Act Quotes

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I mean one of the basic rules when you're acting is that you mustn't stand in judgement on a character, you mustn't say Hitler was… — Janet Suzman
In order for an act to be a crime, libertarians say, someone must be harmed - there must be a victim. Anything that's peaceful, voluntary,… — Unknown Author
Every thought and every act were to keep this home in tact. — Edgar Guest
For values or guiding principles to be truly effective they have to be verbs. It's not "integrity," it's "always do the right thing." It's not… — Simon Sinek
Survey and test a prospective action before undertaking it. Before you proceed, step back and look at the big picture, lest you act rashly on… — Epictetus
The act of smelling something, anything, is remarkably like the act of thinking. Immediately at the moment of perception, you can feel the mind going… — Lewis Thomas
The window of X Factor opportunity opens up in the closing seconds of a race-you might be sprinting at the time or just hanging one,… — Brad Alan Lewis
Since I also act, sometimes I get over my resentment and commit to the pitch as an acting job. — Christopher Durang
Nonviolent tactics can move into action on our behalf men not naturally inclined to act for us. — Barbara Deming
If this really is true, then greed really isn't good, after all. It really isn't the way to maximize the best possible outcome. We really… — Naomi Klein
Wonderful Force of Public Opinion! We must act and walk in all points as it prescribes; follow the traffic it bids us, realize the sum… — Thomas Carlyle
Lesbian humor isn't trying to sell anything, it doesn't have to sell out. Coming out as a lesbian onstage is still a very political act;… — Kate Clinton
What's the point of being a lesbian if a woman is going to look and act like an imitation man? — Rita Mae Brown
Thus far I have explained the phenomena of the heavens and of our sea by the force of gravity, but I have not yet assigned… — Isaac Newton
No action will be considered blameless, unless the will was so, for by the will the act was dictated. — Seneca the Younger
This act will leave a moral blot on his presidency — Marian Wright Edelman
When taxes are too high, people go hungry. When the government is too intrusive, people lose their spirit. Act for the people's benefit. Trust them;… — Laozi
Act without doing; work without effort. Think of the small as large and the few as many. Confront the difficult while it is still easy;… — Laozi
For those for whom the sex act has come to seem mechanical and merely the meeting and manipulation of body parts, there often remains a… — Marshall McLuhan
I rise today in strong support of the Children's Safety and Violent Crime Reduction Act, because it is a commonsense way to protect our schoolchildren… — Ric Keller
There can only be one answer to this hideous act of jihad against the staff of Charlie Hebdo. It is the obligation of the Western… — Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Some Democrats and their advocates in the press believe Obamacare, a year into implementation, is no longer much of a factor in the midterm elections.… — Byron York
[E]very act of a delegated authority, contrary to the tenor of the commission under which it is exercised, is void. No legislative act, therefore, contrary… — Alexander Hamilton
I've always wanted to act and I can't think of anything else I'd want to do, honestly. — Alanna Ubach
Can one have love? If we could, love would need to be a thing, a substance that one can have, own, possess. The truth is,… — Erich Fromm

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