Acts Quotes

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The constitution is either a superior paramount law, unchangeable by ordinary means, or it is on a level with ordinary legislative acts, alterable when the… — John Marshall
When a law is in its nature a contract, when absolute rights have vested under that contract, a repeal of the law cannot divest those… — John Marshall
Vaudeville was characterized by sunny optimism, acts that were uplifting, cheerful, and clean. It provided a fanciful, magical escape, but after Black Friday, the tone… — Karen Abbott
Indeed, no one does more injury in the church than he who acts perversely and yet has the name and order of sanctity. — Jan Hus
I think between The Beach Boys, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and innumerable acts after that... rock music became a huge economic force. — Mike Love
The best-regulated home is always that in which the discipline is the most perfect, and yet where it is the least felt. Moral discipline acts… — Samuel Smiles
In fiction, as in real life, love might inspire acts that are at best foolish and at worst life-threatening, but in the best romances, love… — Sarah MacLean
The repeated action of working and playing acts like a trowel that uncovers a hidden structure under the earth. It is an action that deepens… — Simon McBurney
As gun owners, my husband and I understand that the Second Amendment is most at risk when a criminal or deranged person commits a gun… — Gabrielle Giffords
Energy is an eternal delight, and he who desires, but acts not, breeds pestilence. — William Blake
If human beings are to survive in a nuclear age, committing acts of violence may eventually have to become as embarrassing as urinating or defecating… — Myriam Miedzian
From time to time, the irresponsible acts of the Cuban government remind us that this is far more than about the freedom of one country,… — Mel Martinez
By this act the president alone is empowered to make the law, to fix in his mind what acts, words, what thoughts or looks, shall… — Edward Livingston
A true history of human events would show that a far larger proportion of our acts are the result of sudden impulse and accident than… — Peter Cooper
I had always owned them to be the Word of God... the careful reading of the Acts afforded me a practical picture of the early… — John Nelson Darby
Many later commented on the fact that large numbers of those engaged in the most senseless acts of destruction were left well alone by cops,… — John Blair
This president has said this has to be a priority for our nation, protecting our food supply from terrorist acts, so he continues to provide… — Mike Johanns
And Kinsey thought that anybody who defined themselves based on their sexual acts was limiting themselves. — Bill Condon
To the first class belong the Gospels and Acts; to the second, the Epistles; to the third, the Revelation. — Philip Schaff
I hope that the Senate acts quickly to pass this legislation so that Americans will no longer worry about having to sell the family farm… — Doc Hastings

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