Acted Quotes

403 quotes by 372 authors

It is an absolutely vain endeavor to attempt to reconstruct or even comprehend the nature of a human being by simply knowing the forces which… — Wilhelm von Humboldt
I wish we could have acted quicker on Detroit or other failing schools. — John Engler
If you have assumed a character above your strength, you have both acted in this matter in an unbecoming way, and you have neglected that… — Epictetus
I think if we all acted the way we felt, four out of eight people at a dinner table would be sitting there sobbing. — Jim Carrey
When calling for authenticity, we need to take seriously the brokenness and sinfulness of the human heart. If to be authentic means to be who… — Erwin McManus
In China there was once a man who liked pictures of dragons, and his clothing and furnishings were all designed accordingly. His deep affection for… — Yamamoto Tsunetomo
For some people, history is simply what your wife looks good standing in front of. Itâ€™s whatâ€™s cast in bronze, or framed in sepia tones,… — Elizabeth McCracken
Thought is the seed of action; but action is as much its second form as thought is its first. It rises in thought, to the… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
The natural law of inertia: Matter will remain at rest or continue in uniform motion in the same straight line unless acted upon by some… — W. Clement Stone
I heartily accept the motto, "That government is best which governs least"; and I should like to see it acted up to more rapidly and… — Henry David Thoreau
In this watering-place I acted an heroic character, badly studied; and being a novice on such a stage, I forgot my part before a pair… — Adelbert von Chamisso
Acted drama requires surrender of one's self, sympathetic absorption in the play as it develops. — George P. Baker
A good play is a play which when acted upon the boards make an audience interested and pleased. A play that fails in this is… — Maurice Baring
I have sacrificed my freedom and risked my life in order to expose the danger of nuclear weapons which threatens this whole region. I acted… — Mordechai Vanunu
I am more convinced everyday that without a single exception I did right. And I have always believed that, as I have acted honestly, the… — Louis Riel
One desire has been the ruling passion of my life. One high motive has acted like a spur upon my mind and soul. and sooner… — Abraham Kuyper
Anger is meant to be acted on. It is not meant to be acted out. Anger points the direction. We are meant to use anger… — Julia Cameron
I remember a conversation with my parents about who the people on the TV were, and learning they were actors and they acted out this… — David Tennant
If an American audience is given a serious musical theater piece that is well produced, dramatically gripping and wonderfully acted, they'll respond to it. — Carlisle Floyd
Writing is for stories to be read, books to be published, poems to be recited, plays to be acted, songs to be sung, newspapers to… — Frank Smith

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