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I'd like to think that the actions we take today will allow others in the future to discover the wonders of landscapes we helped protect but never had the chance to enjoy ourselves.

- Annie Leibovitz

The worst of my actions or conditions seem not so ugly unto me as I find it both ugly and base not to dare to avouch for them.

- Michel de Montaigne

Leaders do not sway with the polls. Instead, they sway the polls through their own words and actions.

- Robert. L. Ehrlich

It is wrong to use equal language for unequal actions.

- Peter Akinola

Not always actions show the man; we find who does a kindness is not therefore kind.

- Alexander Pope

He who busies himself with things other than improvement of his own self becomes perplexed in darkness and entangled in ruin. His evil spirits immerse him deep in vices and make his bad actions seem handsome.

- Ali ibn Abi Talib

Aggression is the most common behavior used by many organizations, a nearly invisible medium that influences all decisions and actions.

- Margaret J. Wheatley

An there is always the question: is it really proven that retaliatory actions solve the security problem?.

- Moshe Sharett

We must be vigilant in our actions towards criminals, and innovative in our approach towards solving crime.

- Thomas Menino

Desire and force between them are responsible for all our actions; desire causes our voluntary acts, force our involuntary.

- Blaise Pascal

There seems to be a law that governs all our actions so I never make plans.

- Greta Garbo

Generally, my writing is influenced by living, by absorbing everything that happens to me and my actions.

- Graham Nash

But if I'm going to cause somebody else discomfort by my actions, then I should probably modify my actions toward them to make them as comfortable as possible.

- Max Cannon

Words may show a man's wit but actions his meaning.

- Benjamin Franklin

To rest satisfied with existing evils, as if we could do nothing, is not obedience; but neither is it obedience to imitate the actions of the apostles.

- John Nelson Darby

Good laws are the offspring of bad actions.

- Charles Macklin

Finally, the House is working to require a comprehensive federal review of IRS regulations with a follow-up report to Congress on possible actions to reduce the tax paperwork burden imposed on small businesses.

- Michael K. Simpson

During the earliest stages the child perceives things like a solipsist who is unaware of himself as subject and is familiar only with his own actions.

- Jean Piaget

It would be dangerous territory if I wasn't practising what I preach which is to always accept responsibility, always accept the consequences of your actions.

- David Blunkett

While Slovakia did not make the first round of NATO membership, as various requirements and reforms are instituted, these actions will enhance the opportunities to join NATO.

- John Mica

I have some security that could protect me against provocations but of course there are more terrible actions that could not be stopped by any security.

- Garry Kasparov

Because you basically won a close re-election, your first task is to unify the city. And it's done not with words but with actions, by reaching out, to the supporters of your opponent as well as to reassure your own supporters.

- Marc Morial

The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, as well as more recent attacks in Madrid, Spain, and London, England, showed in a very tragic way just how vulnerable many areas of the world are to these sorts of actions.

- Jo Bonner

Let me be clear - no one is above the law. Not a politician, not a priest, not a criminal, not a police officer. We are all accountable for our actions.

- Antonio Villaraigosa

Clearly, we need to have the very best advice and counsel on what actions can be taken to help lower the cost of gasoline.

- Jeff Bingaman

Strong convictions precede great actions.

- James Freeman Clarke

The first step towards vice is to shroud innocent actions in mystery, and whoever likes to conceal something sooner or later has reason to conceal it.

- Jean Jacques Rousseau

A moral being is one who is capable of reflecting on his past actions and their motives - of approving of some and disapproving of others.

- Charles Darwin

One of the most powerful defences the media can offer for controversial actions is, of course, public interest.

- Rowan D. Williams

Call him wise whose actions, words, and steps are all a clear because to a clear why.

- Sara Teasdale