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"To me, it is a process, a process that starts with raising awareness, engaging international partners on this issue, and being committed to a different course of action."

"To me, it is a process, a process that starts with raising awareness, engaging international partners on this issue, and being committed to a different course of action."

Alexis Herman, American Public Servant

Action, Awareness, Being

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"He is the best man who, when making his plans, fears and reflects on everything that can happen to him, but in the moment of action is bold."

"He is the best man who, when making his plans, fears and reflects on everything that can happen to him, but in the moment of action is bold."

Herodotus, Greek Historian

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"Every action of our lives touches on some chord that will vibrate in eternity."

"Every action of our lives touches on some chord that will vibrate in eternity."

Sean O'Casey, Irish Playwright

Action, Eternity, Will

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"I have a Web site that parents and girls can use to learn about Title IX and take action if they find their school is not in compliance. Thirty years after Title IX passed, 80 percent of schools are not in compliance."

"I have a Web site that parents and girls can use to learn about Title IX and take action if they find their school is not in compliance. Thirty years after Title IX passed, 80 percent of schools are not in compliance."

Geena Davis, American Actress

Action, Girls, Parents, School

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"I never forget, remember that. Not an action, not a name, not a face."

"I never forget, remember that. Not an action, not a name, not a face."

Piper Laurie, American Actress

Action, Forget, Name

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"A moral being is one who is capable of reflecting on his past actions and their motives - of approving of some and disapproving of others."

"A moral being is one who is capable of reflecting on his past actions and their motives - of approving of some and disapproving of others."

Charles Darwin, English Scientist

Action, Actions, Being, Motives, Past

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"I don't always set stories in villages, more often in towns. But always in smallish communities because the characters' actions are more visible there, and the dramatic tension is heightened."

"I don't always set stories in villages, more often in towns. But always in smallish communities because the characters' actions are more visible there, and the dramatic tension is heightened."

Joanna Trollope, English Novelist

Action, Actions, Tension

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"Of course we need action, but it should be Just action."

"Of course we need action, but it should be Just action."

Clare Short, British Politician

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"A man's action is only a picture book of his creed."

"A man's action is only a picture book of his creed."

Arthur Helps, British Historian

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"It's all right to hesitate if you then go ahead."

"It's all right to hesitate if you then go ahead."

Bertolt Brecht, German Poet

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"Is it really so difficult to tell a good action from a bad one? I think one usually knows right away or a moment afterward, in a horrid flash of regret."

"Is it really so difficult to tell a good action from a bad one? I think one usually knows right away or a moment afterward, in a horrid flash of regret."

Mary McCarthy, American Author

Action, Regret, Right

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"Live action writers will give you a structure, but who the hell is talking about structure? Animation is closer to jazz than some kind of classical stage structure."

"Live action writers will give you a structure, but who the hell is talking about structure? Animation is closer to jazz than some kind of classical stage structure."

Ralph Bakshi, American Director

Action, Animation, Hell, Jazz

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"Books are a real solace, friendships are good but action is better than all."

"Books are a real solace, friendships are good but action is better than all."

John Burns, English Activist

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"Didn't they realize that the only way to change things was to act?"

"Didn't they realize that the only way to change things was to act?"

Tamora Pierce, American Author

Action, Truth, Observation, Power

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"The mid-day sun is too much for most eyes; one is dazzled even with its reflection. Be careful that too broad and high an aim does not paralyze your effort and clog your springs of action."

"The mid-day sun is too much for most eyes; one is dazzled even with its reflection. Be careful that too broad and high an aim does not paralyze your effort and clog your springs of action."

Learned Hand, American Judge

Action, Effort, Eyes, Reflection

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"An action doesn't have to be wrong just because it is not logical. It doesn't have to be right just because it has its logic."

"An action doesn't have to be wrong just because it is not logical. It doesn't have to be right just because it has its logic."

Lion Feuchtwanger, German Novelist

Action, Logic, Right, Wrong

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"I want to play an action hero. I'm ready for roles that totally aren't me."

"I want to play an action hero. I'm ready for roles that totally aren't me."

Kirsten Dunst, American Actress

Action, Play, Want

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"Strive to be a proactive participant rather than a passive procrastinator."

"Strive to be a proactive participant rather than a passive procrastinator."

Susan C. Young, American Author

Action, Initiative, Truth, Power, Wisdom

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"Don't just think, ACT!"

"Don't just think, ACT!"

