Act Quotes

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Remember there's no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end. — Scott Adams
I'm less desperate now to express what's inside me, that's true - I act these days because it keeps me awake and interested, an eternal… — Emmanuelle Beart
Change your life today. Don't gamble on the future, act now, without delay. — Simone de Beauvoir
If we hope for what we are not likely to possess, we act and think in vain, and make life a greater dream and shadow… — Joseph Addison
Every charitable act is a stepping stone toward heaven. — Henry Ward Beecher
Does not the very word 'creative' mean to build, to initiate, to give out, to act - rather than to be acted upon, to be… — Berenice Abbott
I have friends who wear Star Wars costumes and act like the characters all day. I may not be that deep into it, but there's… — Kristen Bell
Think like a man of action, act like a man of thought. — Henri Bergson
To perceive means to immobilize... we seize, in the act of perception, something which outruns perception itself. — Henri Bergson
Better remain silent, better not even think, if you are not prepared to act. — Annie Besant
Quotation, n: The act of repeating erroneously the words of another. — Ambrose Bierce
Deliberation, n.: The act of examining one's bread to determine which side it is buttered on. — Ambrose Bierce
I move on stage differently. The more you act, anyway, the more you live, your perception of life becomes more and more accurate. — Juliette Binoche
A conventional good read is usually a bad read, a relaxing bath in what we know already. A true good read is surely an act… — Augustine Birrell
Forgiveness is an act of the will, and the will can function regardless of the temperature of the heart. — Corrie Ten Boom
Stand-up is the only thing in which you actually write it, act it and direct it simultaneously, so it's actually a great theater exercise. — Lewis Black
When people come to my act any time after Thanksgiving, I usually say, You shouldn't be here. You should be shopping. Our economy depends on… — Lewis Black
The purpose of terrorism lies not just in the violent act itself. It is in producing terror. It sets out to inflame, to divide, to… — Tony Blair
Conflict is not inevitable, but disarmament is... everyone now accepts that if there is a default by Saddam the international community must act to enforce… — Tony Blair
Think in the morning. Act in the noon. Eat in the evening. Sleep in the night. — William Blake

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