A tragedy is the imitation of an action that is serious and also, as having magnitude, complete in itself . . .… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
“The fact is that in order to do anything in this world worth doing, we must not stand shivering on the bank… — Sydney Smith Copy Share Image
“The way to success is not a straight line segment. It's a dotted line with little packs of failure filling the potholes… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
The ambition of instantaneous photography... was that of preserving the spontaneity of action and avoiding any indication that the presence of the… — Rudolf Arnheim Copy Share Image
Whenever we practise meditation, whether or not our meditation is clear, we are performing a virtuous mental action that is a cause… — Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Copy Share Image
“Be positive with every idea surrounding your dreams. Think about the possibility of what you plan to do and approach it with… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
Purer colors... have in themselves, independently of the objects they serve to express, a significant action on the feelings of those who… — Henri Matisse Copy Share Image
I was a big wrestling fan growing up. That was my thing. I had the action figures and the magazines and everything… — Stephen Amell Copy Share Image
Noah heeded God’s command to build an ark…that they might be saved from the floodwaters. Yet there was no evidence of rain… — Thomas S. Monson Copy Share Image
Freed by full realization and at peace, the mind of such a man is at peace, and his speech and action peaceful.… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
Solon used to say that speech was the image of actions; . . . that laws were like cobwebs, - for that… — Diogenes Copy Share Image
I think David Yates was just like, "You've got on with it for a few years, I'm gonna let you off the… — Matthew Lewis Copy Share Image
When we come into contact with the other person, our thoughts and actions should express our mind of compassion, even if that… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
We are working towards a shared vision of the future for health among all the world's people. A vision future in which… — Gro Harlem Brundtland Copy Share Image
Everything has to be intrinsic plot-wise in the same way, to use the Linda Williams analogy but to move it on a… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
the life of Jesus recapitulates key elements in the earlier story of Israel. For a moment, as Jesus stands on the mountain… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Recent action in Syria and Palestine also tell us that the awakening voices of democracy in those regions are occurring, and that… — Judd Gregg Copy Share Image
If you take action, you will be judged. There's no way around it. The alternative, of course, is much safer. To be… — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
Looking backward always presents an overdetermined depiction of fate; by this perspective we leave out of focus the possibilities of action which… — Reinhard Bendix Copy Share Image
A human action becomes genuinely important when it springs from the soil of a clearsighted awareness of the temporality and the ephemerality… — Vaclav Havel Copy Share Image
Is it really so difficult to tell a good action from a bad one? I think one usually knows right away or… — Mary McCarthy Copy Share Image
Nobility of birth does not always insure a corresponding unity of mind; if it did, it would always act as a stimulus… — Charles Caleb Colton Copy Share Image
Feature films seem geared toward very large budgets, action, broad comedy. That seems to dominate all year where it used to be… — Holly Hunter Copy Share Image
High achievers spot rich opportunities swiftly, make big decisions quickly and move into action immediately. Follow these principles and you can make… — Robert H. Schuller Copy Share Image
Life was not given for indolent contemplation and study of self, nor for brooding over emotions of piety: Actions and actions only… — Immanuel Hermann Fichte Copy Share Image
For every action, there will always be a reaction. Actually, people who do wrong to me or hurt me, something unpleasant surely… — Zareen Khan Copy Share Image
... nothing is more human than substituting the quantity of words and actions for their character. But using imprecise words is very… — Robert Musil Copy Share Image
As any action or posture, long continued, will distort and disfigure the limbs, so the mind likewise is crippled and contracted by… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
Punishment damages goodwill and self-esteem, and shifts our attention from the intrinsic value of an action to external consequences. — Marshall Rose Copy Share Image
There is no fate that plans men's lives. Whatever comes to us, good or bad, is usually the result of our own… — Herbert Newton Casson Copy Share Image
Before a person can achieve the kind of life he wants, he must think, act, walk, talk and conduct himself in all… — Zig Ziglar Copy Share Image
I think 'Actions speak louder than words' is one thing, I think, I always took from my mom. And to this day,… — Ginni Rometty Copy Share Image
I will always continue to make stupid action films but I think 'V For Vendetta' is a very smart film and I… — Joel Silver Copy Share Image
Say not that honor is the child of boldness, nor believe thou that the hazard of life alone can pay the price… — Akhenaton Copy Share Image
By far the most important form of attention we can give our loved ones is listening... True listening is love in action. — M. Scott Peck Copy Share Image
Not that pleading can be taken as a test, for the forms of action, notably Debt, ignore the fundamental difference between duties… — Frederick Pollock Copy Share Image
There's a lot of talk about self-esteem these days. It seems pretty basic to me. If you eat to feel proud of… — Oseola McCarty Copy Share Image
Unfortunately, it is all too often true that suppressors to a creative action must be removed before construction and creation takes place.… — L. Ron Hubbard Copy Share Image
When I call 'Action,' I love to be surprised. And the actors I've been fortunate enough to work with always surprise me… — Zal Batmanglij Copy Share Image
“I don't think having a My Chemical Romance action figure will make a kid start his own band, I like to think… — Gerard Way Copy Share Image
