Monologues are difficult to deliver in today's theatre; most audiences prefer action to reflection.
As a society, we prefer action to contemplation, risk-taking to heed-taking, certainty to doubt.
"We prefer partnership over litigation; we prefer action over congestion," said Mr. Doer, adding that the deal "respects the board's fiduciary responsibility".
Middle-aged Americans don't go to the movies; young adults and teen-agers do, and they prefer action to talk, in part because they believe they know every possible movie character already.
Christine Ockrent, Kouchner's wife and one of France's most admired journalists, told me, "The reason they get along so well, which is kind of surprising, is that they prefer action to theory".
Some of you will prefer Action Dad, showing you how to do this or that, with a lot of noise, and usually not doing it quite so well as he imagines.
Most of their films are banned in China for political reasons and are not popular with mass audiences who, like audiences everywhere, generally prefer action movies laden with special effects.
Francis tends to prefer actions to words to convey the message of Jesus, and frequently takes the Vatican off-guard with spontaneous gestures of compassion, love and tenderness.
I didn't say anything until people asked me". In general she prefers action to conversation.
Businesspeople tend to be extroverts, taking a lively interest in others and preferring action to introspection.
