The theories and speculations of men concern us more than their puny accomplishment. It is with a certain coldness and languor that… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
Every art and every inquiry, and similarly every action and choice, is thought to aim at some good; and for this reason… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
I think a lot of people have become quite disenfranchised with action films, especially when they hide the choreography with quick cuts… — Gareth Evans Copy Share Image
The expression "from above" is for us only a way of speaking. Many receive from above the command for action - we… — Sri Aurobindo Copy Share Image
I am only an actress when they say, 'action' and I stop being an actress when they say, 'cut'. I am a… — Paz Vega Copy Share Image
People use location as a language in films, and Quentin uses action as a language in his films. There's really not a… — Lucy Liu Copy Share Image
I love musicals and music driven films, and my first instinct is to tell the story. And when music is a big… — David Raiklen Copy Share Image
Vermont will continue to uphold the laws of our State and nation, but we will not be forced to take any action… — Phil Scott Copy Share Image
Telling the story with only a few shots, I love that style. It makes you feel like you're part of the action,… — Vilmos Zsigmond Copy Share Image
Therefore all just persons are satisfied with their own praise. They refuse to explain themselves, and are content that new actions should… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
Good thoughts and actions can never produce bad results; bad thoughts and actions can never produce good results … We understand this… — James Allen Copy Share Image
We can actually accelerate the process through meditation, through the ability to find stillness through loving actions, through compassion and sharing, through… — Deepak Chopra Copy Share Image
Happiness is the consequence of personal effort. You fight for it, strive for it, insist upon it, and sometimes even travel around… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
“In those days, I didn't understand anything. I should have judged her according to her actions, not her words. She perfumed my… — Antoine de Saint-Exupery Copy Share Image
I tell young actresses today who are looking to get into films, "First of all, you are marginalized by the color of… — Pam Grier Copy Share Image
That's the nightmare for Elizabeth Warren, because I can attack her from the left. I can say, 'Wait a minute, what do… — Shiva Ayyadurai Copy Share Image
The kind of values for which I was supposed to kill, such as democracy and national independence, were better served, I thought,… — Torbjorn Tannsjo Copy Share Image
When you are thrown onto the stage at 17 in such an enormous way, it becomes living on the edge because every… — Boris Becker Copy Share Image
There are times when words seem empty and only actions seem great. Such a time has come, and in the Providence of… — Woodrow Wilson Copy Share Image
Like a great athlete, we must have a very clear vision of what we want to accomplish before we make a move.… — Marianne Williamson Copy Share Image
I'm very interested in compassion - compassion for oneself and others. I write about very complicated characters and experiences and try to… — A.M. Homes Copy Share Image
I think voting is the lowest form of political action that you can do. A lot of times, it keeps people from… — Boots Riley Copy Share Image
Somewhere in your make-up there lies sleeping, the seed of achievement which, if aroused and put into action, would carry you to… — Napoleon Hill Copy Share Image
We judge so superficially of things, that common words and actions spoke and done in an agreeable manner, with some knowledge of… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
Blacks who have not succumbed to the victim culture have been, are and will be doing quite well - all on their… — Tammy Bruce Copy Share Image
Delegate to others who have strengths where you don't. But sometimes, you just need to be the one to drive the change… — Robin S. Sharma Copy Share Image
“By perceiving the end of those illusive ideas and statuses as real, see yourself as though you have already accomplished what you… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
“A vision without a task is but a dream. A task without a vision is drudgery. A vision and a task are… — Inscription on a church wall in Sussex England c. 1730 Copy Share Image
Psychology is action, not thinking about oneself. We continue to shape our personality all our life. To know oneself, one should assert… — Albert Camus Copy Share Image
The praise of an ignorant man is only good-will, and you should receive his kindness as he is a good neighbor in… — Richard Steele Copy Share Image
Through the years, I've developed a style or a language that I like, even when it applies to action. All my action… — Genndy Tartakovsky Copy Share Image
If the actions used in performing sleights are visible or even suspected by the onlooker, the whole illusion of magic is destroyed. — Jean Hugard Copy Share Image
There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening, that is translated through you into action, and because there is… — Martha Graham Copy Share Image
As an activist, you do find yourself directed more toward public action. But I've always tried to use stories from my own… — Gloria Steinem Copy Share Image
The way we tell our stories on stage is that we use spoken word to convey action, and in movies, we use… — Tracy Letts Copy Share Image
In most good stories, it is the character's personality that creates the action of the story. If you start with real personality,… — Flannery O'Connor Copy Share Image
The action of Mind (thought) plants that nucleus which, if allowed to grow undisturbed, will eventually attract to itself all the conditions… — Thomas Troward Copy Share Image
Let me be clear - no one is above the law. Not a politician, not a priest, not a criminal, not a… — Antonio Villaraigosa Copy Share Image
Like art, political action gives shape and expression to the things we fear as well as to those we desire. It is… — Madeleine M. Kunin Copy Share Image
Tony Scott, Walter Hill, Michael Mann - I'm a big action fan, full stop. And even though Michael Mann is the more… — Edgar Wright Copy Share Image
