Act Quotes

And capital punishment, however ineffective it may be and through whatever ignorance it may be resorted to, is a strictly defensive act, - at least in theory.

My act has always reflected what's going on in my life.

Listening is a positive act: you have to put yourself out to do it.

There were loads of plays which were very popular before and after the war, where everybody wore a dinner jacket in the third act and it was in a house that you wished you'd owned with people that you wish you knew. It was life seen through a very privileged way.

Every act of creation is first an act of destruction.

One of the first items of Congressional business in 2006 will be an effort to renew the USA Patriot Act.

I can't act without music very well.

I just wanted to perform, to sing, dance and act.

Never underestimate the power of the State to act out its own massive fantasies.

Be honest with yourself and the way you act when you hear music. That way, when people watch, they'll see something from your heart and soul, and as a result will communicate your feeling and thought much better.

There's no place to act in Kansas. You're supressed.

The act of exploring what the men are, and moreover the separation of the good from the evil, is visitation; and the good are then removed, and the evil are left behind.

Some nights it was a melee, literally, where I'd be standing trying to defend myself for what I was doing. People would be screaming at me to do my old act, and getting actually violent and angry at me.

The act of bell ringing is symbolic of all proselytizing religions. It implies the pointless interference with the quiet of other people.

Lesbian humor isn't trying to sell anything, it doesn't have to sell out. Coming out as a lesbian onstage is still a very political act; if it weren't, more women would do it.

No act is of itself either good or bad. Only its place in the order of things makes it good or bad.

And this is the Anarchistic definition of the State: the embodiment of the principle of invasion in an individual, or a band of individuals, assuming to act as representatives or masters of the entire people within a given area.

To reform means to shatter one form and to create another; but the two sides of this act are not always equally intended nor equally successful.

Thanks to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, preventive care services, including contraception, will be covered by private insurance plans without co-pays or deductibles.

I like to act with people that know what they're doing.

It cannot take decades to resurrect, we must act immediately with purpose and enthusiasm to rebuild.

Writing and directing might be a red herring, and really I'm just re-examining what it is to act, to do it well and do it properly.

It's not an act, it's just my way.

To act is to be committed, and to be committed is to be in danger.

We don't have an Official Secrets Act in the United States, as other countries do. Under the First Amendment, freedom of the press, freedom of speech, and freedom of association are more important than protecting secrets.

You sang in church, you know, and you didn't act at all. You tried not to act, you tried to tell the truth. The idea of being a troubadour on the road singing for your supper was very disturbing to him.

I am inspired by human sexuality. The act itself is mechanical and holds little interest to me.

A marriage is no amusement but a solemn act, and generally a sad one.

Hollow commitments to action in the future are insufficient. Deferring difficult issues must not be tolerated. Our children and grandchildren expect us to speak and act decisively.

Fear stimulates us to take action and can be our friend, but if you act as though fear is not there-if you deny it-it will build and create barriers.