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Man knows so little about his fellows. In his eyes all men or women act upon what he believes would motivate him if we were… — William Faulkner
My dad always said he couldn't remember a time when I did not want to act. — Gwyneth Paltrow
I am not sure whether ethical absolutes exist. But I am sure that we have to act as if they existed or civilization perishes. — Arthur Koestler
It is but seldom that any one overt act produces hostilities between two nations; there exists, more commonly, a previous jealousy and ill will, a… — Washington Irving
I don't act, I don't direct, I don't design. — Tom Stoppard
To name oneself is the first act of both the poet and the revolutionary. When we take away the right to an individual name, we… — Erica Jong
I should be soaring away with my head tilted slightly toward the gods, feeding on the caviar of Shakespeare. An actor must act. — Laurence Olivier
We ape, we mimic, we mock. We act. — Laurence Olivier
A man writing a letter is a man in the act of thinking, and it was an exercise Reagan obviously enjoyed. After his first meeting… — Russell Baker
Let each man think himself an act of God, His mind a thought, his life a breath of God; And let each try, by great… — Philip James Bailey
The last act crowns the play. — John Ruskin
Hakomi is a path taken by those who work to go beyond the half remembered hurts and failed beliefs that linger unexamined in the mind… — Ron Kurtz
I can't believe I got a major-label record deal. My music was quirky, and my voice was so odd and high and girlish, it was… — Juliana Hatfield
My songs are about not knowing who to be and not knowing how to act. — Juliana Hatfield
Act always from a sense of common humanity, and let God judge if it be charity. — Robert Breault
A man who should act, for one day, on the supposition that all the people about him were influenced by the religion which they professed… — Thomas B. Macaulay
The violence we do to ourselves in order to remain faithful to the one we love is hardly better than an act of infidelity. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Some of the best trades come when everyone gets very panicky. The crowd can often act very stupidly in the markets. You can picture price… — Linda Bradford Raschke
The Audio Home Recording Act directly says that noncommercial copying by consumers is lawful. — David Boies
Happy Thursday! Life at work and at home is so much HAPPIER when you speak and act with kindness!! Share a SMILE and make it… — Tracey Edmonds
Kids don't like being put into boxes, and your kid can act in different ways in different situations. — Rosalind Wiseman
My agency in promoting the passage of the National Banking Act was the greatest mistake of my life. It has built up a monopoly which… — Salmon P. Chase
Never underestimate the impact of a small act. — Tory Burch
It is sometimes pleasant even to act like a madman. — Seneca the Younger
Do not ask me to be kind; just ask me to act as though I were. — Jules Renard

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