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The appearance and retirement of actors are the great events of the theatrical world; and their first performances fill the pit with conjecture and prognostication,… — Samuel Johnson
The old interests of aristocracy - the romance of action, the exalted passions of chivalry and war - faded into the background, and their place… — Lytton Strachey
What I really want to do is create great roles for women. And I'm not talking Nicholas Sparks romance. I think women's roles have gotten… — Melissa Rosenberg
Teachers, who are really good create that environment where you can be very satisfied by the process of learning. If you do something and you… — Jeff Bezos
Lack of candor blocks smart ideas, fast action, and good people contributing all the stuff they've got. It's a killer. — Jack Welch
We had a single find of BSE in this country. And we believe that what we're doing is appropriate action taken in an abundance of… — Ann Veneman
Political action involves mental vulgarity, not merely because it entails the occurrence and support of those who are mentally vulgar, but because of the simplification… — Michael Joseph Oakeshott
Actions speak louder than words. Businesses must act. Once the door to social consciousness is opened, bring the spirit of your company through it to… — Brian Solis
How could politics be a science, if laws and forms of government had not a uniform influence upon society? Where would be the foundation of… — David Hume
Ever since men became capable of free speculation, their actions, in innumerable important respects, have depended upon their theories as to the world and human… — Bertrand Russell
So we must lay it down that the association which is a state exists not for the purpose of living together but for the sake… — Aristotle
History not used is nothing, for all intellectual life is action, like practical life, and if you don't use the stuff - well, it might… — Arnold J. Toynbee
PLEASE don't ever think that you can't get out of the rut you may be in or think you can't take your life to a… — Unknown Author
The injurious agent in cigarettes comes principally from the burning paper wrapper. The substance thereby formed is called "acrolein." It has a violent action on… — Thomas A. Edison
When I see someone in a military uniform I make it a point to approach them, shake their hand and say five words... 'thank you… — Mark Burnett
Baseball is a team game but, at the same time, it's a very lonely game: unlike in soccer or basketball, where players roam around, in… — Chad Harbach
Air power can either paralyze the enemy's military action or compel him to devote to the defense of his bases and communications a share of… — Winston Churchill
Sometimes you have to take the harder course of action. — Joe Teti
You've always got to have a plan B. You've got to be able to shift gears and find a new course of action. — Joe Teti
But I think the only thing that annoys me about that is if I suddenly find someone on commercial radio or something like that, mimicking… — Richie Benaud

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