Among the great men who have philosophized about the action of the tides, the one who surprised me most is Kepler. He was a person of independent genius, but he became interested in the action of the moon on the water, and in other occult phenome.
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The ECB has to be cautious since risks probably outweigh benefits. So I expect hawkish talk but cautious action,
I think that may require a suspension, absolutely. That kind of action cannot be tolerated. I dont want any of our guys ever doing anything like that.
These kinds of actions by the government are clearly not good for business. Consumers who are concerned that they may be spied on are likely to reduce the scope and frequency of online activities that may be subject to spying.
Ambition is not what a man would do, but what a man does, for ambition without action is fantasy.
I think if the ruling had gone the other way, then it would have been a precedent, which would have created many difficulties for schools that wanted to have a school uniform. As it is, I think, what's happened is that it's really preserved the status quo -- that if a pupil is not wearing the proper school uniform, then it is perfectly right for the school to take disciplinary action.
A teacher who can arouse a feeling for one single good action, for one single good poem, accomplishes more than he who fills our memory with rows of natural objects, classified with name and form.
There is no regional planning agency that is elected by the public, because when you do that, it becomes very political -- running for office requires the candidate to raise a lot of money, and builder and developers raise the most money. With a Highlands municipal council able to veto any action the Highlands Council takes, what's the point of having a Highlands Council The reason there is regional planning for this is that municipal home rule doesn't work.
What really helps a guy to become an action hero today is the directing of the movie. All those fast cuts.
The decision must be answered from deep within the conscience of the individual involved, ... Those who seek counsel from the church on this subject are encouraged to review the advantages and disadvantages of doing so, to implore the Lord for inspiration and guidance, and then to take the course of action which would give them a feeling of peace and comfort.
The conscious mind determines the actions, the unconscious mind determines the reactions; and the reactions are just as important as the actions.
From various surveys that have been conducted over the years, the view of the action from the third deck was among the worst in baseball. The demand for those seats, whether on a game-by-game basis or part of a season ticket package, did not justify making that inventory available any longer.
Get action. Seize the moment. Man was never intended to become an oyster.
I think this was really successful. Were going to crunch the numbers and produce an action report for the college so they can improve recycling around campus.
We will continue to track the numbers and pay close attention. If there needs to be legislative action, or if the governor sees a need, he will certainly do everything in his power to make sure that folks who are traveling in Iowa are safe.
When we began the war with Iraq, I made a statement that, although I was proud to be an American, I was embarrassed by the actions of our administration.
For every failure, there's an alternative course of action. You just have to find it. When you come to a roadblock, take a detour.
They will certainly not sleep any sounder in their beds as the result of today's action.
I still believe it was my right to protect myself. How many people does someone have to kill before someone else takes action.
There is a lot of merger and acquisition activity, and where it is affecting particular stocks in an industry, you're seeing a lot of action.
Obviously this next week is going to be crucial. We're going to see what national groups are doing. We're staying in line with them. . . . You have to be responsible about your actions, you can't take people outside to the streets all the time. We have to be very cautious in how we are perceived.
I really like our work ethic and the athletes we have. I'm anxious to get them on the field. I think we're very capable of being a quality team but at the same time we need to see them in action.
It should not have waited until we were forced to count the dead to take action.
We are delighted that the Duchess of Cornwall will be able to visit our beautiful new theatre the first of its kind in London and see our work in action. Here at Unicorn we are committed to creating imaginative, resonant theatre for children and for all of us. Her Royal Highness support of and involvement with our theatre illustrates the importance of the Unicorn and the immense value of theatre in the lives of young people across the country.
Every human must take responsibility for his actions.
You have to restore law and order, and that's being done, and the (police) are in action on that.
Corruption has a devastating impact on the public's trust in government. Government officials and government actions are not for sale.
I fail to see the issue that will shock the people of this great country of ours into some decisive action.
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.
Mountains are to the rest of the body of the earth, what violent muscular action is to the body of man. The muscles and tendons of its anatomy are, in the mountain, brought out with force and convulsive energy, full of expression, passion, and strength.
We'll keep him out of action for a period of about seven to 10 days.
While it appears that the authorities have determined Sebastian initially made an innocent mistake, he clearly compounded the situation by making the wrong choice by not notifying the team's traveling security agent about his situation immediately. He has apologized profusely, but he knows he must be held accountable for his actions. He will pay the price for his error in judgment for violating both team and league policy.
Action and reaction are equal and opposite.
(The suspension) is not a disciplinary action. It is to give us enough time to sit down and gather all the facts.
I can understand the reaction, sure. I think it'll ease everybody's mind once he gets on the mound and gets into action and gets the arm strength where it should be.
I think what a lot of action movies lose these days, especially the ones that deal with fantasy, is you stop caring at some point because you've lost human scale.
Desire and force between them are responsible for all our actions; desire causes our voluntary acts, force our involuntary.
I would love to do some kind of mystery movie, or an action flick, something with that combination.
Some ISPs are very proactive, and are spending huge amounts of money combating spam. The problem is not all ISPs are doing this. A smaller group of ISPs profit from carrying spam or take no action, and those bad apples touch the rest of the ISP community.
I would have told General Thurman ... that I would believe that the action was illegal and that Iran was clearly identified as one of the nations on the terrorist list for whom we could not transfer weapons.
Al Qaeda operates by launching surprise attacks on civilian targets with the goal of massive casualties. Our only means for preventing future attacks, which could use WMDs, is by acquiring information that allows for pre-emptive action.
It is energy - the central element of which is will - that produces the miracle that is enthusiasm in all ages. Everywhere it is what is called force of character and the sustaining power of all great action.
It's built to address flexibility on the service side of business. You have a lot of variability that needs to be baked into service. It starts with the commitment to the customer. Based on that, forecast in the need for parts and labor capacity at each location ... that translates into recommended action, what to buy, what to stock, what to move. On the labor side it is hiring and training. But all of those decisions must be made months before the actual need of the customer in order to be prepared in the most profitable way possible.
It is an uneasy lot at best, to be what we call highly taught and yet not to enjoy to be present at this great spectacle of life and never to be liberated from a small hungry shivering self--never to be fully possessed by the glory we behold, never to have our consciousness rapturously transformed into the vividness of a thought, the ardor of a passion, the energy of an action, but always to be scholarly and uninspired, ambitious and timid, scrupulous and dim-sighted.
The first two Kingdom Under Fire series were about the cross-over between action and real-time strategy challenging gamers to combine the skills of both hand and mind, ... With this latest installment of the Kingdom Under Fire franchise for Xbox 360, we're planning to deliver the most overwhelming action role-playing game experience you just have to play it for yourself to believe.
In much of the rest of the world, rich people live in gated communities and drink bottled water. That's increasingly the case in Los Angeles where I come from. So that wealthy people in much of the world are insulated from the consequences of their actions.
before taking military action.
Books are a real solace, friendships are good but action is better than all.
Action is coarsened thought; thought becomes concrete, obscure, and unconscious.
What we honor as prudence in our elders is simply panic in action.