Act Quotes

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The very act of writing assumes, to begin with, that someone cares to hear what you have to say. It assumes that people share, that… — Tobias Wolff
The act of loving is an act of self-evolution even when the purpose of the act is someone else's growth. — M. Scott Peck
Gender is not something that one is, it is something one does, an actâ€¦ a doing rather than a being. — Judith Butler
We act and walk and speak and talk in ways that consolidate an impression of being a man or being a woman. — Judith Butler
In the first instance, performativity must be understood not as a singular or deliberate â€˜act,â€™ but, rather, as the reiterative and citational practice by which… — Judith Butler
But forgiveness is the act of not putting anyone out of your heart, even those who are acting out of deep ignorance or out of… — Jack Kornfield
The Truth is realized in an instant; the Act is practiced step by step. — Seungsahn
Defense is the first act of war. — Byron Katie
It is better to act too quickly than it is to wait too long. — Jack Welch
The philosophy of poetry must acknowledge that the poetic act has no past, at least no recent past, in which its preparation and appearance could… — Gaston Bachelard
The ultimate notion of right is that which tends to the universal good; and when one's acting in a certain manner has this tendency he… — Francis Hutcheson
Dorothy Day, of blessed memory, did not like to be called (as she often was, for good reason) a saint, because it usually meant that… — William Stringfellow
The dialectical or ecological approach asserts that creating the world is involved in our every act. It is impossible for us to operate in our… — Wes Jackson
The agriculture we seek will act like an ecosystem, feature material recycling and run on the contemporary sunlight of our star. — Wes Jackson
What was the freedom to which the adult human being rose in the morning, if each act was held back or inspired by the overpowering… — Delmore Schwartz
Against the ruin of the world, there is only one defense: the creative act. — Kenneth Rexroth
The very act of becoming an entrepreneur is contrarian to middle class values, study hard, get a good job, be happy with secure income and… — Rashmi Bansal
In 2003, I introduced and passed The Tornado Shelters Act, which allows local governments to use Community Development Block Grant funds to construct storm shelters… — Spencer Bachus
You cannot carry out fundamental change without a certain amount of madness. In this case, it comes from nonconformity, the courage to turn your back… — Thomas Sankara
One of the most important improvements in the No Child Left Behind Act for migrant students was the requirement for electronic transfer of migrant student… — Ruben Hinojosa

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