Act Quotes

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The world belongs to those who think and act with it, who keep a finger on its pulse. — William Ralph Inge
Predetermine the objectives you want to accomplish. Think big, act big and set out to accomplish big results. — Mark Victor Hansen
You have been forgiven, so act like it! — Aiden Wilson Tozer
On a horse that consistently hung left-The best thing you can do is put a bit of lead in his right ear, to act as… — Lester Piggott
Act with a determination not to be turned aside by thoughts of the past and fears of the future. — Robert E. Lee
As far as I'm concerned all theatre is physical. As Aristotle says, you know, theatre is an act and an action, and he didn't mean… — Simon McBurney
Like hungry guests, a sitting audience looks / Plays are like suppers; poets are the cooks / The founder's you; the table is this place… — George Farquhar
Embarrassment is a partner in the creative act. — Unknown Author
Nobody "becomes" a character. You can't act unless you are who you are. — Marlon Brando
In the first act, you get the audience's attention - once you have it, they will repay you in the second. Play through the laughs… — Noel Coward
I have to act to live. — Laurence Olivier
When you want to put something into your part that is not in the play, you must ask the author-or some other author-to lead up… — George Bernard Shaw
A fool cannot be an actor, though an actor may act a fool's part. — Sophocles
I learned acting by doing it. And although I had never taken an acting class, it didn't take long to learn how to be on… — Unknown Author
The truth is that the spectators are always in their senses, and know, from the first act to the last, that the stage is only… — Samuel Johnson
Most playwrights go wrong on the fifth word. When you start a play and you type 'Act one, scene one,' your writing is every bit… — Meredith Willson
The force that has overcome Europe and destroyed entire states within days could cope with us, a handful of youngsters. It was an act of… — Unknown Author
Giving in to the forces of low ambition would be an act of climate appeasement. This is our Munich moment. — Chris Huhne
Act without striving. Work without interfering. Find the flavour in what is flavourless. — Laozi
Girls who stay true to themselves manage to find some way to respect the parts of themselves that are spiritual. They work for the betterment… — Mary Pipher
My soul, sit thou a patient looker-on; Judge not the play before the play is done: Her plot hath many changes; every day Speaks a… — Francis Quarles
Great leaders are pragmatists who can deal with difficult realities but still have the optimism and courage to act. — Nitin Nohria
Creativity in science could be described as the act of putting two and two together to make five — Arthur Koestler
We are seeing pioneers moving out to the Internet, banks that are taking transactions, retail shopping on the Internet, and although it's going to take… — Bill Gates
Our mistake, you see, was to write interminable large operas, which had to fill an entire evening. And now along comes someone with a one… — Giuseppe Verdi

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