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One almost gets a sense that the great doers of history were like robots, temporarily inhabited by an otherworldly spiritual force or, alternatively, were stick figures that Hegel moved about on his grandiose world-historical tableau.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

“The small minded of the world don’t like thinkers and doers, especially when they succeed.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

Is California a sun-kissed incubator of innovation and opportunity that continues to beckon doers and dreamers from the world over, as it has for well over 150 years?

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 25, 2024

"Our towns were formed by the makers and the doers and the entrepreneurs," she said.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2024

The greatest talkers are always the least doers.

From Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases With a Copious Index of Principal Words by Preston, Thomas