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Act as if it were impossible to fail.

A critic is a man who knows the way but can't drive the car.

Acting as a profession came to me by chance: in 1946, after the war, I was having lunch with my cousin, who was the Italian ambassador, and he asked, 'What are you going to do now you're out of uniform?' I said, 'I'm pretty inventive, and I can imitate people,' and he said, 'Have you thought about being an actor?'

Action is the process whereby what is not fully formed passes into expressive consciousness.

actions speak louder than words

Acting is not about dressing up. Acting is about stripping bare. The whole essence of learning lines is to forget them so you can make them sound like you thought of them that instant.

Action is a great restorer and builder of confidence. Inaction is not only the result, but the cause, of fear. Perhaps the action you take will be successful; perhaps different action or adjustments will have to follow. But any action is better than no action at all.

Acting is the greatest answer to my loneliness that I have found.

Action is character.

Action is the real measure of intelligence.

Action speaks louder than words but not nearly as often.

Acting on even a twig of faith allows God to grow it.

Action eradicates fear. No matter what you fear,--- positive, self-affirming action can diminish or completely cancel that which you are fearful of.

Action is the foundational key to all success.

Action itself, so long as I am convinced that it is right action, gives me satisfaction.

Actually, every time we begin, we wonder how we did it before, Each time is a new journey with no maps.

Actually, I comb my hair quite often. Of course, I use an electric toothbrush.

A cup that is already full cannot have more added to it. In order to receive the further good, we must give of that which we have.

Adapt yourself to the life you have been given; and truly love the people with whom destiny has surrounded you.

Act without striving. Work without interfering. Find the flavour in what is flavourless.

A day dawns, quite like other days; in it, a single hour comes, quite like other hours; but in that day and in that hour the chance of a lifetime faces us.

A day merely survived is no cause for celebration.

A desire presupposes the possibility of action to achieve it; action presupposes a goal which is worth achieving.

A dewdrop is a perfect integrity that has no filial memory of its parentage.

A dead end street is a good place to turn around.

Adolescence: A stage between infancy and adultery.

A difficult time can be more readily endured if we retain the conviction that our existence holds a purpose - a cause to pursue, a person to love, a goal to achieve.

Adolescence is just one big walking pimple.

Adolescents are not monsters. They are just people trying to learn how to make it among the adults in the world, who are probably not so sure themselves.

A discerning man, when he eats grapes, takes only the ripe ones and leaves the sour. Thus also the discerning mind carefully marks the virtues which he sees in any person. A mindless man seeks out the vices and failings ... Even if you see someone sin with your own eyes, do not judge; for often even your eyes are deceived.

A discovery is said to be an accident meeting a prepared mind.

A difficulty journey is more revealing of character than any discussion or analysis.

Adolescence isn't just about prom or wearing sparkly dresses.

A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world.

A door that seems to stand open must be of a man's size, or it is not the door that providence means for him.

Adoption has the dimension of connection - not only to your own tribe, but beyond, widening the scope of what constitutes love, ties and family. It is a larger embrace. By adopting, we stretch past our immediate circles and, by reaching out, find an unexpected sense of belonging with others.

A dream becomes a goal when action is taken toward its achievement.

Adorn yourself with truth, try to speak truth in all things; and do not support a lie, no matter who asks you. If you speak the truth and someone gets mad at you, don't be upset, but take comfort in the words of the Lord: Blessed are those who are persecuted for the sake of truth, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven (Matt. 5:10).

A dream written down with a date becomes a goal. A goal broken down into steps becomes a plan. A plan backed by action makes your dreams come true.

Adversity, if you allow it to, will fortify you and make you the best you can be.

Adversity is sometimes hard upon a man; but for one man who can stand prosperity, there are a hundred that will stand adversity.

Adversity is the source of our deepest growth and greatest blessings; embrace it, dare to seek it.

Adversity reveals genius, prosperity conceals it.

Adversity is like a strong wind. I don't mean just that it holds us back from places we might otherwise go. It also tears away from us all but the things that cannot be torn, so that afterward we see ourselves as we really are.

Adversity is the diamond dust Heaven polishes its jewels with.

Adversity is the trial of principle. Without it, a man hardly knows whether he is honest or not.

A dying organism is often observed to be capable of extraordinary endurance and strength. .. When any living organism is attacked, its whole function seems to aim towards reproduction.

Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which, in prosperous circumstances, would have lain dormant.

Adversity is another way to measure the greatness of individuals. I never had a crisis that didn't make me stronger.

Adversity is just change that we haven't adapted ourselves to yet.