To act is to anchor in the imminent future.
I suppose I sometimes used to act like I wasn't a human being... Sometimes I look back at myself and remember things I used to say, or my hairstyle, and I cringe.
To build may have to be the slow and laborious task of years. To destroy can be the thoughtless act of a single day.
My family said that I wanted to act even when I was a child living on a tea plantation in the jungle in India.
If we make the tough decisions now, we will be one year ahead of 80 percent of the states in the race to economic growth. If we fail to act, we will fall even further behind... by going first, we can become first.
The people elected us to end the talk and to act decisively.
Prior to the PATRIOT Act, the ability of government agencies to share information with each other was limited, which kept investigators from fully understanding what terrorists might be planning and to prevent their attacks.
The PATRIOT Act brought down the wall separating intelligence agencies from law enforcement and other entities charged with protecting the Nation from terrorism.
If we do not act now to strengthen Social Security, the system that so many depend upon today will be unable to meet its promises to tomorrow's retirees, and it will burden our children and grandchildren with exhaustive taxes.
I'm getting to the point where they see me as a good actor, rather than just a good guy who can act.
I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in a fate that falls on them unless they act.
Custom has made dancing sometimes necessary for a young man; therefore mind it while you learn it, that you may learn to do it well, and not be ridiculous, though in a ridiculous act.
Students must have initiative; they should not be mere imitators. They must learn to think and act for themselves - and be free.
A resignation is a grave act; never performed by a right minded man without forethought or with reserve.
And upon this act, sincerely believed to be an act of justice, warranted by the Constitution, upon military necessity, I invoke the considerate judgment of all mankind, and the gracious favor of Almighty God.