Pastoral Resources

You can hardly judge women's effect on politics merely from the action of individual women officeholders.

In arriving at a decision in a question of doubt, the apostles in the Acts were guided solely by their sense of the Spirit behind the action, not by any speculations as to consequences which might ensue. And so they found the truth.

I rise today to offer a formal and heartfelt apology to all the victims of lynching in our history, and for the failure of the United States Senate to take action when action was most needed.

When I was kidnapped, my parents snapped into action. They rented out my room.

Active creation is conceived as a transitive action in which there is always presupposed an object about which the agent is concerned; it is virtually but not formally transitive because it makes, not presupposes, an object.

Action and faith enslave thought, both of them in order not be troubled or inconvenienced by reflection, criticism, and doubt.

Action is coarsened thought; thought becomes concrete, obscure, and unconscious.

For purposes of action nothing is more useful than narrowness of thought combined with energy of will.

Self criticism must be my guide to action, and the first rule for its employment is that in itself it is not a virtue, only a procedure.

I felt ashamed for what I had done. I don't have any excuses. I did what I did. I take full responsibility for myself and my actions. I wouldn't pawn this off on anybody. I'm sorry it happened. And I hurt people.

It's sort of an action flick. You can't be that funny trying to steal diamonds.

Just remember, you can do anything you set your mind to, but it takes action, perseverance, and facing your fears.

Effective action is always unjust.

The highest manifestation of life consists in this: that a being governs its own actions. A thing which is always subject to the direction of another is somewhat of a dead thing.

Freedom of expression - in particular, freedom of the press - guarantees popular participation in the decisions and actions of government, and popular participation is the essence of our democracy.

Once you've established where you are, you go to the character and elaborate on expressions and action.

The world can only be grasped by action, not by contemplation. The hand is the cutting edge of the mind.

Forgiveness is the key to action and freedom.

Action without a name, a who attached to it, is meaningless.

Why did I spend all these years playing boring Europeans? I was made for action movies.