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> [I didn't say to act dead. I said act helpless.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-golden/i-didn-t-say-to-act-dead-i-said-act-helpless/)

[Arthur Golden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-golden/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3cd/arthur-golden-1813_helpless_i-didn-t-say-to-act-dead-i-said-act-help_236794.png)

> [Are they dead that yet speak louder than we can speak, and a more universal language? Are they dead that yet act?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-ward-beecher/are-they-dead-that-yet-speak-louder-than-we-can-speak-and-a-more/)

[Henry Ward Beecher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-ward-beecher/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b5/henry-ward-beecher-175_dead_are-they-dead-that-yet-speak-louder-than_2153933.jpg)

> [No matter how old you are...if a little kid shoots you with a toy gun, you act dead.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/no-matter-how-old-you-are-if-a-little-kid-shoots-you-with-a-toy-gun-2/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/73b/anonymous-1_acting_no-matter-how-old-you-are-if-a-little-ki_2245457.jpg)

> [You can only dance for so long, but you can act until you're dead, so... I fell in love with it and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenny-wormald/you-can-only-dance-for-so-long-but-you-can-act-until-you-re-dead-so-i/)

[Kenny Wormald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenny-wormald/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bfd/kenny-wormald-33459_dance_you-can-only-dance-for-so-long-but-you-c_2663505.jpg)

> [No matter how old you are... if alittle kid shoots you with a toy gun, you act dead.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/no-matter-how-old-you-are-if-alittle-kid-shoots-you-with-a-toy-gun/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e4/anonymous-1_amazing_no-matter-how-old-you-are-if-alittle-kid_3030499.jpg)

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