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Act Quotes
"Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does."
183
"If one commits the act of sodomy with a cow, an ewe, or a camel, their urine and their excrements become impure, and even their milk may no longer be consumed. The animal must then be killed and as quickly as possible and burned."
145
"The consequences of an act affect the probability of it's occurring again."
118
"Instead of acting in court, I decided to act onstage."
85
"Curiosity begins as an act of tearing to pieces or analysis."
83
"The Taliban and its backers bear the responsibility for the consequences of this outrageous act."
79
"There's a lot of skeletons in my closet, but I know what they're wearing. I'm not gonna act all ashamed of it."
Act,
64
"I'm angry that the private sector, which is supposed to be in charge of running gasoline into the Valley, doesn't have its act together to deal with a critical situation, so now the public sector has to step in."
61
"If we don't act now to safeguard our privacy, we could all become victims of identity theft."
56
"Every act you have ever performed since the day you were born was performed because you wanted something."
51
"When I was 13, I told Henry Winkler I wanted to act. He said, Do it and don't let anyone stand in your way. His validation just made it all the more true. I haven't stopped thanking him since."
Act,
48
"The Massachusetts Land Bank, during Colonial times, prospered, and brought prosperity to the community, until it was forcibly suppressed by special act of Parliament."
45
"The simple act of paying attention can take you a long way."
43
"One act of obedience is better than one hundred sermons."
43
"Theater is a verb before it is a noun, an act before it is a place."
42
"We are not educated well enough to perform the necessary act of intelligently selecting our leaders."
42
"We never really grow up, we only learn how to act in public."
42
"Remember there's no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end."
40
"Again, I find it difficult to be taken care of and rarely acknowledge it, and every act he does registers, but I also just need to verbally acknowledge him and hug him."
40
"Students must have initiative; they should not be mere imitators. They must learn to think and act for themselves - and be free."
39
"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."
37
"Every act of conscious learning requires the willingness to suffer an injury to one's self-esteem. That is why young children, before they are aware of their own self-importance, learn so easily."
36
"Commas in The New Yorker fall with the precision of knives in a circus act, outlining the victim."
Act,
36
"The Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act would expand research on embryonic stem cells by increasing the number of lines stem cells that would be eligible for federally funded research."
35
"I'm getting to the point where they see me as a good actor, rather than just a good guy who can act."
Act,
35
"Slash sat me down at his house and said, You've got to clean up your act. You know you've gone too far when Slash is saying, Look, you've got to get into rehab."
35
"I act and perform in hopes of getting attention and admiration."
35
"Getting out of bed in the morning is an act of false confidence."
35
"The act is unjustifiable that either begs for a blessing, or, having succeeded gives no thanksgiving."
35
"It's a huge responsibility being a solo act."
33
"Every creative act is a sudden cessation of stupidity."
33
"I regret to say that we of the FBI are powerless to act in cases of oral-genital intimacy, unless it has in some way obstructed interstate commerce."
33
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