First Act Quotes

59 quotes by 50 authors

Commissions suit me. They set limits. Jean Marais dared me to write play in which he would not speak in the first act, would weep… — Jean Cocteau
The realization of ignorance is the first act of knowing. — Jean Toomer
Considering the inner fitness of things, one would rather think that the very first act of a will endowed with freedom should be to sustain… — William James
The first act of awe, when man was struck with the beauty or wonder of Nature, was the first spiritual experience. — Henryk Skolimowski
If a man aspires towards a righteous life, his first act of abstinence is from injury to animals. — Albert Einstein
My first act of free will shall be to believe in free will. — William James
In life, the first act is always exciting but it is the second act - that's where the depth comes in. — Joyce Van Patten
If there is a gun hanging on the wall in the first act, it must fire in the last. — Anton Chekhov
If in the first act you have hung a pistol on the wall, then in the following one it should be fired. Otherwise don't put… — Anton Chekhov
The American war is over; but this far from being the case with the American revolution. On the contrary, nothing but the first act of… — Benjamin Rush
Also, if you watch the film once, there are lots of things that you won't get because there are punch lines in the first act,… — Simon Pegg
It's the camel's nose in the tent. Look at Stalin, Mussolini, Hitler, Mao Zedong, Pol Pot, Idi Amin--every one of these monsters, on seizing power,… — Charlton Heston
Life can be difficult sometimes, it gets bumpy. What with family and kids and things not going exactly like you planned. But that's what makes… — Joyce Van Patten
If a man's aspirations towards a righteous life are serious.. .if he earnestly and sincerely seeks a righteous life, his first act of abstinence is… — Leo Tolstoy
A tragedy's first act is crowded with supporting players: witnesses crimping their faces, policemen scribbling in pads and making radio calls, EMS guys unfolding equipment,… — Darin Strauss
My first act as president is a prayer. I ask you to bow your heads: Heavenly Father, we bow our heads and thank You for… — George H. W. Bush
The first act of love is always the giving of attention. — Dallas Willard
The first act by virtue of which the State really constitutes itself the representative of the whole of societythe taking possession of the means of… — Friedrich Engels
When business leaders ask me what they can do for Indiana, I always reply: 'Make money. Go make money. That's the first act of corporate… — Mitch Daniels
Just as the first sign of life in an infant when born into the world is the act of breathing, so the first act of… — J C Ryle

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