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We have a right, also, in various ways, to act upon our unfavorable opinion of anyone, not to the oppression of his individuality, but in the exercise of ours.

John Stuart Mill

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What distinguishes the majority of men from the few is their inability to act according to their beliefs.

Our fathers valued change for the sake of its results; we value it in the act.

The sense of humor has other things to do than to make itself conspicuous in the act of laughter.

Yet it is in this loneliness that the deepest activities begin. It is here that you discover act without motion, labor that is profound repose, vision in obscurity, and, beyond all desire, a fulfillment whose limits extend to infinity.

A human act once set in motion flows on forever to the great account. Our deathlessness is in what we do, not in what we are.

George Meredith

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But, you know, we spent two years putting our act together.

Freddie Mercury

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Years

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

The difference between a moral man and a man of honor is that the latter regrets a discreditable act, even when it has worked and he has not been caught.

I really love to act; I love everything about it. I've never had this addiction to being known. I mean, sure, if you go into acting, there's part of you that is saying, 'I want attention' but I was brought up to work to deserve attention, and it is the work, not the trappings that are important.

I love to act. I need to act. It's the big itch I need to scratch.

Christopher Meloni

Love

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Mrs. Parks' act of brave defiance rocked the foundation of American society and inspired generations of civil rights leaders and created a sense of hope for every American facing legal discrimination in this country.

Parts of the Voting Rights Act are due to expire next year if Congress doesn't extend them, including the section that guarantees that voting rights will be protected by the federal government.

Choosing what you want to do, and when to do it, is an act of creation.

I think the point to be understood is that we're all different. I've never been a fan of theories of acting. I didn't go to drama school, so I was never put through a training that was limited by someone saying, 'This is the way you should act.'