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The strength of a man's virtue should not be measured by his special exertions, but by his habitual acts.
The best portion of a good man's life is his little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and of love.
To keep your character intact you cannot stoop to filthy acts. It makes it easier to stoop the next time.
The audience, upon learning that the real Buffalo Bill was present, gave several cheers between the acts.
Individual acts have made Europe a civilized place and are key to its development. We must not forget it.
To the first class belong the Gospels and Acts; to the second, the Epistles; to the third, the Revelation.
The main events of '205 Live' are always among the discussion as far as top acts of the week in the world.
And Kinsey thought that anybody who defined themselves based on their sexual acts was limiting themselves.
An armed society is a polite society. Manners are good when one may have to back up his acts with his life.
The guy who started on third base and gets home and acts like he hit a homer - that guy doesn't impress me.
Enlightenment values of individual freedom are manifested best in individual acts of criticism and defiance.
In San Diego, I saw Keith Urban perform, and I've seen a lot of acts, and he's better than anybody I've seen.
Very few police officers are ever held accountable for even the most egregious shootings and acts of violence.
I had a really bad temper, when I was growing up. Sport helped me channel that temper into more positive acts.
All great rebellions are born of private acts of civil disobedience that inspire rebel bands to plot together.
Let us hope, that a kind Providence will put a speedy end to the acts of God under which we have been laboring.
I strongly believe there is a guided force that acts upon me and has helped me become what I am over the years.
Man acts as though he were the shaper and master of language, while in fact language remains the master of man.
Because something or someone looks or acts differently from us does not necessarily mean that it is ugly or bad.
The purpose of whistleblowing is to expose secret and wrongful acts by those in power in order to enable reform.
I think there's many a slaveholder'll get to Heaven. They don't know better. They acts up to the light they have.
What a man believes may be ascertained, not from his creed, but from the assumptions on which he habitually acts.
If you look at vaudeville in theaters vamping between acts, it was always jokes written and banter in the moment.
My husband acts and I have such respect for those that do it well, that I wouldn't even try to pretend I can act.
If it acts like a terrorist, if it walks like a terrorist, if it fights like a terrorist, it's a terrorist, right?
It is the around-the-corner brand of hope that prompts people to action, while the distant hope acts as an opiate.
I feel like acts of violence against women are detestable, and they need to be dealt with, and they are important.
The fact is, society is made more hospitable by every individual who acts as if 'do unto others' really was a rule.
We must choose dialogue over confrontation, and peaceful settlement of disputes over unilateral acts of imposition.
There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism.
Your ordinary acts of love and hope point to the extraordinary promise that every human life is of inestimable value.
It is to be regretted that the rich and powerful too often bend the acts of government to their own selfish purposes.
Indeed, no one does more injury in the church than he who acts perversely and yet has the name and order of sanctity.
I grew up in Iowa, so we had Cheap Trick come through a lot, but some of the other acts were a little harder to find.
I actually have heard of acts who only do their new album, and don't do their hits. I've never been in that mind set.
In the face of unspeakable evil, our whole nation must respond with countless acts of kindness, warmth and generosity.
I have always worked consistently, even in small ways and even in smaller theaters where I'll do One Acts or something.
I am convinced that military action will not prevent further acts of international terrorism against the United States.
Even though we were selling more records than a lot of pop acts, we were being treated like the redheaded stepchildren.
Berry Gordy turned his house into a studio and discovered over 30 acts in the city. And we're famous all over the world.
A leader or a man of action in a crisis almost always acts subconsciously and then thinks of the reasons for his action.
Audience laughter, when it's deserved, acts as a sort of fairy dust that makes funny moments not just funny, but joyous.
Audiences aren't that different for my show from area to area. Other acts, I think, experiences differences, but not me.
Robert DeNiro, who may be the greatest living actor, usually acts in a way which is very stone-faced, like Steve McQueen.
People don't really buy records anymore, so record companies won't invest in bands like us. They want cookie-cutter acts.
Back in the day, I don't think record labels were looking at Las Vegas too much for new acts, until the Killers came out.
He is good and wise who always speaks the truth, acts on the dictates of virtue, and tries to make others good and happy.
When evil acts in the world it always manages to find instruments who believe that what they do is not evil but honorable.
I'm interested in what motivates individuals to participate in atrocious acts to support their ideological identification.
I realized that social media can be powerful force for good in the world and that acts of kindness can be scaled globally.