Act Quotes

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Some legislators only wish to vengeance against a particular enemy. Others only look out for themselves. They devote very little time on the consideration of… — Thucydides
It is a common mistake in going to war to begin at the wrong end, to act first, and wait for disasters to discuss the… — Thucydides
I would have voted against the Civil Rights Act of 1964. — Ronald Reagan
I believe in an America that is officially neither Catholic, Protestant nor Jewish; where no public official either requests or accepts instructions on public policy… — John F. Kennedy
The US must carry out some act somewhere in the world which shows its determination to continue to be a world power. — Henry A. Kissinger
It is an act of insanity and national humiliation to have a law prohibiting the President from ordering assassination. — Henry A. Kissinger
Each department and institution has its own authorities and responsibilities, and they act on that basis. It is wrong to even compare such actions to… — Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
How shall freedom be defended? By arms when it is attacked by arms, by truth when it is attacked by lies, by faith when it… — Archibald MacLeish
The crowd is the gathering place of the weakest; true creation is a solitary act. — Charles Bukowski
If a man's aspirations towards a righteous life are serious.. .if he earnestly and sincerely seeks a righteous life, his first act of abstinence is… — Leo Tolstoy
We don't have a crime problem, a gun problem or even a violence problem. What we have is a sin problem. And since we've ordered… — Mike Huckabee
He is exaggerating the effects of the disease. He's moving all around and shaking and it's purely an act. ... This is really shameless of… — Rush Limbaugh
The audience will teach you how to act and the audience will teach you how to write and to direct. The classroom will teach you… — David Mamet
Painting relates to both art and life. Neither can be made - I try to act in the gap. — Robert Rauschenberg
Europe and America must act together in the face of evil. It's high time for Americans and Europeans to restore that unity and be able… — Wesley Clark
This is not only a possible breach of national security; it is a potential violation of law. Under the Intelligence Identities Protection Act of 1982,… — David Corn
As in everything else, I must start with myself. That is: in all circumstances try to be decent, just, tolerant, and understanding, and at the… — Vaclav Havel
This whole act's immutably decreed. 'Twas rehearsed by thee and me a billion years before this ocean rolled. Fool! I am the Fates' lieutenant; I… — Herman Melville
The characters have their own lives and their own logic, and you have to act accordingly. — Isaac Bashevis Singer
For me the whole world is like a gigantic theater in which I am the only spectator without opera glasses. The orchestra plays the prelude… — Isaac Babel

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