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To me acting and singing are worlds apart. – Emmylou Harris	added by RobertHaigh 3 years ago
I have a very simple belief about acting, the job of the actor is to play someone who they're not. – Harry Shearer	Found on CNN 3 years ago
In no way does the Acting Secretary condone this practice, and he has immediately ordered an inquiry into the matter. – Texas US	Found on CNN 3 years ago
If you see me smile don't think I'm acting strange I got my just reward for all my pains – Gordon Lightfoot	added by RobertHaigh 3 years ago
When an actor plays a scene exactly the way a director orders, it isn’t acting. It’s following instructions. Anyone with the physical qualifications can do that. – James Dean	added by RobertHaigh 3 years ago
Stop acting so small. You are the universe in ecstatic motion. – Rumi	added by Normando 3 years ago
The acting secretary knows we feel that way, but we're happy to tell him again, the violence was being contained and started to de-escalate before they arrived. They intervened and escalated tensions to new levels. – Ted Wheeler	Found on CNN 3 years ago
People are acting like it's gone. It's not. Wear your mask. Don't gather in big groups. Take care of yourself and the people around you, take it seriously. It's not a joke. It can kill you, even if you think you're healthy and immune to it. You're not. – Ahmad Ayyad	Found on CNN 3 years ago
Chad Wolf, the acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, joined the ceremony to honor Underwood and to deliver an American flag to his family. Gov. Gavin Newsom sent an officer of the California Highway Patrol who presented the family with a California flag. In a separate video tribute, Wolf condemned the senseless cowardly violence that took Underwoods life. Officer Underwood gave his life protecting us and we owe him and his family and colleagues a debt of gratitude we will never be able to fully repay, said Wolf. George Phillips, childhood friend of slain Federal Protective Services Officer Dave Patrick Underwood, speaks during a memorial service for Underwood on Friday, June 19, 2020, in Pinole, Calif. Underwood was fatally shot as he was guarding the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building in Oakland, Calif., amid protests on May 29. (Associated Press) Underwood died from gunshot wounds in a drive-by shooting the night of May 29 as a protest in downtown Oakland that began peacefully sank into chaos. Underwood and a colleague were working that night as contract security officers for the Department of Homeland Securitys Federal Protective Service. Federal authorities say the shooter used the protest as cover for the crime. Authorities say that Underwood was targeted because he wore a uniform. Last week, the FBI announced murder charges against Air Force Staff Sgt. Steve Carrillo. Authorities say Carrillo used the same homemade AR-15-style rifle eight days later to kill a Santa Cruz deputy in a hail of gunfire that wounded four other officers. Carrillo faces separate state charges for the June 6 fatal shooting of Santa Cruz County sheriffs Sgt. Damon Gutzwiller. Authorities allege that Carrillo, 32, had ties to the far-right, anti-government boogaloo movement and had hatched a plan to target federal law enforcement officials during the Oakland protest. Colleagues described Underwood as hard-working, highly respected and conscientious. Friends and family talked of his hearty laugh, his personal style he was a sharp dresser and his giving heart. When he stopped playing baseball as an adult, he donated to local youth organizations, so he could help kids find joy in the sport he loved. Underwood was the kind of guy you went to for advice, his older sister said. Hed always say, Angie, believe in yourself. Work hard, and ask for what you want, which is exactly what our mom and dad would have said. – Angela Underwood Jacobs	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
The biggest issue we're having is( the governor) is acting as if this is not urgent, but for folks who don't have that right to vote, this is urgent. – Courtnei Caldwell	Found on CNN 3 years ago
Stardom is only a by-product of acting. I don't think being a movie star is a good enough reason for existing. – Natalie Wood	added by RobertHaigh 3 years ago
