For the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learn by doing them. Aristotle
For the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learn by doing them.ActionQuotations by Aristotle
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Action without a name, a who attached to it, is meaningless. Hannah Arendt
Action without a name, a who attached to it, is meaningless.ActionQuotations by Hannah Arendt
Effective action is always unjust. Jean Anouilh
Effective action is always unjust.ActionQuotations by Jean Anouilh
A bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song. Maya Angelou
A bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.ActionQuotations by Maya Angelou
Action is coarsened thought; thought becomes concrete, obscure, and unconscious. Henri Frederic Amiel
Action is coarsened thought; thought becomes concrete, obscure, and unconscious.ActionQuotations by Henri Frederic Amiel
The greatest potential for control tends to exist at the point where action takes place. Loius A. Allen
The greatest potential for control tends to exist at the point where action takes place.ActionQuotations by Loius A. Allen
The shortest distance between two points is under construction. Noelie Alito
The shortest distance between two points is under construction.ActionQuotations by Noelie Alito
Actors are one family over the entire world. Alfre Woodard
Actors are one family over the entire world.Acting and ActorsQuotations by Alfre Woodard
If I wasn’t an actor, I’d be a secret agent. Elijah Wood
If I wasn’t an actor, I’d be a secret agent.Acting and ActorsQuotations by Elijah Wood
I love acting. It is so much more real than life. Oscar Wilde
I love acting. It is so much more real than life.Acting and ActorsQuotations by Oscar Wilde
Every actor in his heart believes everything bad that’s printed about him. Orson Welles
Every actor in his heart believes everything bad that’s printed about him.Acting and ActorsQuotations by Orson Welles
There were many times my pants were so thin I could sit on a dime and tell if it was heads or tails. Spencer Tracy
There were many times my pants were so thin I could sit on a dime and tell if it was heads or tails.Acting and ActorsQuotations …
I can’t tell you how many shows I’ve done with full-blown migraine headaches. Jonathan Taylor Thomas
I can’t tell you how many shows I’ve done with full-blown migraine headaches.Acting and ActorsQuotations by Jonathan Taylor Thomas
Remember: there are no small parts, only small actors. Konstantin Stanislavisky
Remember: there are no small parts, only small actors.Acting and ActorsQuotations by Konstantin Stanislavisky
Unless the theatre can ennoble you, make you a better person, you should flee from it. Konstantin Stanislavisky
Unless the theatre can ennoble you, make you a better person, you should flee from it.Acting and ActorsQuotations by Konstantin Stanislavisky
I think I am a much better actor than I have allowed myself to be. Kevin Spacey
I think I am a much better actor than I have allowed myself to be.Acting and ActorsQuotations by Kevin Spacey
An actress must never lose her ego — without it she has no talent. Norma Shearer
An actress must never lose her ego — without it she has no talent.Acting and ActorsQuotations by Norma Shearer
There are no small parts. Only small actors. Ginger Rogers
There are no small parts. Only small actors.Acting and ActorsQuotations by Ginger Rogers
Acting is not being emotional, but being able to express emotion. Thomas Reid
Acting is not being emotional, but being able to express emotion.Acting and ActorsQuotations by Thomas Reid
A lot of what acting is paying attention. Robert Redford
A lot of what acting is paying attention.Acting and ActorsQuotations by Robert Redford
I must say that acting was good training for the political life that lay ahead of us. Nancy Reagan
I must say that acting was good training for the political life that lay ahead of us.Acting and ActorsQuotations by Nancy Reagan
In Europe an actor is an artist. In Hollywood, if he isn’t working, he’s a bum. Anthony Quinn
In Europe an actor is an artist. In Hollywood, if he isn’t working, he’s a bum.Acting and ActorsQuotations by Anthony Quinn
I don’t think there’s a punch-line scheduled, is there? Monty Python
I don’t think there’s a punch-line scheduled, is there?Acting and ActorsQuotations by Monty Python
A genius can’t be forced; nor can you make an ape an alderman. Thomas Somerville
A genius can’t be forced; nor can you make an ape an alderman.AbilityQuotations by Thomas Somerville
Martyrdom is the only way a man can become famous without ability. George Bernard Shaw
Martyrdom is the only way a man can become famous without ability.AbilityQuotations by George Bernard Shaw
No great intellectual thing was ever done by great effort. John Ruskin
No great intellectual thing was ever done by great effort.AbilityQuotations by John Ruskin
Executive ability is deciding quickly and getting somebody else to do the work. John G. Pollard
Executive ability is deciding quickly and getting somebody else to do the work.AbilityQuotations by John G. Pollard
The boy was as useless as rubber lips on a woodpecker. Earl Pitts
The boy was as useless as rubber lips on a woodpecker.AbilityQuotations by Earl Pitts
Man cannot live by incompetence alone. Laurence J. Peter
Man cannot live by incompetence alone.AbilityQuotations by Laurence J. Peter
Ability is sexless. Christabel Pankhurst
Ability is sexless.AbilityQuotations by Christabel Pankhurst
Ability hits the mark where presumption overshoots and diffidence falls short. John Henry Newman
Ability hits the mark where presumption overshoots and diffidence falls short.AbilityQuotations by John Henry Newman
Analyzing what you haven’t got as well as what you have is a necessary ingredient of a career. Grace Moore
Analyzing what you haven’t got as well as what you have is a necessary ingredient of a career.AbilityQuotations by Grace Moore
The Creator has not given you a longing to do that which you have no ability to do. Orison Swett Marden
The Creator has not given you a longing to do that which you have no ability to do.AbilityQuotations by Orison Swett Marden
Not many men have both good fortune and good sense. Titus Livy
Not many men have both good fortune and good sense.AbilityQuotations by Titus Livy
To know how to hide one’s ability is great skill. Francois De La Rochefoucauld
To know how to hide one’s ability is great skill.AbilityQuotations by Francois De La Rochefoucauld
It’s pretty hard to be efficient without being obnoxious. Kin Hubbard
It’s pretty hard to be efficient without being obnoxious.AbilityQuotations by Kin Hubbard
It is a fine thing to have ability, but the ability to discover ability in others is the true test. Elbert Hubbard
It is a fine thing to have ability, but the ability to discover ability in others is the true test.AbilityQuotations by Elbert Hubbard
Ability is of little account without opportunity. Napoleon Bonaparte
Ability is of little account without opportunity.AbilityQuotations by Napoleon Bonaparte
There are many who dare not kill themselves for fear of what the neighbors will say. Cyril Connolly
There are many who dare not kill themselves for fear of what the neighbors will say.SuicideQuotations by Cyril Connolly
It is not worth the bother of killing yourself, since you always kill yourself too late. E. M. Cioran
It is not worth the bother of killing yourself, since you always kill yourself too late.SuicideQuotations by E. M. Cioran