Act Quotes

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I discovered that I act because I really love to act. I don't act because maybe it will get me a magazine cover or that… — John Corbett
There's a very fine line between underacting and not acting at all. And not acting is what a lot of actors are guilty of. It… — Joan Blondell
Ask yourself this: How much deprivation, how much self-effacement must you suffer through before you act on your desire for meaning and fulfillment? Before itâ€™s… — Jillian Michaels
I believe the act of giving birth to be the single most miraculous thing a human being can do and it is surely the moment… — Ani DiFranco
I'd like to be remembered as a premier singer of songs, not just a popular act of a given period. — Luther Vandross
There used to be a lot of acts, which was good, because people don't want to see the same act every night. But, you don't… — Mickey Gilley
Conscription for war is inconsistent with freedom of conscience, which is not merely the right to believe but to act on the degree of truth… — Bayard Rustin
Some have said we must not act until the threat is imminent. Since when have terrorists and tyrants announced their intentions, politely putting us on… — George W. Bush
I feel most empires fell when they started to act human, but then look at Russia. They kept a pretty strong hand, and they fell… — Colin Quinn
I think if you try to tailor your act to anybody, you end up with an act that doesn't work anyway. — Colin Quinn
I guess because of my act, people think that I say things they want to say, and that they can just come up and say… — Wanda Sykes
I don't care what anyone says. You have to wake up and say to yourself, 'I accept that I have diabetes, and I'm not going… — Bret Michaels
The simple act of telling a woman's story from a woman's point of view is a revolutionary act: it never has been done before. — Carol P. Christ
I'd just turned 50, weighed 285, and my doctor had read me the riot act about my health. — Daniel Baldwin
It may sound affected - but it is the act of creation itself, and it is equally exhilarating whether one is working on a teaspoon… — Arne Jacobsen
I always enjoyed playing ball, and it didn't matter to me whether I played with white kids or black. I never understood why an issue… — Willie Mays
The armies of Egypt, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon are poised on the borders of Israel ... to face the challenge, while standing behind us are… — Gamal Abdel Nasser
I believe that it is my responsibility as the prime minister of Israel to do whatever can be done to exploit the unique opportunities that… — Yitzhak Rabin
The meeting of writer and reader is an intimate act, and it properly takes place in private. — Wallace Stegner
We cannot hope to be secure when our government has declared, by its readiness to act alone, its willingness to be everybody's enemy. — Wendell Berry

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