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Act Quotes
"But, you know, the Stones were my opening act in the Sixties. I loved those British guys, the way they just stood there and shook their hair."
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"It may be added, to prevent misunderstanding, that when I speak of contemplated objects in this last phrase as objects of contemplation, the act of contemplation itself is of course an enjoyment."
2
"When we went on the air, I didn't want to be interrupted for an act-one curtain."
2
"Laws protecting the United States flag do not cut away at the freedom of speech guaranteed in the First Amendment... Congress made this position clear upon passage of the Flag Protection Act of 1989, which prohibited desecration of the flag."
2
"I want to be an all round entertainer, I want to act, make films, make albums, do whatever I can."
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"It is almost impossible to reconcile self expression with the creative act."
2
"You had better live your best and act your best and think your best today; for today is the sure preparation for tomorrow and all the other tomorrows that follow."
2
"The act is unjustifiable that either begs for a blessing, or, having succeeded gives no thanksgiving."
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"That's something I go through every day - you know - Am I good enough to act?"
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"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."
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"In a high school, the norms act to hold down the achievements of those who are above average, so that the school's demands will be at a level easily maintained by the majority."
2
"How dare anyone, parent, schoolteacher, or merely literary critic, tell me not to act colored."
1
"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."
1
"Make up your mind to act decidedly and take the consequences. No good is ever done in this world by hesitation."
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"Passion and standing up for things can help create a sense of unity. But you still have to act a certain way."
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"But, you know, we spent two years putting our act together."
1
"I didn't have any concept of Trainspotting being published. It was a selfish act. I did it for myself."
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"I will act as if what I do makes a difference."
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"And what's more I've got no need for anyone to tell me how to do it. I am not interested. You act how you want to and leave me alone to do my own thing."
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"I undertake that, in the exercise of my functions of that office I will have regard to any guidance with respect to ethical standards issued by the secretary of state under Section 66 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999."
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"I think all those actors from that generation, like Bogart - they were wonderful actors. They didn't act. They just came on and they did it, and the characters were wonderful."
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"We have a right, also, in various ways, to act upon our unfavorable opinion of anyone, not to the oppression of his individuality, but in the exercise of ours."
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"I veer away from trying to understand why I act. I just know I need to do it."
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"It is not impossible to think that the minds of philosophers sometimes act like those of other mortals, and that, having once been determined by diverse circumstances to adopt certain views, they then look for and naturally find reasons to justify these views."
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"Each wrong act brings with it its own anesthetic, dulling the conscience and blinding it against further light, and sometimes for years."
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"Since I also act, sometimes I get over my resentment and commit to the pitch as an acting job."
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"You get an image after you act in a film, but it is not necessary that you last long because of that image."
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"The philosophy of the wisest man that ever existed, is mainly derived from the act of introspection."
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