Act Quotes

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The most beautiful act of faith is the one made in darkness, in sacrificing, and with extreme effort. — Pio of Pietrelcina
When you cook it should be an act of love. To put a frozen bag in the microwave for your child is an act of… — Raymond Blanc
We must act together, as a united people... For the birth of a new world. Let there be justice for all. Let there be peace… — Patricia Young
Perhaps we're too embarrassed to change or too frightened of the consequences of showing that we actually care. But why not risk it anyway? Begin… — Princess Diana
In life, the first act is always exciting but it is the second act - that's where the depth comes in. — Joyce Van Patten
No matter how remote we feel we are from the oceans, every act each one of us takes in our everyday lives affects our planet's… — Fabien Cousteau
Having the world's best idea will do you no good unless you act on it. People who want milk shouldn't sit on a stool in… — Curtis Grant
It is an act of courage to acknowledge our own uncertainty and sit with it for a while. — Harriet Lerner
The innovation point is the pivotal moment when talented and motivated people seek the opportunity to act on their ideas and dreams. — W. Arthur Porter
People are important too, however, and what a terrible impact a total ban on hunting would have on the rural economy, which is still reeling… — Ann Winterton
Every man without passions has within him no principle of action, nor motive to act. — Claude Adrien Helvetius
The most dangerous of our impulses reign in ourselves against ourselves. To dissolve them is a creative act. — Hugo von Hofmannsthal
Nothing is more unbecoming to a teacher of the Word than flippancy. He must be serious and should not act like a clown. — Martin Luther
In the end, excellence in education means excellence in teaching, and if this country would give the status to first grade teachers that we give… — Ernest L. Boyer
The act of nutrition is not a purely physiological event... The family meal is a formality that cultivates in us... a capacity for sharing, generosity,… — Francine du Plessix Gray
You go into a community and they will vote 80 percent to 20 percent in favor of a tougher Clean Air Act, but if you… — William Ruckelshaus
Access to knowledge is the superb, the supreme act of truly great civilizations. Of all the institutions that purport to do this, free libraries stand… — Toni Morrison
Think, walk, talk and act like a nonsmoker and you will soon be one — Brian Tracy
It's not the easiest thing in the world to act with Harry - we are very close. I'm not saying it won't ever happen again… — Luke Treadaway
This very act of planting a seed in the earth has in it to me something beautiful. I always do it with a joy that… — Celia Thaxter

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