As a novelist, you have to be free. Books can't be an act of filial duty. — Richard Flanagan Copy Share Image
People should recognize who you are and how you can act rather then how famous you are. — Mae Whitman Copy Share Image
It's amazing to me that, in the 42 years since President Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act into law, women today still… — Mike Honda Copy Share Image
“Money is not the priority. A step to dream big and planning of your dreams is a premier action that will see… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
Its easy to view politicians as corrupt and voting essentially an act of picking the lesser of two evils. I understand that… — Macklemore Copy Share Image
It is only with the passage of the Violence Against Women Act in 1994 that we have been able to put a… — Gwen Moore Copy Share Image
The 21st Century Glass-Steagall Act will reestablish a wall between commercial and investment banking, make our financial system more stable and secure,… — Elizabeth Warren Copy Share Image
People are used to music that justifies street culture but something that's not touched on is why these kids act the way… — Kendrick Lamar Copy Share Image
I'm a historian. The act of predicting the future discomfits me, in any event - and the bigger the prediction, the more… — Rick Perlstein Copy Share Image
I don't make movies because I love to act. I make movies because I like to make movies, and I like to… — Jodie Foster Copy Share Image
It's easy to forget, given her scandal-tinged life and tragic death, how incredibly talented Whitney Houston was. She holds the world record… — Charles Duhigg Copy Share Image
I think that when a film does its job, it poses questions rather than gives answers. It should act as a frustrating… — Aunjanue Ellis Copy Share Image
In the life of any actor or actress, there is inevitably a time when they will be eligible to act in a… — Ed Stoppard Copy Share Image
No one can occupy your generosity except you. Who can occupy your patience when impatience roars through you? Who except you can… — Gary Zukav Copy Share Image
When I first moved to New York, I had some colleagues who said I should be my straightest self - whatever that… — Colman Domingo Copy Share Image
I would say that something important for me and for my generation in Northern Ireland was the 1947 Education Act, which allowed… — Seamus Heaney Copy Share Image
I'm not an artist, and I want to take risks, and when the possibility of failure occurs, it's because the idea is… — Peter Morgan Copy Share Image
I've changed for the better. I'm much more selfless and humble and you're reminded about what life's really about. You love your… — Curtis Stone Copy Share Image
I shall act until I drop. I just want to keep doing it and making it fun. — David Jason Copy Share Image
It's very difficult to direct something and do it well. But to direct and act - it's very hard. — Bill Duke Copy Share Image
Without a doubt, my life has been better because of the Disability Act. — Rosie Jones Copy Share Image
When people are suffering in inhumane conditions, we have a responsibility to act. — Dean Phillips Copy Share Image
“If you deny it you will delay it, if you accept it you will act on it.” — Amit Kalantri Copy Share Image
I was 10 when the Equal Pay Act was passed. It was pretty inspiring stuff. — Emily Thornberry Copy Share Image
When somebody takes a child from their native culture, that is in itself an act of aggression. — Lemn Sissay Copy Share Image
I'd rather shut myself in a room for six months than act in a bad movie. — Anushka Sharma Copy Share Image
Supporting the war on terror is not an anti-Palestinian act. It is anti-terror. — Tzipi Livni Copy Share Image
