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Man’s rights can be violated only by the use of physical force. It is only by means of physical force that one man can deprive… — Ayn Rand
The teaching on karma starts with the principle that people experience happiness and sorrow based on a combination of their past and present intentions. If… — Thanissaro Bhikkhu
In art, rebellion is consummated and perpetuated in the act of real creation, not in criticism or commentary. — Albert Camus
Recognizing that the power of will is the supreme court over all other departments of my mind, I will exercise daily when I need the… — Bruce Lee
The thought of only being a creature of the present and the past was troubling. I longed for a future too, with hope in it.… — Frederick Douglass
AIDS today in Africa is claiming more lives than the sum total of all wars, famines and floods and the ravages of such deadly diseases… — Nelson Mandela
Art does not organize parties, nor is it the servant or colleague of power. Rather, the work of art becomes a political force simply through… — Lewis Hyde
All work is an act of philosophy. — Ayn Rand
In a police state, referencing one's rights is seen as an act of aggression. — Philip Schuyler
Voting is not an act of political freedom. It is an act of political conformity. Those who refuse to vote are not expressing silence. They… — Wendy McElroy
Ideas have a short shelf life. You must act on them before the expiration date. — John C. Maxwell
The big horrible thing isn't the plane crash or the earthquake or the diagnosis. When those things occur, we act, we know what to do.… — Geneen Roth
You can't think your way out of a box; you've got to act. — Tom Peters
White women and black men have it both ways. They can act as oppressor or ... and oppression of others. — Bell Hooks
Whether in commerce, administration, or on the battlefield, leaders who win understand the Secret of Victory: Act first to finish first. — Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Heroes are ordinary men and women who dare to see and meet the call of a possibility bigger than themselves. Breakthroughs are created by such… — Werner Erhard
When you trust and act on your intuition, you increase your self-esteem, build trust in yourself and experience a profound sense of security that no… — Cheryl Richardson
Writing is both bomb and bomb disposal-a necessary shattering of cliche and assumption, and a powerful defusing of the soul-destroying messages of modern life (that… — Jeanette Winterson
We all deserve credit for this new surveillance state that we live in because we the people voted for the Patriot Act. Democrats and Republicans… — Stephen Colbert
Non-thinking is an act of annihilation, a wish to negate existence, an attempt to wipe out reality. But existence exists; reality is not to be… — Ayn Rand
If you can sit at set of sun And count the deeds that you have done And counting find oneself-denying act, one word That eased… — Robert Browning
This was basically the first time I got to act in action scenes, with things blowing up all around me. It sounds corny, but I… — Lukas Haas
The act of contributing to the lives of others is its own reward. A servant's heart is a greater motivator than financial gain. — Thomas Kinkade
Almost 70 years have gone by, and I've still got that feeling when I write... Writing, for me, is still it. It has always been… — Clive James
The truth is impossible to comprehend even when one is willing to tell it. For the truth resides in memory and memory is clouded with… — Frank Hardy

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