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Act Quotes

On acting, performing, and the difference between talk and action.

This page gathers quotes that use the word act in different senses - the nervous energy of live performance, and the question of who should be trusted to act as an advocate in a courtroom. Readers who like these might also enjoy Just quotes.

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For the impious act begets more after it, like to the parent stock.

Quotes by Aeschylus

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I have a dual role as founder of AERIN and Image and Style Director of Estee Lauder. So work is a bit of a juggling act.

Quotes by Aerin Lauder

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The word which denotes the act of baptizing, according to the usage of Greek writers, uniformly signifies or implies immersion.

Quotes by Adoniram Judson

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The places chosen for the administration of the ordinance, and the circumstances attending those instances, in which the act of baptizing is particularly described in the New Testament, plainly indicate immersion.

Quotes by Adoniram Judson

Always Quotes

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It never became an act in the sense of an act. It was always, no matter where we worked, little revues.

Quotes by Adolph Green

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If you're a plumber, you plumb. I'm an actor. I act.

Quotes by Adam West

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I always wanted to act.

Quotes by Adam Rickitt

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Many ribosomes act simultaneously along the mRNA, forming superstructures called polysomes.

Quotes by Ada Yonath

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I believe it is universally understood and acknowledged that all men will ever act correctly, unless they have a motive to do otherwise.

Abraham Lincoln

Just Quotes

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The shepherd drives the wolf from the sheep's throat, for which the sheep thanks the shepherd as his liberator, while the wolf denounces him for the same act as the destroyer of liberty. Plainly, the sheep and the wolf are...

Abraham Lincoln

A few lines here contrast what people talk about with what they actually do, a theme that shows up often across everyday reflection. For related reading, see Always quotes or Like quotes.