Acting Upon Quotes

19 quotes by 18 authors

• The law is the last result of human wisdom acting upon human experience for the benefit of the public. — Samuel Johnson
• From these activists we can learn a crucial lesson: without citizens creating the institutions necessary for facilitating the growth of public deliberation, democracy will be… — Kevin Mattson
• A compassionate heart still feels anger, greed, jealousy, and other such emotions. But it accepts them for what they are with equanimity, and cultivates the… — Stephen Batchelor
• If laws acting upon private interests can not always be avoided, they should be confined within the narrowest limits, and left wherever possible to the… — Martin Van Buren
• Does the engineer ever predict the acceleration of a given body from a knowledge of its mass and of the forces acting upon it? Of… — Brian Ellis
• There are six stages to knowledge: Firstly: Asking questions in a good manner. Secondly: Remaining quiet and listening attentively. Thirdly: Understanding well. Fourthly: Memorising. Fifthly:… — Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya
• Life is called Samsara - it is the result of the conflicting forces acting upon us. Materialism says, "The voice of freedom is a delusion."… — Swami Vivekananda
• [Martin Luther King, Jr.] would want us to celebrate him, his birth and his legacy by acting upon his agenda, by realizing the dream, by… — Nancy Pelosi
• MAGNETISM, n. Something acting upon a magnet. The two definitions immediately foregoing are condensed from the works of one thousand eminent scientists, who have illuminated… — Ambrose Bierce
• Success is the consequence of first having dreams and then acting upon them. — Richard Tyler
• The doctrine called Philosophical Necessity is simply this: that, given the motives which are present to an individual's mind, and given likewise the character and… — John Stuart Mill
• All real freedom springs from necessity, for it can be gained only through the exercise of the individual will, and that will can be roused… — Anna Brackett
• For an entire populace, change, growth, and spontaneity were dangerous. Acting upon a personal desire, whispering a hidden longing, revealing your true feelings - all… — Adam Johnson
• A Human Thought is an actual EXISTENCE, and a Force and Power, capable of acting upon and controlling matter as well as mind. — Albert Pike
• True knowledge is not measured in relationship to how much you memorize and then narrate, but rather, true knowledge is an expression of piety [protecting… — Babloo
• The first reason for mans inner slavery is his ignorance, and above all, his ignorance of himself. Without self-knowledge, without understanding the working and functions… — George Gurdjieff
• Every dream has a premium price to pay for and an equal amount of risk associated with acting upon it,however the future price for not… — Bernard Kelvin Clive
• By understanding how all things arise together, you shift from viewing yourself as acting upon and realizing all things, to a new vision of seeing… — Reb Anderson

Who Wrote These Acting Upon Quotes

18 authors contributed a total of 19 Acting Upon Quotes as follows:

• 1 Acting Upon Quote by Samuel Johnson
• 1 Acting Upon Quote by Kevin Mattson
• 1 Acting Upon Quote by Stephen Batchelor
• 1 Acting Upon Quote by Martin Van Buren
• 1 Acting Upon Quote by Brian Ellis
• 1 Acting Upon Quote by Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya
• 1 Acting Upon Quote by Swami Vivekananda
• 1 Acting Upon Quote by Nancy Pelosi
• 1 Acting Upon Quote by Ambrose Bierce
• 1 Acting Upon Quote by Richard Tyler
• 1 Acting Upon Quote by John Stuart Mill
• 1 Acting Upon Quote by Anna Brackett
• 1 Acting Upon Quote by Adam Johnson
• 1 Acting Upon Quote by Albert Pike
• 1 Acting Upon Quote by Babloo
• 1 Acting Upon Quote by George Gurdjieff
• 1 Acting Upon Quote by Bernard Kelvin Clive
• 1 Acting Upon Quote by Reb Anderson