Act Quotes

When God speaks, oftentimes His voice will call for an act of courage on our part.

Good acting is all in the writing. If it isn't on the page, then it really won't make any difference. You cannot act on force of personality alone.

We're in a new world. We're in a world in which the possibility of terrorism, married up with technology, could make us very, very sorry that we didn't act.

Too often we think we can act without explaining and take decisions without justifying them.

When I act, a part of me goes into the character I am playing.

Act happy, feel happy, be happy, without a reason in the world. Then you can love, and do what you will.

I'll continue to try and balance like a circus act. And I will just fight to always tell the truth. Even if it's difficult.

This is my theater. This is where I can sing and act out a play and do sit-ups at the same time.

If we don't act now, the death tax will come back in just a few years. Under current law the death tax is phased out in 2010 but comes back in full force in 2011. That is a ridiculous and untenable policy.

Quality is not an act, it is a habit.

Morality is the theory that every human act must be either right or wrong, and that 99 % of them are wrong.

Once he became a series character, I made the conscious choice that he would never act like a series character, never wink at the reader, never pull his punches. Better for him, better for me.

I don't have any desire to ever act again full time.

During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.

Act, and God will act.

We shall all respect the principles of each other and do nothing that would be regarded as an act of oppression to any portion of the people.

I opposed the Defense of Marriage Act in 1996. It should be repealed and I will vote for its repeal on the Senate floor. I will also oppose any proposal to amend the U.S. Constitution to ban gays and lesbians from marrying.

But 18 years after the passage of the Civil Liberties Act, there still remains unfinished work to completely rectify and close this regrettable chapter in our Nation's history.

It's really fun to act like a bimbo. But it's fun to act like a bimbo only when people know that you really aren't one.

I have friends who wear Star Wars costumes and act like the characters all day. I may not be that deep into it, but there's something great about loving what you love and not caring if it's unpopular.

It comes from the likes of you! Take what you can get! Grab the chances as they come along! Act in hallways! Sing in doorways! Dance in cellars!

In a democracy, dissent is an act of faith.

I've had a tough time learning how to act like a congressman. Today I accidentally spent some of my own money.

Acting isn't the be-all end-all. There are a lot of other things in my life that will bring me joy if I didn't act anymore.

Every act of virtue is an ingredient unto reward.

A poet ought not to pick nature's pocket. Let him borrow, and so borrow as to repay by the very act of borrowing. Examine nature accurately, but write from recollection, and trust more to the imagination than the memory.

We must act swiftly in order to halt the rate of decay our planet faces.

I never thought of punk rock as the absolute act of rebellion for the sake of rebellion. There's a lot of that in there, but for me I think punk rock was always about questioning things and making decisions for yourself, which is a great message to pass on to your kids.

My stand-up act? I combine the fact that the world is a violent place with the fact that each person is responsible for the situation they are in.

Awareness has changed so that every act for children, every piece of legislation recognizes that children are part of families and that it is within families that children grow and thrive or don't.