Acts Quotes

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The sage acts without taking credit. He accomplishes without dwelling on it. He does not want to display his worth. — Laozi
The highest benevolence acts without purpose. — Laozi
All makers must leave room for the acts of the spirit. But they have to work hard and carefully, and wait patiently, to deserve them. — Ursula K. Le Guin
The absence and suppression of justice can only open the way for extremists to exploit such a condition to perpetrate acts of violence against innocents. — King Hussein I
But the egoist has no ideals, for the knowledge that his ideals are only his ideals, frees him from their domination. He acts for his… — John Buchanan Robinson
In language that is searing and lyrical, evocative and precise, this exceptional book thinks with the zombies, specters, felons, slaves, dogs, cadavers, and other entities… — Donna J. Haraway
Acts that proceed from your calm center are always more effective than acts that proceed from fear, guilt, or anger. — Alan Cohen
I think and hope I have changed the way we look at hats. They are no longer symbols of conformity but highly individual acts of… — Philip Treacy
The constant exercise of our faith by lofty thinking, prayer, devotion, and acts of righteousness is just as essential to spiritual health as physical exercise… — O. Leslie Stone
There is a direct line that runs from our doctrine to our actions, from what is in our minds to what is in our words… — Tom Wells
During my solitude, conflicting thoughts increased; but much exercise of soul had the effect of causing the scriptures to gain complete ascendancy over me. I… — John Nelson Darby
Yet only the atrocities of the conquered are referred to as criminal acts; those of the conqueror are justified as necessary, heroic, and even worse,… — Jim Fergus
Textbooks should show that neither morality nor immorality can simply be conferred upon us by history. Merely being part of the United States, without regard… — James W. Loewen
True compassion sees each person as a brother or sister and acts accordingly. — Dillon Burroughs
All acts performed in the world begin in the imagination. — Barbara Grizzuti Harrison
Mental events, it is said, are not passive happenings but the acts of a subject. — Hermann Ebbinghaus
In Our Underachieving Colleges, [Derek] Bok acts as both diagnostician and healer, wielding social-science statistics and professional studies to trace the etiology of today's illnesses… — Donald Kagan
Parents who spoil their children out of 'love' should realize that they are performing acts of child abuse. Although there are no laws against such… — Randy Alcorn
It's kind of ironic that my character is a doctor who acts very gay with his best friend. I don't see how gays could ever… — Zach Braff
The socialist society would have to forbid capitalist acts between consenting adults. — Robert Nozick
Whether you wish to admit it or not, when you approve, morally, of the bombing of foreign targets by the U.S. military, you are approving… — Timothy McVeigh
For evil to take place, the acts of a few people are not sufficient; the great majority also has to remain indifferent. That is something… — Tzvetan Todorov
And as a child I was filled with passionate admiration for acts of civic courage I had seen performed by an elderly military doctor, who… — Rene Cassin
I won't apologize for ticket prices. I think we're well worth it. We consider ourselves in the elite touring acts, like the Stones, Elton John,… — Glenn Frey
The aggressive, unprovoked acts of violence against Israel by Hezbollah and Hamas are revealing. It is clear they don't want peace, but rather seek the… — John Boehner

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