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Some days it is a heroic act just to refuse the paralysis of fear and straighten up and step into another day. — Edward Albert
Living consciously reflects the conviction that sight is preferable to blindness; that respecting the facts of reality is more satisfying than denying them; that evasion… — Nathaniel Branden
Our life is what our thoughts make it. Do every act of your life as if it were your last. In a word, your life… — Marcus Aurelius
Warm, eager, living life-to be rooted in life-to learn, to desire, to know, to feel, to think, to act. This is what I want. And… — Katherine Mansfield
"Sweep me up and send me where you please." For there I will retain my spirit, tranquil and content, as long as it can feel… — Marcus Aurelius
You must act in your friends' interests whether it pleases them or not; the object of love is to serve, not to win. — Woodrow Wilson
Babies act out when they're hungry, cold, tired. They do this for survival. — Marilu Henner
ALL ART, OF COURSE, IS INTELLECTUAL, BUT FOR ME, ALL THE ARTS, AND CINEMA EVEN MORE SO, MUST ABOVE ALL BE EMOTIONAL AND ACT UPON… — Andrei Tarkovsky
IN CINEMA IT IS NECESSARY NOT TO EXPLAIN, BUT TO ACT UPON THE VIEWER'S FEELINGS, AND THE EMOTION WHICH IS AWOKEN IS WHAT PROVOKES THOUGHT. — Andrei Tarkovsky
MANY MANAGE TO SEPARATE THEIR LIFE FROM THEIR FILMS. THEY LIVE ONE WAY AND EXPRESS OTHER IDEAS IN THEIR WORKS. THEY ARE ABLE TO SPLIT… — Andrei Tarkovsky
Every man on earth is sick with the fever of sin, with the blindness of sin and is overcome with its fury. As sins consist… — John of Kronstadt
Stop, look, investigate, ask the right questions, come to the right conclusions and have the courage to act on them and see what happens. The… — Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
Hold to the idea, "I am not the mind, I see that I am thinking, I am watching my mind act," and each day the… — Swami Vivekananda
It is an act of extreme selfishness for a married couple to refuse to have children when they are able to do so. — Spencer W. Kimball
The fact that the same proportionalities rule optimal running, flying and swimming is not a coincidence rather it is an illustration of the fact that… — Adrian Bejan
The refusal to be creative is an act of self-will and is counter to our true nature. When we are open to our creativity, we… — Julia Cameron
To be a photographer, one must photograph. No amount of book learning, no checklist of seminars attended, can substitute for the simple act of making… — Harry Callahan
Under this law (Controlled Substances Act) a bureaucrat-usually not elected-decides whether or not a substance is dangerous and how dangerous that substance is. There's no… — Peter McWilliams
A drug is neither moral nor immoral - it's a chemical compound. The compound itself is not a menace to society until a human being… — Frank Zappa
We have seen a man dragged to death in Texas simply because he was black. A young man murdered in Wyoming simply because he was… — William J. Clinton
This bill would allow an employee to bring a claim against an employer decades after the alleged initial act of discrimination occurred. Trial lawyers, you… — Buck McKeon
A Constitution is not the act of a Government, but of a people constituting a government, and a government without a constitution is a power… — Thomas Paine
Our country is in danger, but not to be despaired of. Our enemies are numerous and powerful; but we have many friends, determining to be… — Joseph Warren
When virtue is banished, ambition invades the minds of those who are disposed to receive it, and avarice possesses the whole community. The objects of… — Thomas Jefferson
When humans act with cruelty we characterize them as "animals", yet the only animal that displays cruelty is humanity. — Anthony D. Williams

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