Acts Quotes

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Well, I had an after hours club in Vancouver and when any of the Motown acts would call. — Tommy Chong
More and more, Democrats are starting to worry they that they have a more um, colorful version of Jimmy Carter on their hands. Obama acts… — Eric Alterman
Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude. Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness. Thankfulness may consist merely of words. Gratitude is shown in acts. — Henri Frederic Amiel
Every judgement of conscience, be it right or wrong, be it about things evil in themselves or morally indifferent, is obligatory, in such wise that… — Thomas Aquinas
Because of the diverse conditions of humans, it happens that some acts are virtuous to some people, as appropriate and suitable to them, while the… — Thomas Aquinas
A warrior doesn't know remorse for anything he has done, because to isolate one's acts as being mean, or ugly, or evil is to place… — Carlos Castaneda
A warrior takes responsibility for his acts, for the most trivial of acts. An average man acts out his thoughts, and never takes responsibility for… — Carlos Castaneda
Society is not a mere sum of individuals. Rather, the system formed by their association represents a specific reality which has its own characteristics... The… — Emile Durkheim
We communicate happiness to others not often by great acts of devotion and self-sacrifice, but by the absence of fault-finding and censure, by being ready… — Adam Clarke
How does one chip off the marble that doesn't belong? ... That comes about through five things: humility, reverence, inspiration, deep purpose, and joy. No… — Walter Russell
Still, even the most admirable of atheists is nothing more than a moral parasite, living his life based on borrowed ethics. This is why, when… — Theodore Beale
It is an insult to God to believe in God. For on the one hand it is to suppose that he has perpetrated acts of… — Galen Strawson
Someone has written, Love is a verb. It requires doing -not just saying and thinking. The test is in what one does, how one acts,… — David B. Haight
How can a man commit acts of martial valour if he values his life? — Torii Mototada
The IRS has become morally corrupted by the enormous power which we in Congress have unwisely entrusted to it. Too often it acts like a… — Edward V. Long
The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others. But it does me no injury for my neighbor to… — Thomas Jefferson
One might have thought the world would stop ascribing moral equivalence between acts of terrorism and acts of punishing terrorism. It has not happened that… — Theodore Bikel
It is frightening that in recent years such an increase has occurred in acts of terrorism, which have even reached peaceful countries such as ours.… — Alva Myrdal
We remain united with the British, and our allies around the world, in our resolve to defeat terrorism and bring those who commit these acts… — Doc Hastings
Each time a man stands up for an ideal or acts to improve the lot of others or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth… — Robert Kennedy
America is a nation that lies to itself about who and what it is. It is a nation of minorities ruled by a minority of… — Unknown Author
Our limitations and success will be based, most often, on your own expectations for ourselves. What the mind dwells upon, the body acts upon. — Denis Waitley
Silence is the universal refuge, the sequel to all dull discourses and all foolish acts, a balm to our every chagrin, as welcome after satiety… — Henry David Thoreau
It is to be regretted that the rich and powerful too often bend the acts of government to their own selfish purposes. — Andrew Jackson
Most people, in committing a suicidal act, are just as muddled as when they do anything important under emotional stress. Carefully planned acts of suicide… — Unknown Author

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