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Until the first blow fell, no one was convinced that Penn Station really would be demolished, or that New York would permit this monumental act… — Ada Louise Huxtable
The easiest way I have found to humble myself back into a state of peaceful grace is through the act of gratitude. — Jill Bolte Taylor
Be a pro. â€¢ Act like a champion. â€¢ Respond to adversity; donâ€™t react. â€¢ Be on time. Being late means either itâ€™s not important… — Tony Dungy
Deal with difficult tasks while they are easy. Act on large issues while they are small. — Laozi
You'll understand what life is if you think about the act of dying. When I die, how will I be different from the way I… — Aristotle
Remember that you are in actor in a play of such a kind that the author chooses...For this is your duty, to act well the… — Epictetus
Remember, you are constantly in the act of creating yourself. You are in every moment deciding who and what you are. You decide this largely… — Neale Donald Walsch
Art is the act of triggering deep memories, of what it means to be fully human. — David Whyte
Philosophy is an act of living. — Plutarch
I have never lived on principles. When I have had to act, I never first asked myself on what principles I was going to act,… — Otto von Bismarck
That man can destroy life is just as miraculous a feat as that he can create it, for life is the miracle, the inexplicable. In… — Erich Fromm
Forbid a man to think for himself or to act for himself and you may add the joy of piracy and the zest of smuggling… — Elbert Hubbard
A satisfying prayer life elevates and purifies every act of body and mind and integrates the entire personality into a single spiritual unit. In the… — Aiden Wilson Tozer
Think and then act. Never act and then alibi. — Henry Iba
I am consoled by the fact that the Lord knows how to work and how to act, even with insufficient tools. — Pope Benedict XVI
Inspiration comes from the act of writing. — Unknown Author
The hidden so-called scholars of old did not hide themselves and refuse to be seen. They did not close the door on their words and… — Zhuangzi
...This jewel is the wisdom and compassion that it takes to act not on behalf of ourselves but for all beings. This is where real… — Sakyong Mipham
OUTCOME, n. A particular type of disappointment . . . . judged by the outcome, the result. This is immortal nonsense; the wisdom of an… — Ambrose Bierce
The task of physiological psychology remains the same in the analysis of ideas that it was in the investigation of sensations: to act as mediator… — Wilhelm Wundt

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