Quotes of: Human-actions Keyword

Any time someone carries a picket sign in front of the White House, that is the First Amendment in action.

Julian Bond

Time, place, and action may with pains be wrought, but genius must be born; and never can be taught.

John Dryden

You want to suggest something new, but at the same time, resolve the drama of the action in the novel.

Michael Ondaatje

Summertime is my favorite time of year in Sandpoint, reason being, Lake Pend Oreille is warm and ready for action.

Nate Holland

Affirmative action was never meant to be permanent, and now is truly the time to move on to some other approach.

Susan Estrich

What I learned is that policymakers have to force consideration of actions that may not have occurred to them at the time.

Susan Rice

Trust me, if I were gay I'd be getting more action than I'm getting now.

Ryan Seacrest

[to a baby, after shooting someone] Tequila: Hey, x-rated action!

Hard Boiled

Michael Cheritto: Well ya know, for me, the action is the juice.

Heat

Westley: We are men of action, lies do not become us.

The Princess Bride

Dirk Calloway: There's action across the street. [static] Dirk Calloway: It's Snowman! Take him!

Rushmore

Presidential biography is, by its nature, out of scale; no character is bigger, no action greater, than the person and the doings of the American president.

Jill Lepore

Though public pronouncements of Israeli officials emphasize peace and mutuality, unilateralism actually drives Israeli actions.

Douglas Feith

There is an urgent need for Americans to look deeply into themselves and their actions, and musical poetry is perhaps the most effective mirror available. Every newspaper headline is a potential song.

Phil Ochs

I work out a lot, but I like to do action sports. A lot of surfing, mountain-biking.

Julia Mancuso

For me, I've never drawn a distinction between live-action acting and performance-capture acting. It is purely a technology.

Andy Serkis

I love doing action; I love doing martial arts. There's almost something balletic about it.

Michelle Ryan

I love action and I love doing my own stunts. I love that sort of thing.

Serinda Swan

One of the reasons why people - particularly young people - love action movies is because what they are really looking for is justice.

Steven Seagal

I love action-adventure-type films - mythical adventures like 'Lord of the Rings' or superhero films like 'Batman.'

Zac Efron

Do you want to know who you are? Don't ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you.

Thomas Jefferson