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- 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
- Must
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- Nov 07, 2020
A dynamic team cannot rely solely on orders; they must be able to read each others' every move so they can act as parts of a coordinated whole.
- Go
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm down to act a little bit - go on a couple auditions or make one of those three-second cameos with one line.
- Old
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was eight years old, I asked my mum, 'Mum, can I do two jobs?' And she was like, 'Absolutely!' 'Cause I'd like to act for 15 years and then direct for 15 years.'
- House
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- Nov 07, 2020
The government's instinct is to shroud itself in secrecy - to act like the office of a president instead of as a collective cabinet government held to account by the elected House of Commons.
- Name
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- Nov 07, 2020
All biologic phenomena act to adjust: there are no biologic actions other than adjustments. Adjustment is another name for Equilibrium. Equilibrium is the Universal, or that which has nothing external to derange it.
- Nation
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- Nov 07, 2020
One goal of the Clean Water Act of 1972 was to upgrade the nation's sewer systems, many of them built more than a century ago, to handle growing populations and increasing runoff of rainwater and waste.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
The pure natural scientist is liable to forget that minds exist, and that if it were not for them he could neither know nor act on physical objects.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
I just like to act.
- Government Programs
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- Nov 07, 2020
When government programs fail, it is often because public officials are clueless about how human beings think and act.
- Memorize
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's much harder to act poorly written material. It's much harder to memorize poorly written material.
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- Nov 07, 2020