"Collaboration on a book is the ultimate unnatural act."

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"It's in the act of having to do things that you don't want to that you learn something about moving past the self. Past the ego."

bell hooks, American Critic

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

William James, American Philosopher

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"Only remember west of the Mississippi it's a little more look, see, act. A little less rationalize, comment, talk."

F. Scott Fitzgerald, American Author

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"The denial of our duty to act in this case is a denial of our right to act; and if we have no right to act, then may we well be termed the white slaves of the North, for like our brethren in bonds, we must seal our lips in silence and despair."

Angelina Grimke, American Activist

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"I didn't act like I was there. I just got into the story."

Jimmy Fallon, American Comedian

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"I used to be a real prince charming if I went on a date with a girl. But then I'd get to where I was likely to have a stroke from the stress of keeping up my act. I've since learned the key to a good date is to pay attention on her."

Matthew Perry, American Actor

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"Too often we think we can act without explaining and take decisions without justifying them."

Peter Mandelson, British Politician

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"The shepherd drives the wolf from the sheep's for which the sheep thanks the shepherd as his liberator, while the wolf denounces him for the same act as the destroyer of liberty. Plainly, the sheep and the wolf are not agreed upon a definition of liberty."

Abraham Lincoln, American Politician

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"The School Energy Crisis Relief Act authorizes the Secretary of Energy to issue energy assistance grants to help the poorest school districts across the Nation offset these unexpected and challenging costs."

Joe Baca, American Politician

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"Also, if you watch the film once, there are lots of things that you won't get because there are punch lines in the first act, the setup to which isn't until the second act."

Simon Pegg, British Comedian

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"I was one of the first generations to watch television. TV exposes people to news, to information, to knowledge, to entertainment. How is it bad?"

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"Fighting wars is not so much about killing people as it is about finding things out. The more you know, the more likely you are to win a battle."

People

"The good old days are now."

Now

"The control of information is something the elite always does, particularly in a despotic form of government. Information, knowledge, is power. If you can control information, you can control people."

Government

"Never ask what sort of computer a guy drives. If he's a Mac user, he'll tell you. If not, why embarrass him?"

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"It's not right to say that our loss in Vietnam turned out to be a gain. But lessons were learned. And they were the right lessons."

Gain

"What do I know about sex? I'm a married man."

Sex

"There was a time when nails were high-tech. There was a time when people had to be told how to use a telephone. Technology is just a tool. People use tools to improve their lives."

Technology

"America is the most inventive country in the world because everybody has access to information."

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"Man is a creature of hope and invention, both of which belie the idea that things cannot be changed."

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