"It's like an act of murder; you play with intent to commit something."

Act, Murder, Play

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"I will act as if what I do makes a difference."

William James, American Philosopher

Act, Difference, Will

"When will our consciences grow so tender that we will act to prevent human misery rather than avenge it?"

Eleanor Roosevelt, American First Lady

Act, Misery, Will

"There are two distinct classes of what are called thoughts: those that we produce in ourselves by reflection and the act of thinking and those that bolt into the mind of their own accord."

Thomas Paine, English Writer

Act, Mind, Reflection, Thinking

"It is only in the act of nursing that a woman realizes her motherhood in visible and tangible fashion; it is a joy of every moment."

Honore De Balzac, French Novelist

Act, Fashion, Joy, Motherhood

"It is a tremendous act of violence to begin anything. I am not able to begin. I simply skip what should be the beginning."

Rainer Maria Rilke, German Poet

Act, Beginning, Violence

"Custom has made dancing sometimes necessary for a young man; therefore mind it while you learn it, that you may learn to do it well, and not be ridiculous, though in a ridiculous act."

Lord Chesterfield, British Statesman

Act, Custom, Dancing, Man

"Among other things, the Real ID Act sets minimum security criteria that states would have to meet to have their driver's licenses accepted as identification to board a commercial flight or enter federal facilities."

Elton Gallegly, American Politician

Act, Security, States

"What if we all suddenly get carried away thinking - who will be left to act?"

Andrei Platonov, Russian Writer

Act, Thinking, Will

"I don't act, anyway. The stuff is all injected as we go along. My pictures are made without script or written directions of any kind."

Buster Keaton, American Actor

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"Citizen participation is a device whereby public officials induce nonpublic individuals to act in a way the officials desire."

Daniel P. Moynihan, American Politician

Act, Desire, Participation, Public

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"There is hardly any money interest in art, and music will be there when money is gone."

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"Fate is being kind to me. Fate doesn't want me to be too famous too young."

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"You've got to find some way of saying it without saying it."

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"I will act as if what I do makes a difference."

"When will our consciences grow so tender that we will act to prevent human misery rather than avenge it?"

"There are two distinct classes of what are called thoughts: those that we produce in ourselves by reflection and the act of thinking and those that bolt into the mind of their own accord."

"It is only in the act of nursing that a woman realizes her motherhood in visible and tangible fashion; it is a joy of every moment."

"It is a tremendous act of violence to begin anything. I am not able to begin. I simply skip what should be the beginning."

"Custom has made dancing sometimes necessary for a young man; therefore mind it while you learn it, that you may learn to do it well, and not be ridiculous, though in a ridiculous act."

"Among other things, the Real ID Act sets minimum security criteria that states would have to meet to have their driver's licenses accepted as identification to board a commercial flight or enter federal facilities."

"What if we all suddenly get carried away thinking - who will be left to act?"

"I don't act, anyway. The stuff is all injected as we go along. My pictures are made without script or written directions of any kind."

"Citizen participation is a device whereby public officials induce nonpublic individuals to act in a way the officials desire."

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"Love is supreme and unconditional; like is nice but limited."

"Gray skies are just clouds passing over."

"A problem is your chance to do your best."

"People do not retire. They are retired by others."

"I merely took the energy it takes to pout and wrote some blues."

"A problem is a chance for you to do your best."

"The wise musicians are those who play what they can master."

"There is hardly any money interest in art, and music will be there when money is gone."

"Fate is being kind to me. Fate doesn't want me to be too famous too young."

"You've got to find some way of saying it without saying it."