Act Quotes

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But most it is presumption in us when the help of heaven we count the act of men. — William Shakespeare
Every major horror of history was committed in the name of an altruistic motive. Has any act of selfishness ever equalled the carnage perpetrated by… — Ayn Rand
The act of love . . . is a confession. Selfishness screams aloud, vanity shows off, or else true generosity reveals itself. — Albert Camus
When we change our daily lives - the way we think, speak and act - we change the world. — Nhat Hanh
It takes courage for people to listen to their own goodness and act on it. — Pablo Casals
Creativity occurs as an act of encounter, and is to be understood with this encounter at the center. — Rollo May
To the extent a person makes, invents or thinks something that is new to him, he may be said to have performed a creative act. — Margaret Mead
I consider it an indispensible duty to close this last solemn act of my official life by commending the interests of our dearest country to… — George Washington
Are they dead that yet speak louder than we can speak, and a more universal language? Are they dead that yet act? Are they dead… — Henry Ward Beecher
Our career is a dream. I mean, we get to act, travel around the world, and meet cool people. What's not to love! — Mary-Kate Olsen
We have to get a lot tougher. If you get involved in a street fight, you can't lay down in the street and act like… — Don Meyer
Regardless of law, marriage has only one definition, and any government that attempts to change it is my mortal enemy. I will act to destroy… — Orson Scott Card
I found it hugely insulting that people believed I'd go so far out of my way - living with Playmates, vacationing with actresses, showing up… — Mike Piazza
I went to school, majored in theatre, and said 'Mom, I have to choose my own destiny. I want to be an actor.' A couple… — Arsenio Hall
I think all cats are wild. They only act tame if thereÂ´s a saucer of milk in it for them. — Douglas Adams
It is no good hearing an inner voice or getting an inner prompting if you do not immediately act on that inner prompting. — David Spangler
You can't change who you are but you can surely make the best of it. And if you've got a thought act on it. — Emma Bunton
The essence of nonviolence is love. Out of love and the willingness to act selflessly, strategies, tactics, and techniques for a nonviolent struggle arise naturally.… — Nhat Hanh
If a man aspires towards a righteous life, his first act of abstinence is from injury to animals. — Albert Einstein
It is only when we love God and Christ with all of our hearts, souls, and minds that we are able to share this love… — M. Russell Ballard

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