"I believe the Patriot Act strikes the right balance needed to protect our freedom and security."

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"Feast of Stephen, Deacon, First Martyr, the man who will not act until he knows all will never act at all."

Jim Elliot, American Clergyman

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"The creative act lasts but a brief moment, a lightning instant of give-and-take, just long enough for you to level the camera and to trap the fleeting prey in your little box."

Henri Cartier-Bresson, French Photographer

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"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, American Educator

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"I grew up in the 1950s and '60s, when it was almost a holiday when a black act would go on Ed Sullivan."

Al Sharpton, American Politician

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"Deliberation, n.: The act of examining one's bread to determine which side it is buttered on."

Ambrose Bierce, American Journalist

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"I knew that this was what I wanted to talk about on stage. There was no point being coy about it, or pretending that I wasn't gay. That was the substance of my whole act. If you took that away, there would be nothing left."

Julian Clary, English Comedian

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"Remember, if you do the same act for 20, 30 years it gets a little boring unless you've got something else going for you... And the orchestra really kept you going. They'd laugh at all your jokes, even if they'd been hearing them for the last 30 years."

Donald O'Connor, American Musician

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"Why, except as a means of livelihood, a man should desire to act on the stage when he has the whole world to act in, is not clear to me."

George Bernard Shaw, Irish Dramatist

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"I actually started singing those songs six or seven years ago, when I was an opening act for Frank Sinatra."

Pia Zadora, American Actress

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"I veer away from trying to understand why I act. I just know I need to do it."

Ralph Fiennes, British Actor

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"Ideally the world would look like Davos, where there's more security than we can even see on the street."

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"While one party may possess the levers of power, one party does not possess a monopoly on good ideas. Good lawmaking, after all, is about the ability to craft effective solutions."

Power

"Actions, not words, are the ultimate results of leadership."

Leadership

"Families are the tie that reminds us of yesterday, provide strength and support today, and give us hope for tomorrow. No government, no matter how well-intentioned, or well-managed, can provide what our families provide."

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"It is the solemn obligation of a leader always to be a leader. Even when - perhaps especially when - you don't feel like being a leader."

Leadership

"Leadership is an active role; 'lead' is a verb. But the leader who tries to do it all is headed for burnout, and in a powerful hurry."

Leadership

"Americans no longer look to government for economic security; rather, they look to their portfolios."

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"Government can't create wealth, but it can create the conditions for private enterprise to flourish."

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"As a governor, I am naturally inclined to focus on the domestic side of protecting the United States."

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"It will take years to bring Iraq the democracy it deserves."

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