Act Quotes

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Heaven ne'er helps the men who will not act. — Sophocles
The worst pain a man can have is to know much and be impotent to act. — Herodotus
Greatness is always built on this foundation: the ability to appear, speak and act, as the most common man. — Hafez
There's enough for everyone. If you believe it, if you can see it, if you act from it, it'll show up for you. That's the… — Michael Beckwith
The universe likes speed. Don't delay. Don't second guess. Don't doubt. When the opportunity is there, when the impulse is there, when the intuitive nudge… — Joe Vitale
Mind precedes all phenomena, mind matters most, everything is mind-made. If with an impure mind, you speak or act, then suffering follows you as the… — Gautama Buddha
When we acknowledge that all of life is sacred and that each act is an act of choice and therefore sacred, then life is a… — Scout Cloud Lee
There is wickedness in the intention of wickedness, even though it be not perpetrated in the act. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
Certain beliefs must accompany every action: One should act without selfishness, cultivate compassion for all living things, and develop respect for others. — Dalai Lama
If you have a very commanding argument that you cannot refute, not to accept the argument is to act irrationally. — Robert F. Almeder
As Gandhi wisely points out, even as we serve others we are working on ourselves; every act, every word, every gesture of genuine compassion naturally… — Wayne Muller
The path of compassion leads to the development of insight. But it doesn't work to say, "Ready, set, go! Be compassionate!" Beginning any practice depends… — Sylvia Boorstein
The truth is that there's more than enough good to go around. There is more than enough creative ideas. There is more than enough power.… — Michael Beckwith
The simple act of recognizing diversity in corporate life helps us to connect the great variety of gifts that people bring to the work and… — Max De Pree
... immediately call on Congress to pass far-reaching industry regulation like the Firearms Safety and Consumer Protection Act ... [which] would give the Treasury Department… — Josh Sugarmann
For humans, the challenge is to unite soul and role, to discover the hidden wholeness that enables us to be in the world who we… — Andrew Himes
Any kind of self-concern, including a self-concern that leads one to shut down and give up (as, for example, a fear to fail) is itself… — James E. Ferrell
True conversion occurs as you continue to act upon the doctrines you know are true and keep the commandments, day after day, month after month. — Bonnie L. Oscarson
Animists are people who recognize that the world is full of persons, only some of whom are human, and that life is always loved in… — Graham Harvey
Love always seeks for betterment, for ways of making life more workable, joyful, whole, and beautiful. Love examines every option available to bring about an… — Glenda Green

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