Ramana Pemmaraju, Indian Physician

Action, Thinking, Life, Decision

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"All speech is vain and empty unless it be accompanied by action."

"All speech is vain and empty unless it be accompanied by action."

Demosthenes, Greek Statesman

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"Every other movie is one of those action things. I mean, 'Lost in Space'? A bunch of good actors running around shooting at special effects on a soundstage? I took my kids to see that and felt like I was on an acid trip."

"Every other movie is one of those action things. I mean, 'Lost in Space'? A bunch of good actors running around shooting at special effects on a soundstage? I took my kids to see that and felt like I was on an acid trip."

Tom Berenger, American Actor

Action, Actors, Kids, Running

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"For each of our actions there are only consequences."

"For each of our actions there are only consequences."

James Lovelock, English Scientist

Action, Actions, Consequences

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"Democratic societies can no longer give religious fanatics a free hand to abuse and murder non believers. Such action betrays contempt for the basic human rights which animate any democracy with meaning."

"Democratic societies can no longer give religious fanatics a free hand to abuse and murder non believers. Such action betrays contempt for the basic human rights which animate any democracy with meaning."

Armstrong Williams, American Journalist

Action, Abuse, Contempt, Democracy

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"As efforts to fix this failure at the Veterans Administration continue, I also intend to persist in demanding answers and action on the establishment of a new clinic to serve the veterans in North Central Washington."

"As efforts to fix this failure at the Veterans Administration continue, I also intend to persist in demanding answers and action on the establishment of a new clinic to serve the veterans in North Central Washington."

Doc Hastings, American Politician

Action, Failure, Answers, Veterans

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"A wise unselfishness is not a surrender of yourself to the wishes of anyone, but only to the best discoverable course of action."

"A wise unselfishness is not a surrender of yourself to the wishes of anyone, but only to the best discoverable course of action."

David Seabury, American Psychologist

Action, Surrender, Wishes

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"All governments in all wars have used all the means at their disposal to put their own motives, decisions and actions, and the actions of their military forces, in the best possible light."

"All governments in all wars have used all the means at their disposal to put their own motives, decisions and actions, and the actions of their military forces, in the best possible light."

Bruce Jackson, American Public Servant

Action, Actions, Decisions, Light, Military

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"Where choice begins, Paradise ends, innocence ends, for what is Paradise but the absence of any need to choose this action?"

"Where choice begins, Paradise ends, innocence ends, for what is Paradise but the absence of any need to choose this action?"

Arthur Miller, American Playwright

Action, Absence, Choice, Paradise

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"When you choose not to take action on something because you realize you have no control, this is letting go."

"When you choose not to take action on something because you realize you have no control, this is letting go."

Darren L. Johnson, American Author

Action, Control

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"Therefore, let us not despair, but instead, survey the position, consider carefully the action we must take, and then address ourselves to our common task in a mood of sober resolution and quiet confidence, without haste and without pause."

"Therefore, let us not despair, but instead, survey the position, consider carefully the action we must take, and then address ourselves to our common task in a mood of sober resolution and quiet confidence, without haste and without pause."

Arthur Henderson, British Politician

Action, Confidence, Despair, Haste

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"Leaders are responsible not for running public opinion polls but for the consequences of their actions."

"Leaders are responsible not for running public opinion polls but for the consequences of their actions."

Henry A. Kissinger, American Statesman

Action, Actions, Consequences, Leaders, Opinion

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"Economic depression cannot be cured by legislative action or executive pronouncement. Economic wounds must be healed by the action of the cells of the economic body - the producers and consumers themselves."

"Economic depression cannot be cured by legislative action or executive pronouncement. Economic wounds must be healed by the action of the cells of the economic body - the producers and consumers themselves."

Herbert Hoover, American President

Action, Body, Depression, Wounds

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"But let no one be under any doubt that the scale of the challenge that Europe faces in this emerging global economy is immense and the practical pace of our collective action to meet these challenge to date has just been too slow."

"But let no one be under any doubt that the scale of the challenge that Europe faces in this emerging global economy is immense and the practical pace of our collective action to meet these challenge to date has just been too slow."

John Hutton, English Educator

Action, Challenge, Doubt, Economy

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"There are many people who can do big things, but there are very few people who will do the small things."

"There are many people who can do big things, but there are very few people who will do the small things."

Mother Teresa, Albanian Leader

Action, Effort, Contribution, Patience

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"I am extremely disappointed by the actions of the 9/11 commission."

