Act Quotes

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The point is to change one's life. The point is not to give some vent to the emotions that have been destroying one; the point… — Barbara Deming
If bitterness wants to get into the act, I offer it a cookie or a gumdrop. — James Broughton
The denial of our duty to act in this case is a denial of our right to act; and if we have no right to… — Angelina Grimke
Gardening is not a rational act. What matters is the immersion of the hands in the earth, that ancient ceremony of which the Pope kissingthe… — Margaret Atwood
Whoopi and I have been friends ever since she claimed she couldn't sing on the set of Sister Act. — Jenifer Lewis
The great effect of friendship is beneficence, yet by the first act of uncommon kindness it is endangered. — Samuel Johnson
I do not act, and people become reformed by themselves. — Laozi
Those who act will fail. Those who seize will lose. — Laozi
He (the sage) wants all things to follow their own nature, but dares not act. — Laozi
The sage does not act and therefore does not fail, does not seize and therefore does not lose. — Laozi
The sage's Way is to act and not to contend. — Laozi
Can you open and close the gate of Heaven and act like a woman? — Laozi
There is something in us, as storytellers and as listeners to stories, that demands the redemptive act, that demands that what falls at least be… — Flannery O'Connor
We've got the science, we've had the debate. The moral imperative is on the table. Great creativity is needed to take it all, make it… — Andy Hobsbawm
A Good Samaritan is not simply one whose heart is touched in an immediate act of care and charity, but one who provides a system… — James A. Forbes
As a first approximation, I define belief not as the object of believing (a dogma, a program, etc.) but as the subject's investment in a… — Michel de Certeau
The Children's Safety Act will help protect children from the perpetrators of these vile crimes by strengthening notification requirements for sex offenders and increasing criminal… — James T. Walsh
Acting isn't the be-all end-all. There are a lot of other things in my life that will bring me joy if I didn't act anymore. — Victoria Pratt
It’s not rocket science. It’s social science – the science of understanding people’s needs and their unique relationship with art, literature, history, music, work, philosophy,… — Clement Mok
Every act of disobedience committed due to passion, its forgiveness is hoped for. Every act of disobedience committed due to arrogance, its forgiveness is not hoped… — Sufyan al-Thawri
The thing of which the act of perception is the perception is experienced as something not mental. — Samuel Alexander
The perceptive act is a reaction of the mind upon the object of which it is the perception. — Samuel Alexander
In the perception of a tree we can distinguish the act of experiencing, or perceiving, from the thing experienced, or perceived. — Samuel Alexander
The African Union has to act in order to put an end to armed conflicts that undermine the continent, to fight against the devastation caused… — Omar Bongo
I think sexy is vulnerability, and there's no way you can act vulnerable. It just has to be there. — Michael Zaslow

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