#act

In fact, the mere act of opening the box will determine the state of the cat, although in this case there were three determinate states the cat could be in: these being Alive, Dead, and Bloody Furious. ↗

— Terry Pratchett

#quantum-physics #schrodinger-s-cat #wisdom #acting

I always say the truth is best even when we find it unpleasant. Any rat in a sewer can lie. It's how rats are. It's what makes them rats. But a human doesn't run and hide in dark places, because he's something more. Lying is the most personal act of cowardice there is. ↗

— Nancy Farmer

#acting

I always tell the truth. Even when I lie. ↗

— Al Pacino

#lies #lying #truth #acting

Why do boys say someone acts like a girl as if it were an insult? ↗

— Tamora Pierce

#stereotypes #acting

Is Fate getting what you deserve, or deserving what you get? ↗

— Jodi Picoult

#acting

So, did you stab Edward Cullen with a pencil or what? I've never seen him act like that. ↗

— Stephenie Meyer

#acting

If you wish to glimpse inside a human soul and get to know a man, don't bother analyzing his ways of being silent, of talking, of weeping, of seeing how much he is moved by noble ideas; you will get better results if you just watch him laugh. If he laughs well, he's a good man. ↗

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky

#goodness #laughter #laugh

You don't deserve words, Sky. You deserve actions. ↗

— Colleen Hoover

#action

The time to make up your mind about people, is never. ↗

— Philip Barry

#tracy-lord #acting

Never confuse motion with action. ↗

— Benjamin Franklin

#confuse #motion #never