"I am extremely disappointed by the actions of the 9/11 commission."

Curt Weldon, American Politician

Action, Actions

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"We cannot lightly allow the perpetrator of a serious crime to go free simply because that person believed his actions were reasonable and necessary to prevent some perceived harm."

"We cannot lightly allow the perpetrator of a serious crime to go free simply because that person believed his actions were reasonable and necessary to prevent some perceived harm."

Sol Wachtler, American Judge

Action, Actions, Crime, Harm

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"When a record co. finds a guy now, they want to own everything. They want to own the rights to market that person's particular name. They want a piece of the action all the way through."

"When a record co. finds a guy now, they want to own everything. They want to own the rights to market that person's particular name. They want a piece of the action all the way through."

Mickey Gilley, American Musician

Action, Rights, Name, Now

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"Think first of the action that is right to take, think later about coping with one's fears."

"Think first of the action that is right to take, think later about coping with one's fears."

Barbara Deming, American Author

Action, First, Right

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"As soon as I had proved this and, of course, also the normal pointing action and reactions in all other extremities and joints, I stopped the experiment."

"As soon as I had proved this and, of course, also the normal pointing action and reactions in all other extremities and joints, I stopped the experiment."

Robert Barany, Austrian Scientist

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"Unless a capacity for thinking be accompanied by a capacity for action, a superior mind exists in torture."

"Unless a capacity for thinking be accompanied by a capacity for action, a superior mind exists in torture."

Charles Horton Cooley, American Sociologist

Action, Mind, Thinking

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"It's something that I am going over in my head about the whole video game thing, and whether you support violence by being in a film like this. I mean, to me, it's incredibly unreal and it's all about the action, and just explosions."

"It's something that I am going over in my head about the whole video game thing, and whether you support violence by being in a film like this. I mean, to me, it's incredibly unreal and it's all about the action, and just explosions."

Rosamund Pike, British Actress

Action, Being, Film, Support

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"I will say nothing to an actor that cannot be translated into action."

"I will say nothing to an actor that cannot be translated into action."

Elia Kazan, American Director

Action, Actor, Nothing, Will

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"Well, if the NATO countries don't make more of their troops usable and don't get the equipment to get them fast where the action is, then the organisation will suffer and will increasingly become irrelevant."

"Well, if the NATO countries don't make more of their troops usable and don't get the equipment to get them fast where the action is, then the organisation will suffer and will increasingly become irrelevant."

Lord Robertson, Scottish Diplomat

Action, Countries, Troops, Will

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"Action is the normal completion of the act of will which begins as prayer. That action is not always external, but it is always some kind of effective energy."

"Action is the normal completion of the act of will which begins as prayer. That action is not always external, but it is always some kind of effective energy."

Dean Inge, English Author

Action, Completion, Energy, Prayer

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"Human beings and their actions constitute the advancing front, the surging crest of an ongoing movement that never stops."

"Human beings and their actions constitute the advancing front, the surging crest of an ongoing movement that never stops."

Corliss Lamont, American Philosopher

Action, Actions

38

"I don't remember anything anybody said in any Jack Ford picture. Nothing happens except action."

"I don't remember anything anybody said in any Jack Ford picture. Nothing happens except action."

Elia Kazan, American Director

Action, Nothing

38

"Congress must make it clear that common animal waste will not expose farmers to liability under Superfund, while ensuring continued action to clean up legitimate hazardous waste sites around the nation."

"Congress must make it clear that common animal waste will not expose farmers to liability under Superfund, while ensuring continued action to clean up legitimate hazardous waste sites around the nation."

Ike Skelton, American Politician

Action, Congress, Nation, Waste

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"You prove your worth with your actions, not with your mouth."

"You prove your worth with your actions, not with your mouth."

Jean Paul, German Author

Action, Actions, Worth

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"The test of any man lies in action."

"The test of any man lies in action."

Pindar, Greek Poet

Action, Lies, Man

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"If you don't want to be there, it shows in the energy that you put out and in your actions."

"If you don't want to be there, it shows in the energy that you put out and in your actions."

Graham Nash, British Musician

Action, Actions, Energy, Want

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"Sleepy Hollow had a lot of action in it, even though it was a fairy-tale movie."

"Sleepy Hollow had a lot of action in it, even though it was a fairy-tale movie."

Colleen Atwood, American Designer

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