Act Quotes

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Every act of charity, every thought of sympathy, every action of help, every good deed, is taking so much of self-importance away from our little… — Swami Vivekananda
Sometimes, political campaigns make decent people act and talk like perfect buffoons. — Tony Snow
Although the act of nurturing another's spiritual growth has the effect of nurturing one's own, a major characteristic of genuine love is that the distinction… — M. Scott Peck
Act as though it is impossible to fail. — Dorothea Brande
You cannot resist something to which you grant no reality. The act of resisting a thing is the act of granting it life. When you… — Neale Donald Walsch
Your purpose is to act on the resources God gives you. If God gives you a bucket of fish, you have to distribute those fish.… — Russell Simmons
Act the way that you want to feel. — Gretchen Rubin
The man who knows when not to act is wise. To my mind bravery if forethought. — Euripides
Each of us is great insofar as we perceive and act on the infinite possibilities which lie undiscovered and unrecognized about us. — James Harvey Robinson
I've spent my whole life doing some things because they were logical and not doing others because they were not. I've seen what happens when… — Stephen King
When the act of reflection takes place in the mind, when we look at ourselves in the light of thought, we discover that our life… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
You have a unique message to deliver, a unique song to sing, a unique act of love to bestow. This message, this song, and this… — John Powell
Every act of love is a work of peace no matter how small. — Mother Teresa
Everything we do is either an act of love or a cry for help. — Marianne Williamson
If you want those around you to act in a more loving and conscious manner, act in a way that helps them to do so. — Ken Keyes Jr.
Talk passionately and act compassionately. The only thing you can do in your life to win the world is to be a kind speaker and… — Harbhajan Singh Yogi
Man, as the minister and interpreter of nature, is limited in act and understanding by his observation of the order of nature; neither his understanding… — Francis Bacon
It is in our genes to understand the universe if we can, to keep trying even if we cannot, and to be enchanted by the… — Lewis Thomas
The astronomers said, 'Give us matter and a little motion and we will construct the universe. It is not enough that we should have matter,… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Only so far as a man believes strongly, mightily, can he act cheerfully, or do anything that is worth doing. — Frederick William Robertson

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