- Nov 07, 2020
Act Quotes
On acting, performing, and the difference between talk and action.
This page gathers quotes that use the word act in different senses - the nervous energy of live performance, and the question of who should be trusted to act as an advocate in a courtroom. Readers who like these might also enjoy Just quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Effort
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- Nov 07, 2020
The more I examine the issue of clutter, the more effort I put into combating it, because it really does act as a weight.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
It turned out to be exactly that, but more challenging emotionally. I looked at it in a more physical way, having to act in a chair and move around. But it really was more emotionally challenging.
- Must
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- Nov 07, 2020
There is a need for Social Security reform to ensure its stability, and Congress must act.
- Force
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- Nov 07, 2020
In essence, Clinton's Anti-Terrorism Act would set up a national police force, over the long-dead bodies of the founders.
- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020
It is very difficult for girls. They're told to look one way, but to act another way.
- Make
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- Nov 07, 2020
I started realizing I could be an example for women to not just be aware of breast cancer but to act on it, to make an appointment, to give themselves an exam.
- Nov 07, 2020
I know from teaching that actors want to act. Even the subtlest actors can do a little too much.
- Nov 07, 2020
Act quickly, think slowly.
- Nov 07, 2020
When you act dramatically in that way it often has a consequence that is very negative.
- Labor
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- Nov 07, 2020
The essential act of war is destruction, not necessarily of human lives, but of the products of human labor.
- Endangered Species Act
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Endangered Species Act was designed to preserve biodiversity, not enrich trial lawyers and political activists.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
A human act once set in motion flows on forever to the great account. Our deathlessness is in what we do, not in what we are.
- Got
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was once fired as opening act for Seals and Crofts because I got loaded and introduced them as Arts and Crafts.
- Intended
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- Nov 07, 2020