reply vedapushpa, Bangalore - India 10/14/10 Its like the quote - 'If you want peace, wage a war' ! [Sorry I do not know its author]. Reply Damon, Florida 10/18/10 If you're not standing for something, you stand for nothing, and you'll fall over anything. If you're not moving, you're not living. Reply Ron, Salem 10/18/10 Reply Ronw13, OR 7/6/18 Timing is right, The Woman New Her Man, Men are Made For Action, not passive chit chat !! Action for engagement, bustle for business. Damn I like that Woman. !! The Trump Era brings out the Best in all of us. Should ? Reply Robert Edwards, somewhere in the USA 7/7/18 Calm is the essence of Action — sad, so much is misunderstood.. Reply E Archer, NYC 7/9/18 Calm is the Zen of Action. ;-) Cats gotta scratch and dogs gotta dog, what do humans gotta do? SaveOk2 SaveOk2 View CommentsClick to view or comment. Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print This Abigail Adams quote is found in these categories: Peace quotes Responsibility quotes About Abigail Adams Bio of Abigail Adams Quotations by Abigail Adams Books by/about Abigail Adams Abigail Adams videos Abigail Adams on Wikipedia Astrological chart for Abigail Adams