Quotes about action
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While we face economic obstacles that challenge every decision made in Washington, decisions made merely for political gain must stop. It's time to restore civility in Congress. It's time for action where action is needed - all politics aside. Nick Lampson
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I cannot remember a time when the question of why people behave as they do was not intensely interesting to me. The desire to understand was very important. When I was young, I was aware of the fact that much of the time, the reasons a person gave for his actions were not the actual reasons. Nathaniel Branden
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Today and always, there will be an obligation to pass on to the new generation the tradition of liberal scholarship - scientific or in the humanities - and to bring the understanding of things and human actions to everyone. Frank Macfarlane Burnet
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I learned from an early age that my heritage, my love for people, and my desire to be a vehicle that can be used through my voice, that my expressions and actions can transport a person to experience a scene from the past, present and future. Francesco Quinn
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You must never find time for anything. If you want time you must make it.
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The first rule of good theatre is 'Show, don't tell.' It applies to good political action as well.
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Mr. Speaker, in the years since we enacted our attack against Iraq, the threat from Iran has only grown more difficult, and our capacity to meet that threat actually has diminished. It is one of the reasons many of us opposed that action against Iraq. Earl Blumenauer
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Whatever I own is temporary, since we're only here for a short period of time. It's what we do and produce, it's our actions that will last forever. That's real value. Nicolas Berggruen
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We discussed the job action plan, ... That is going to be made public at some point down the road. Ian Johnson
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We are not going to risk Michael for the game at Grimsby but we fully expect him to be back in action for the league game at West Bromwich Albion on Sunday, Graeme Souness
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The minute we stop learning, we begin death, the process of dying. We learn from each other with every action we perform. We are teaching goodness or evil every time we step out of the house and into the street. Leo Buscaglia
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The most interesting statistic, stunning statistic that came out of my research was that in 1942, as this war production effort is going on, the number of Americans killed or injured in war-related industries surpassed the number of Americans in uniform killed and wounded in action in the war by a factor of 20 to 1. Arthur L. Herman
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Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new. Albert Einstein
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Today, war of necessity is used by critics of military action to describe unavoidable response to an attack like that on Pearl Harbor that led to our prompt, official declaration of war, while they characterize as unwise wars of choice the wars in Korea, Vietnam and the current war in Iraq. William Safire
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Everybody struggles to come up with stuff that no one has ever seen before. It's a fine line between trying to get creative and doing something that's new, fresh and different - yet, for me, something that's based in reality that would actually work in these situations. These are the keys to great fight scenes and action sequences. Steven Seagal
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I'd like to be able to tap with my action this low without buzzing. Stanley Jordan
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I think it's important, however, that as we again talk about the importance of free speech we make it clear that actions predicated on violent talk are not America they are not who were they are not what we do and they will be prosecuted, so I want that message to be clear also. Loretta Lynch
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I definitely see myself as a leader. One of the ways I've been lucky enough to lead and likely to continue to lead is just my actions and the way that I approach the game and working hard and being a player that steps up in big-time situations when plays need to be made. Ndamukong Suh
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Early on, in discussions of financial oversight, people would say, 'Well, this is a very complicated problem, therefore it requires a complicated solution.' And at that step, I would say, 'Well, wait a minute. Just because it's a complicated problem doesn't mean the best course of action immediately is one that's complicated.' Lars Peter Hansen
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Direct threats require decisive action. Dick Cheney
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We deferred taking any action until we were assured that Coach Martz had regained his health. His doctor advised us that Mike was fully recovered on January 1, 2006.
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We did take the necessary action when this contraband was found in a regular search. (Warden Timothy McFadden) took action immediately, but I do not want to go into details.
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I know exactly what it's like to stand on top of a tall building or in a high place and look down and go, 'Ohhhh my God.' I try to get into that place every time I write a scene like that. And definitely when I write the action scenes, I get overheated and my heart goes really fast. I get very involved. Veronica Roth
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When we step out in faith and use the talents He's given us, we show that we trust God, that we believe He will bless our actions and cause us to succeed. Victoria Osteen
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Action may not bring happiness but there is no happiness without action. William James
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Action seems to follow feeling, but really action and feeling go together; and by regulating the action, which is under the more direct control of the will, we can indirectly regulate the feeling, which is not.
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When conducted with proper preparation, and in a focused and professional manner, oversight of executive branch actions can reveal serious shortcomings by government officials and help prevent recurrence; the 'Waco hearings,' conducted over a two-week period in 1995, stand as an example of such an undertaking. Bob Barr
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This study provides solid evidence that unhealthy lifestyle choices are having an impact on Maine people, the quality of their lives and the state's economy. We hope this report will contribute to a statewide dialogue and action plan to improve Maine residents' health and well-being.
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This statistic speaks for itself. Seniors who took action to eliminate foot pain from their lives are glad they did and are happier and more active as a result.
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Today's council action once again demonstrates the tremendous and widespread support for this project, which means jobs, opportunities and investment.
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Today's agreement between Putnam and the SEC provides some preliminary measures to address certain of the issues raised in the actions filed against Putnam. However, these measures represent only a starting point for needed industry reforms in fund governance and oversight and do not address crucial issues involving restitution to fund holders, fines and penalties, Eliot Spitzer
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Today's action was intended to try and stop this new wave of suicide and homicide bombings,
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Today's actions were pretty well discounted and well telegraphed. It's much more difficult to ascertain what the magnitude of the potential costs from lawsuits might be. So there's still a high degree of headline risk for the brokerages.