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It never hurts to think too highly of a person; often they become ennobled and act better because of it. — Nelson Mandela
The act of forgiveness takes place in our own mind. It really has nothing to do with the other person. — Louise Hay
For me, the act of photography is all about discovery and finding new things. — Alec Soth
We should be willing to act as a balm for all wounds. — Etty Hillesum
Man can, indeed, act contrarily to the decrees of God, as far as they have been written like laws in the minds of ourselves or… — Baruch Spinoza
How do you change what you believe when your experience has convinced you otherwise? By creating a new experience. The best way for you to… — Chris Prentiss
. . . until the curtain was rung down on the last act of the drama (and it might have no last act!) he wished… — George Santayana
The Word tells us that God meets our needs according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus. Begin to talk and act as though… — Kenneth Copeland
[The passage of the Sugar Act] set people a thinking, in six months, more than they had done in their whole lives before. — James Otis
The Stamp Act imposed on the colonies by the Parliament of Great Britain is an ill-judged measure. Parliament has no right to put its hands… — George Washington
Do you think if the stamp-act is repealed, that the North Americans will be satisfied? — Peter Thomas
Wear your best for your execution and stand dignified. Your last recourse against randomness is how you act - if you can't control outcomes, you… — Nassim Nicholas Taleb
The biggest problem I had - and the biggest problem teenagers have - is not how they dress, how they look or how they act… — Clay Aiken
No act terminating in itself constitutes greatness. — William Hazlitt
Speak or act with a pure mind and happiness will follow. — Sogyal Rinpoche
I guess I worry about weird existential things, like how do we spend our final act. This is a very emotional question. I can't answer… — Ellen Barkin
The greatest joy comes from giving and serving, so replace your habit of focusing exclusively on yourself and what's in it for you. When you… — Wayne Dyer
So long as the presence of death lurks with anyone who goes through the simple act of swallowing, I will make mine whiskey. — W.C. Fields
We frequently hear of people dying from too much drinking. That this happens is a matter of record. But the blame is always placed on… — W.C. Fields
Whisky making is an act of cooperation between the blessings of nature and the wisdom of man. — Unknown Author
What am I supposed to do if I go bald? Get a wig? Fat, goofy, gay, wig. I might as well get a piano and… — Alan Carr
In every enterprise ... the mind is always reasoning, and, even when we seem to act without a motive, an instinctive logic still directs the… — Claude Bernard
Enlightenment is part of everything and so our minds have to be very big to encompass all things, to understand all things - To see… — Frederick Lenz
True zazen is surrendering every moment. But surrendering to what? It really does not matter what we call it: God or the Tao or the… — Dennis Merzel
Act without expectation. — Laozi

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