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Act Quotes
"Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does."
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"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."
117
"The consequences of an act affect the probability of it's occurring again."
111
"Curiosity begins as an act of tearing to pieces or analysis."
63
"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,
58
"The Taliban and its backers bear the responsibility for the consequences of this outrageous act."
54
"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."
53
"Instead of acting in court, I decided to act onstage."
52
"If we don't act now to safeguard our privacy, we could all become victims of identity theft."
49
"Every act you have ever performed since the day you were born was performed because you wanted something."
38
"We are not educated well enough to perform the necessary act of intelligently selecting our leaders."
37
"We never really grow up, we only learn how to act in public."
37
"The Massachusetts Land Bank, during Colonial times, prospered, and brought prosperity to the community, until it was forcibly suppressed by special act of Parliament."
37
"The simple act of paying attention can take you a long way."
37
"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,
37
"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."
32
"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."
31
"Students must have initiative; they should not be mere imitators. They must learn to think and act for themselves - and be free."
31
"Every creative act is a sudden cessation of stupidity."
30
"Theater is a verb before it is a noun, an act before it is a place."
30
"The act is unjustifiable that either begs for a blessing, or, having succeeded gives no thanksgiving."
30
"Japan is a great nation. It should begin to act like one."
29
"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."
27
"It is difficult to overstate the importance of the Civil Rights Act."
27
"We really enjoy entertaining our children with characters. We'll act out all of The Wizard of Oz together."
27
"I'm getting to the point where they see me as a good actor, rather than just a good guy who can act."
Act,
27
"Remember there's no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end."
27
"One act of obedience is better than one hundred sermons."
27
"Getting out of bed in the morning is an act of false confidence."
27
"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."
27
"I'd get more applause than some because I was just seventeen. If they didn't clap at the end of my act I would limp off stage and boy would they feel guilty. They would all burst into tremendous applause as they saw this poor cripple kid walking off."
26
"The free man must be born before freedom can be won, and the brotherly man must be born before full brotherhood can be won. It will come into being only if we build it out of our very muscle and bone - by trying to act it out."
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