Act Quotes

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The only cure for sagging or fainting faith is Communion. Though always Itself, perfect and complete and inviolate, the Blessed Sacrament does not operate completely… — J.R.R. Tolkien
The proof of love is in the works. Where love exists, it works great things. But when it ceases to act, it ceases to exist. — Pope Gregory I
The entire life of a good Christian is in fact an exercise of holy desire. You do not yet see what you long for, but… — Saint Augustine
Every moment think steadily as a Roman and a man to do what thou hast in hand with perfect and simple dignity, and feeling of… — Marcus Aurelius
But my bill, the Drill Now Act, would actually expedite the whole process, let the Interior Department move ahead quicker... it would stop the radical… — Jim DeMint
Even on education, his one accomplishment, the Leave No Child Behind Act, and he has left it unfunded. — Sidney Blumenthal
When all has been considered, it seems to me to be the irresistible intuition that infinite punishment for finite sin would be unjust, and therefore… — Lewis Carroll
Eating is an environmental act. — Alice Waters
Children have become disengaged from nature and we need to reintroduce them to the pleasure that it brings. If we do that they will care… — Judi Dench
Widen your shriveled heart, make the interests of others your own and serve them as much as you can by sympathy, kindness, presents and so… — Anandamayi Ma
Listing the polar bear under the Endangered Species Act could harm bear conservation efforts by eliminating revenues from the carefully-regulated sport hunting of polar bears… — Amy Ridenour
There has come a time when we can no longer remain silent but must speak up for our country which is being sold, abused, mined,… — Di Morrissey
The whole environment out there is a living, breathing almost conscious being that is saying something to us human beings. The forests can't act but… — Ian Cohen
If you act like you've only got fifteen minutes, it'll take all day. Act like you've got all day and it'll take fifteen minutes. — Monty Roberts
A man in twenty-four hours converts as much as seven ounces of carbon into carbonic acid; a milch cow will convert seventy ounces, and a… — Michael Faraday
Prayer is the highest form, the supreme act of the Creative Imagination. ... For prayer is not a request for something: it is the expression… — Henry Corbin
Giving is more than a responsibility-it is a privilege; more than an act of obedience-it is evidence of our faith. — William Arthur Ward
A gentle sense of humor will be alert to detect anything that savors of a pious 'act' on the part of the penitent. — Thomas Merton
Too many leaders act as if the sheep.. their people.. are there for the benefit of the shepherd, not that the shepherd has responsibility for… — Ken Blanchard
Living capital, which has the special capacity to continuously regenerate itself, is ultimately the source of all real wealth. To destroy it for money, a… — David Korten

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