Act Quotes

8447 Act quotes by 4801 unique authors

I never know what South Carolina thinks of a measure. I never consult her. I act to the best of my judgment, and according to… — John C. Calhoun
We moderns do not believe in demigods, but our smallest hero we expect to feel and act as a demigod. — Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
You act at being a man, and before you know it, you are one. — Richard Madden
I always find it extremely hard to remember the act of beginning. I almost deliberately forget it. — Julia Leigh
The first bill that President Obama signed into law was the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. I think it says something about his priorities that… — Lilly Ledbetter
The fame stuff, the kind words from websites and things, are very flattering and lovely, but I just wanna act. — Matthew Lewis
I didn't really want to act. Gerard Depardieu discovered me when I was 14 and asked if I wanted to make movies and I said,… — Melanie Laurent
I've been told if you're an actress you can't sing, if you're a dancer you can't act, you can't do theatre and be respected if… — Martine McCutcheon
I like most of the Humphrey Bogart movies because they had to act then, and they acted very well. Edward G. Robinson is probably the… — Patrick Macnee
Too often we think we can act without explaining and take decisions without justifying them. — Peter Mandelson
I started to study, because I knew I had to learn a lot about myself as an actor; you can't act the same as you… — Roddy McDowall
I like to make money; I like to have nice things. But I love to act; I love to tell stories. — Shemar Moore
When I grew up I always wanted to act. Also, I wanted to be either a lawyer or a doctor. However, when I got to… — Tia Mowry
I went to a strict elementary school with nuns, and uniforms that I'm pretty sure were made out of sandpaper. It was an academic, sports-oriented… — Zosia Mamet
As awesome as it is to be with a big act and get three catered meals a day and get a dressing room with an… — David Nail
I'm angry that the private sector, which is supposed to be in charge of running gasoline into the Valley, doesn't have its act together to… — Janet Napolitano
For me, documentary photography has always come with great responsibility. Not just to tell the story honestly and with empathy, but also to make sure… — Giles Duley
For me beauty is valued more than anything - the beauty that is manifest in a curved line or in an act of creativity. — Oscar Niemeyer
The Secure Fence Act, which authorizes the construction of 700 miles of security barriers along the southwest border, has now been sent to President Bush… — Randy Neugebauer
It's hard to act terrified when you have 200 crew members around you. — Haley Joel Osment
By reading Huckleberry Finn I felt I was able to justify my act of going into the mountain forest at night and sleeping among the… — Kenzaburo Oe
It is within your power at this very moment not only to consumate an act of enlightened statesmanship, but, as the instrument of the Almighty,… — Robert Dale Owen
People who express suicidal feelings are least likely to act on them. — Sinead O'Connor
What inspires me most to write is the act of traveling. — Tea Obreht
I have two concerns with my work: having good things to act, and getting paid. In that order. Although if you're not getting paid well,… — Terry O'Quinn

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