The movies that made me want to make movies were action movies, and thrillers, and Kurosawa films, you know, where you have… — Lawrence Kasdan Copy Share Image
When I did the first 'Matrix,' after it came out, I had a woman come up to me and just thank me… — Carrie-Anne Moss Copy Share Image
Activism is something that no one can fake. You get angry. You cry. But you never throw in your towel, because that… — Leymah Gbowee Copy Share Image
“Make a pact with yourself today to not be defined by your past. Instead, shake things up today! Live through today. Don’t… — Steve Maraboli Copy Share Image
I'll tell ya, I don't get no respect... The other day, I got back from a business trip. I got in a… — Rodney Dangerfield Copy Share Image
If we allow terrorism to undermine our freedom of action, we could reverse at least part of the palpable gains achieved by… — Alan Greenspan Copy Share Image
It's strange, I think, the way our lives turn out. Moments of circumstance, when later combined with conscious decisions and actions and… — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
Find what gave you emotion; what the action was that gave you excitement. Then write it down making it clear so that… — Ernest Hemingway Copy Share Image
I have always taken the view that sometimes war may be justified, as police action can be justified, to protect the weak… — N. T. Wright Copy Share Image
The Germans gathered together ethnic divisions from all over Europe in which men of the same linguistic and cultural background could serve… — Jeff Cooper Copy Share Image
“Common man does not speculate about the great problems. With regard to them he relies upon other people's authority, he behaves as… — Ludwig von Mises Copy Share Image
You can lead a truly spiritual life while remaining a householder. You will be able to enjoy the bliss of the Self,… — Mata Amritanandamayi Copy Share Image
The wrongful arrest of tens of thousands of British Muslims after the September 11 attacks can be explained by the very poor… — Geoff Mulgan Copy Share Image
No individual or private group or private organization has the legal power to initiate the use of physical force against other individuals… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
Propaganda tries first of all to create conditioned reflexes in the individual so that certain words, signs, or symbols, even certain persons… — Jacques Ellul Copy Share Image
“Epic art is founded on action, and the model of a society in which action could play out in greatest freedom was… — Milan Kundera Copy Share Image
Average people and the average community can change the world. You can do it just based on common sense, determination, persistence and… — Lois Gibbs Copy Share Image
I mean, in some cases with libel laws, you know, they can write things about people who have no course of action,… — Elton John Copy Share Image
Sociology should... be thought of as a science of action-of the ultimate common value element in its relations to the other elements… — Talcott Parsons Copy Share Image
As much as I love to dive into the action early, I think the hero's journey is important - the idea that… — Kami Garcia Copy Share Image
While I admire writers who are able to write with a vitality based on order and action, I work in a different… — Jesmyn Ward Copy Share Image
We are accused here of polygamy, and actions the most indelicate, obscene, and disgusting, such that none but a corrupt and depraved… — John Taylor Copy Share Image
I like to change characters and then, slowly I believe the audience treat me as, like an actor who can fight. It's… — Jackie Chan Copy Share Image
Are you a thermometer or a thermostat? A thermometer only reflects the temperature of its environment, adjusting to the situation. But a… — Nido R Qubein Copy Share Image
Earth has scarcely an acre that does not remind us of actions that have long preceded our own, and its clustering tombstones… — Edwin Hubbel Chapin Copy Share Image
Success comes from the way you act. The way you act comes from the way you think and feel. Therefore, to become… — Ritu Ghatourey Copy Share Image
The capacity of the human mind for swallowing nonsense and spewing it forth in violent and repressive action has never yet been… — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
Everyone on the Commission assumes that 9/11 resulted from a lack of government action. No one in Washington has raised the question… — Ron Paul Copy Share Image
Please find out what you can do to make a difference. Take five minutes to educate yourself on an issue you didn't… — Matt Damon Copy Share Image
Action learning particularly obliges subjects to become aware of their own value systems, by demanding that the real problems tackled carry some… — Reg Revans Copy Share Image
The beginning of knowledge is the intention, then listening, then understanding, then action, then preservation, and then spreading it. — Abdullah ibn Mubarak Copy Share Image
I have a real taste for doing action roles. I starred in a movie called 'Blast,' which was my first action film,… — Nadine Velazquez Copy Share Image
Consequentialist theories begin with a very simple and undoubtedly valid point: Every action aims at a future end, and is seen as… — Allen W. Wood Copy Share Image
The U.S. has perverted the U.N. weapons process by using it as a tool to justify military actions, falsely so. ... The… — Scott Ritter Copy Share Image
Your thoughts and actions not only influence your mood, but the moods of all you cross paths with. Thinking lovingly. Do lovingly.… — Karen Salmansohn Copy Share Image
My words, my writing, my actions—these have never been for myself alone, either directly or indirectly. There is no such thing as… — Pramoedya Ananta Toer Copy Share Image
I won't complain, but I don't want to just be doing action films and extended character transformations, you know? I want to… — Sofia Boutella Copy Share Image
Women can break down barriers to opportunity, and men, many of them reluctantly, have learned to relate to women as their equals… — Suzanne Fields Copy Share Image
The longer you wait to decide what you want to do, the more time you're wasting. It's up to you to want… — Derek Jeter Copy Share Image
Everyone wants me to do the comedy thing. But I always wanted to do action adventure. I want to be a guy… — Sinbad Copy Share Image