Dramatic play can help children relieve anxiety by allowing them to act-out real-world events in a way that gives them a sense of control, for instance, pretending to take a trip to the hospital, or acting out a trip to the store where everyone wears masks. – Danielle Sutton	Found on CNN 3 years ago
The significance of the Kente cloth is our African heritage, and for those of you without that heritage, we're acting in solidarity. That is the significance of the Kente cloth -- our origins and respecting our pasts. – Karen Bass	Found on CNN 3 years ago
The idea was, after you flood these neighborhoods, you also flood them with social welfare programs, we got the flood of police, but we never got the flood of social welfare, so we ended up having these kind of occupation zones where the police are acting like an occupying army. – Edward Lawson	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
Here, however, you have police who are duty bound to help/protect their fellow officer, to charge them you'd have to show they knew or should have known he was acting with excessive force. – Kurt Weinmann	Found on Reuters 3 years ago
Inspector General was acting in a way that was deeply inconsistent with what State Department was trying to do. Inspector General office was leaking information. – The Secretary	Found on CNN 3 years ago
Xi Jinping will want to appear strong and will want to be seen as acting against Canada. – Guy Saint-Jacques	Found on Reuters 3 years ago
It was the first time I started having mini panic attacks on set, i really started to think,' I'm not sure if this [ acting ] is the right thing for me, I'm not sure if I'm feeling as healthy as I should be feeling.'. – Chris Evans	Found on CNN 3 years ago
It has been an honor to serve in the Inspector General community, both as the Inspector General of the Department of Justice and the DoD Acting Inspector General and Principal Deputy Inspector General performing the duties of the DoD Inspector General, the role of Inspectors General is a strength of our system of government. They provide independent oversight to help improve government operations in a transparent way. – Glenn Fine	Found on CNN 3 years ago
President Xi claimed this week that China is acting with openness, transparency responsibility. I wish it were so. – Mike Pompeo	Found on Reuters 3 years ago
Further, the FBI 302 indicated that Flynn apparently was aware his communications had been monitored, and at several points he thanks the The FBI agents for reminding him of some of his conversations with Russian officials. A Washington Post article published one day before Flynns White House interview with the agents, citing The FBI sources, publicly revealed that The FBI had wiretapped Flynns calls with Sergey Kislyak and cleared Sergey Kislyak of any criminal conduct. It was unclear who leaked that information to Washington Post -- or why The FBI would need to question Flynn about Sergey Kislyak contacts given that the bureau had already recorded them. FILE - In this June 7, 2017, file photo, then-FBI acting director Andrew McCabe listens during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing about the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, on Capitol Hill in Washington. ( AP Photo/Alex Brandon Van Grack, File) Christopher Wray, earlier this year, suggested in testimony that several agentscould be under internal investigationby The FBI. As for current employees, there are what I would call more line-level employees who were involved in some of the events in the report, all of those employees were referred to our Office of Professional Responsibility, which is our disciplinary arm. – Christopher Wray	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
Senator Rubio has been a great partner on intelligence and national security issues and I look forward to working with Senator Rubio in Senator Rubio new role as acting chairman. – Mark Warner	Found on CNN 3 years ago
I cried because I thought I wasn't going to return to acting for a long, long time - theaters are closed, TV channels are closed, it's a dream to make a film in this era. – Marcela Carvajal	Found on Reuters 3 years ago
The politicians who are encouraging us to quit the fight are acting in a most cowardly way. – Tom Wolf	Found on Reuters 3 years ago

