Simple Act Quotes

69 quotes by 64 authors

All works of art are commissioned in the sense that no artist can create one by a simple act of will but must wait until… — Wystan Hugh Auden
No man's ambitions (have) a right to stand in the way of performing a simple act of justice. — John Peter Altgeld
The simple act of caring is heroic. — Edward Albert
Listening is such a simple act. It requires us to be present, and that takes practice, but we don't have to do anything else. We… — Margaret J. Wheatley
Convince an enemy, convince him that he's wrong. To win a bloodless battle, the victory is long. A simple act of faith, reason over might.… — Sting
Making pictures is a very simple act. There is no great secret in photography...schools are a bunch of crap. You just need practice and application… — Elliott Erwitt
The simple act of writing down a goal and making a written plan for its accomplishment moves you to the top 3 percent. — Brian Tracy
Children have become disengaged from nature and we need to reintroduce them to the pleasure that it brings. If we do that they will care… — Judi Dench
To really know what progress weâ€™re making for children, we have to know how many children we have to begin with. The simple act of… — Harry Belafonte
One of the things that has changed my lifeâ€”and this comes from someone who was highly self-critical and a type-A personalityâ€”is meditating. The simple act… — Sheryl Crow
The healing that can grow out of the simple act of telling our stories is often quite remarkable. — Susan Wittig Albert
The simple act of telling a woman's story from a woman's point of view is a revolutionary act: it never has been done before. — Carol P. Christ
The simple act of recognizing diversity in corporate life helps us to connect the great variety of gifts that people bring to the work and… — Max De Pree
When the students were asked to identify their race on a pretest questionnaire, that simple act was sufficient to prime them with all the negative… — Malcolm Gladwell
Simple inattention kills empathy, let alone compassion. So the first step in compassion is to notice the other's need. It all begins with the simple… — Daniel Goleman
The moment you commit and quit holding back, all sorts of unforeseen incidents, meetings, and material assistance will rise up to help you. The simple… — Napoleon Hill
Maybe it's because I'm getting older, I'm finding enjoyment in things that stop time. Just the simple act of tasting a glass of wine is… — David Hyde Pierce
Books are the perfect Time Machine. By the simple act of opening a book you can, in an instant, be travelling up a jungle river… — Louis L'Amour
Only caring individuals can restore the places we inhabit. The 'simple act of planting a tree' not only restores the places we live, but makes… — Paul Hawken
A journal is more than a memory goad. It's therapeutic. The simple act of opening a notebook to put words down stills the crosscurrents of… — Randy Wayne White

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