Act i Quotes

“To act morally is not to act out of fear of punishment; it is not to act as one is commanded to act. Rather, it is to act as one ought to act. And how one ought to act is not dependent upon anyone's power, even if the power be Divine.”

“You're much better off creating positive rewards, complimenting people for acting correctly, rather than punishing them when they act incorrectly.”

“In silence, an act is an act is an act. Verbalized and discussed, it becomes an ethical problem ...”

“All in all, the creative act is not performed by the artist alone.. the spectator brings the work in contact with the external world by deciphering and interpreting its inner qualifications and thus adds his contribution to the creative act.”

“Act-act in the living Present!”

“Act-act in the living present!”

“It is in your act that you exist not in your body. Your act is yourself and there is no other you.”

“Every act of will is an act of self-limitation. To desire action is to desire limitation. In that sense, every act is an act of self-sacrifice. When you choose anything, you reject everything else.”

“The act of loving is an act of self-evolution even when the purpose of the act is someone else's growth.”

“Anyone can act if he has the will to do so, and anyone who says he wants to but doesn't have the knack for it suffers from a lack of will, not a lack of talent.”