Act Quotes

8447 Act quotes by 4801 unique authors

It is is easy to smile. It is an act of self-giving. When you smile you are at your best and you give that best… — Frederick Lenz
Sex is life: The act of creation in pleasure, the loss of oneself in another, the coming together of opposites in a temporary union of… — Frederick Lenz
The creative act is not pure. History evidences it. Sociology extracts it. The writer loses Eden, writes to be read and comes to realize that… — Nadine Gordimer
Believe in your own identity and your own opinions. Proceed with confidence, generating it, if necessary, by pure willpower. Writing is an act of ego… — William Zinsser
Independent film is for actors that love to act. — John Leguizamo
I like to act. Every other aspect of show business I find uninteresting. — J.K. Simmons
I'm an actor. I love to act. That's my job. I'll leave the politicking to others. — Jimmy Smits
I don't have any desire to ever act again full time. — Jodi Sweetin
College was a great time. I partied there, but I also learned how to act. — Lusia Strus
We can look back through ice-core data and see over 800,000 years, relationships between carbon dioxide and the temperature of the world. So those people… — Nicholas Stern
I like anything that is like an obstruction, something that I have to act through is good. — Peter Sarsgaard
Women often find great roles in revolution, simply because the rules fall apart and everyone has agency, anyone can act. — Rebecca Solnit
Joy doesn't betray but sustains activism. And when you face a politics that aspires to make you fearful, alienated and isolated, joy is a fine… — Rebecca Solnit
The media has become more forceful, has begun to recognize its traditional historic role and act on it, and truth is infectious. — Ron Suskind
All writing is an act of self-exploration. Even a grocery list says something about you; how much more does a novel say? — Steven Saylor
When the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act, Sarah Palin tweeted, 'Obama lies; freedom dies.' She's referring, I guess, to the freedom to… — Richard Trumka
Every time I act on a fear, I feel disappointed in myself. I have a lot of fear. If I can quit all fear in… — Sebastian Thrun
I was always told at school that you had to have a back-up plan, but all I ever wanted to do was act. There was… — Aaron Taylor-Johnson
I'm not able to go in with an act that I use month to month year to year all the time. It's constantly evolving and… — Alan Thicke
We could never verify that there was any Iraqi authority, direction and control, complicity with al Qaeda for 9/11 or any operational act against America.… — George Tenet
General McChrystal had to go. Whatever his virtues as a strategist and commander, the 'Rolling Stone' interview fatally compromised his ability to represent the United… — Jim Talent
I didn't plan to act, but I'm glad I'm doing it - and I just want to keep getting better. — Meg Tilly
Acting and singing on 'One Tree Hill' was definitely one of the most incredible experiences of my life. I didn't even know I could act… — Kate Voegele
In 'A Royal Affair' I had to learn to act like a queen and learned Danish. It's so much different to act in another language.… — Alicia Vikander
I am consumed, or I have been consumed, with these issues of motherhood and the way we act out societal expectations and roles. So both… — Ayelet Waldman

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