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"In order to act, you must be somewhat insane. A reasonably sensible man is satisfied with thinking."

"In order to act, you must be somewhat insane. A reasonably sensible man is satisfied with thinking."

Georges Clemenceau, French Leader

Act, Man, Order, Thinking

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"In 1765, Parliament passed the Stamp Act, which, as any American high school student can tell you, was an act that apparently had something to do with stamps."

"In 1765, Parliament passed the Stamp Act, which, as any American high school student can tell you, was an act that apparently had something to do with stamps."

Dave Barry, American Journalist

Act, Parliament, School

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"The possibilities are numerous once we decide to act and not react."

"The possibilities are numerous once we decide to act and not react."

George Bernard Shaw, Irish Dramatist

Act, Possibilities

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"Well, it seems all the fish in the rivers are dying. Could this be an act of cod?"

"Well, it seems all the fish in the rivers are dying. Could this be an act of cod?"

Colin Mochrie, Scottish Actor

Act, Dying, Fish, Rivers

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"It is a great act of cleverness to be able to conceal one's being clever."

"It is a great act of cleverness to be able to conceal one's being clever."

Francois de La Rochefoucauld, French Writer

Act, Being, Cleverness

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"One of my favorite things to do is be in front of the camera and act."

"One of my favorite things to do is be in front of the camera and act."

Angie Everhart, American Model

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"The chaos can act as a magnifier of quantum fluctuations so that they can produce sizable effects in the world around us. But we know that that can happen often."

"The chaos can act as a magnifier of quantum fluctuations so that they can produce sizable effects in the world around us. But we know that that can happen often."

Murray Gell Mann, American Physicist

Act, Chaos, World

"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 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

"One of the reasons why so few of us ever act, instead of react, is because we are continually stifling our deepest impulses."

"One of the reasons why so few of us ever act, instead of react, is because we are continually stifling our deepest impulses."

Henry Miller, American Author

"Begin thus from the first act, and proceed; and, in conclusion, at the ill which thou hast done, be troubled, and rejoice for the good."

"Begin thus from the first act, and proceed; and, in conclusion, at the ill which thou hast done, be troubled, and rejoice for the good."

Pythagoras, Greek Mathematician

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

"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

"We're building on an international network with many others for the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act. There are so many things we can do to carry forward policies."

"We're building on an international network with many others for the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act. There are so many things we can do to carry forward policies."

Janet Reno, American Public Servant

Act, Americans, Building, Network

"There is only one meaning of life: the act of living itself."

"There is only one meaning of life: the act of living itself."

Erich Fromm, American Psychologist

Act, Living, Meaning

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