5,384 Quotes About Action

  • Author John Gielgud
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    One mustn't allow acting to be like stockbroker -- you must not take it just as a means of earning a living, to go down every day to do a job of work. The big thing is to combine punctuality, efficiency, good nature, obedience, intelligence, and concentration with an unawareness of what is going to happen next, thus keeping yourself available for excitement.

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  • Author John Grady
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    This statistic speaks for itself. Seniors who took action to eliminate foot pain from their lives are glad they did and are happier and more active as a result.

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  • Author Jose Garcia
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    I think about it as a field trip. It's educational. We're trying to encourage kids to take action and to care about things that actually matter.

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  • Author Joseph Grundfest
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    All other things being equal, if the SEC brings an enforcement action and gets a settlement, the cost of private litigation usually is larger than that. But it's very hard to make a prediction in this case.

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  • Author Joseph Grundfest
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    The cost of settling private class action securities fraud litigation continues to rise. The price of poker is going up.

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  • Author Judd Gregg
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    I am very concerned over the continued developments in this story, and the tremendous error in judgment Ray Burton has shown in this regard. In light of these circumstances, the appropriate course of action would be for Ray to resign.

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  • Author Kami Garcia
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    As much as I love to dive into the action early, I think the hero's journey is important - the idea that the reader needs to experience the protagonist's everyday life before you turn that world upside down.

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  • Author Ken Giles
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    While it is a risk, we determined that it didn't meet the legal threshold for regulatory action.

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  • Author Ken Goldstein
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    The biggest risk to the ongoing expansion, which in June will be in its record 111th month, remains the interest-rate increases at hand and the prospect of still more action by the Federal Reserve Board, ... The data suggest that some sectors may be beginning to respond to Fed tightening.

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