To me acting and singing are worlds apart.

– Emmylou Harris

added by RobertHaigh
3 years ago

I have a very simple belief about acting, the job of the actor is to play someone who they're not.

– Harry Shearer

Found on CNN
3 years ago

In no way does the Acting Secretary condone this practice, and he has immediately ordered an inquiry into the matter.

– Texas US

Found on CNN
3 years ago

If you see me smile don't think I'm acting strange I got my just reward for all my pains

– Gordon Lightfoot

added by RobertHaigh
3 years ago

When an actor plays a scene exactly the way a director orders, it isn’t acting. It’s following instructions. Anyone with the physical qualifications can do that.

– James Dean

added by RobertHaigh
3 years ago

Stop acting so small. You are the universe in ecstatic motion.

– Rumi

added by Normando
3 years ago

The acting secretary knows we feel that way, but we're happy to tell him again, the violence was being contained and started to de-escalate before they arrived. They intervened and escalated tensions to new levels.

– Ted Wheeler

Found on CNN
3 years ago

People are acting like it's gone. It's not. Wear your mask. Don't gather in big groups. Take care of yourself and the people around you, take it seriously. It's not a joke. It can kill you, even if you think you're healthy and immune to it. You're not.

– Ahmad Ayyad

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Chad Wolf, the acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, joined the ceremony to honor Underwood and to deliver an American flag to his family. Gov. Gavin Newsom sent an officer of the California Highway Patrol who presented the family with a California flag. In a separate video tribute, Wolf condemned the senseless cowardly violence that took Underwoods life. Officer Underwood gave his life protecting us and we owe him and his family and colleagues a debt of gratitude we will never be able to fully repay, said Wolf. George Phillips, childhood friend of slain Federal Protective Services Officer Dave Patrick Underwood, speaks during a memorial service for Underwood on Friday, June 19, 2020, in Pinole, Calif. Underwood was fatally shot as he was guarding the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building in Oakland, Calif., amid protests on May 29. (Associated Press) Underwood died from gunshot wounds in a drive-by shooting the night of May 29 as a protest in downtown Oakland that began peacefully sank into chaos. Underwood and a colleague were working that night as contract security officers for the Department of Homeland Securitys Federal Protective Service. Federal authorities say the shooter used the protest as cover for the crime. Authorities say that Underwood was targeted because he wore a uniform. Last week, the FBI announced murder charges against Air Force Staff Sgt. Steve Carrillo. Authorities say Carrillo used the same homemade AR-15-style rifle eight days later to kill a Santa Cruz deputy in a hail of gunfire that wounded four other officers. Carrillo faces separate state charges for the June 6 fatal shooting of Santa Cruz County sheriffs Sgt. Damon Gutzwiller. Authorities allege that Carrillo, 32, had ties to the far-right, anti-government boogaloo movement and had hatched a plan to target federal law enforcement officials during the Oakland protest. Colleagues described Underwood as hard-working, highly respected and conscientious. Friends and family talked of his hearty laugh, his personal style he was a sharp dresser and his giving heart. When he stopped playing baseball as an adult, he donated to local youth organizations, so he could help kids find joy in the sport he loved. Underwood was the kind of guy you went to for advice, his older sister said. Hed always say, Angie, believe in yourself. Work hard, and ask for what you want, which is exactly what our mom and dad would have said.

– Angela Underwood Jacobs

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

The biggest issue we're having is( the governor) is acting as if this is not urgent, but for folks who don't have that right to vote, this is urgent.

– Courtnei Caldwell

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Stardom is only a by-product of acting. I don't think being a movie star is a good enough reason for existing.

– Natalie Wood

added by RobertHaigh
3 years ago

Dramatic play can help children relieve anxiety by allowing them to act-out real-world events in a way that gives them a sense of control, for instance, pretending to take a trip to the hospital, or acting out a trip to the store where everyone wears masks.

– Danielle Sutton

Found on CNN
3 years ago

The significance of the Kente cloth is our African heritage, and for those of you without that heritage, we're acting in solidarity. That is the significance of the Kente cloth -- our origins and respecting our pasts.

– Karen Bass

Found on CNN
3 years ago

The idea was, after you flood these neighborhoods, you also flood them with social welfare programs, we got the flood of police, but we never got the flood of social welfare, so we ended up having these kind of occupation zones where the police are acting like an occupying army.

– Edward Lawson

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

Here, however, you have police who are duty bound to help/protect their fellow officer, to charge them you'd have to show they knew or should have known he was acting with excessive force.

– Kurt Weinmann

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

Inspector General was acting in a way that was deeply inconsistent with what State Department was trying to do. Inspector General office was leaking information.

– The Secretary

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Xi Jinping will want to appear strong and will want to be seen as acting against Canada.

– Guy Saint-Jacques

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

It was the first time I started having mini panic attacks on set, i really started to think,' I'm not sure if this [ acting ] is the right thing for me, I'm not sure if I'm feeling as healthy as I should be feeling.'.

– Chris Evans

Found on CNN
3 years ago

It has been an honor to serve in the Inspector General community, both as the Inspector General of the Department of Justice and the DoD Acting Inspector General and Principal Deputy Inspector General performing the duties of the DoD Inspector General, the role of Inspectors General is a strength of our system of government. They provide independent oversight to help improve government operations in a transparent way.

– Glenn Fine

Found on CNN
3 years ago

President Xi claimed this week that China is acting with openness, transparency responsibility. I wish it were so.

– Mike Pompeo

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

Further, the FBI 302 indicated that Flynn apparently was aware his communications had been monitored, and at several points he thanks the The FBI agents for reminding him of some of his conversations with Russian officials. A Washington Post article published one day before Flynns White House interview with the agents, citing The FBI sources, publicly revealed that The FBI had wiretapped Flynns calls with Sergey Kislyak and cleared Sergey Kislyak of any criminal conduct. It was unclear who leaked that information to Washington Post -- or why The FBI would need to question Flynn about Sergey Kislyak contacts given that the bureau had already recorded them. FILE - In this June 7, 2017, file photo, then-FBI acting director Andrew McCabe listens during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing about the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, on Capitol Hill in Washington. ( AP Photo/Alex Brandon Van Grack, File) Christopher Wray, earlier this year, suggested in testimony that several agentscould be under internal investigationby The FBI. As for current employees, there are what I would call more line-level employees who were involved in some of the events in the report, all of those employees were referred to our Office of Professional Responsibility, which is our disciplinary arm.

– Christopher Wray

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

Senator Rubio has been a great partner on intelligence and national security issues and I look forward to working with Senator Rubio in Senator Rubio new role as acting chairman.

– Mark Warner

Found on CNN
3 years ago

I cried because I thought I wasn't going to return to acting for a long, long time - theaters are closed, TV channels are closed, it's a dream to make a film in this era.

– Marcela Carvajal

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

The politicians who are encouraging us to quit the fight are acting in a most cowardly way.

– Tom Wolf

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

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