Man is never truly himself except when he is actively…

A villain to me is someone who actively seeks to hurt someone or does things for his own gain.

— Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Historically, Jews only accept converts rather than actively seeking them.

— David Novak

I must remain always, both in principle + actively, interested in everything. Taking all of knowledge as my province.

— Susan Sontag

I would say that I have become more radical as I have gotten older. I started out very radical when I was young, like…

— Tony Judt

A lot of consumers actively enjoy advertising, especially fashion print ads and clever TV commercials. The nostalgic cable channel TVLand features not only vintage…

— Virginia Postrel

Americans should not have to wonder if their government is actively looking to subvert them or their political views. We live in a nation…

— Mike Turner

True terrorism, you know, weaponized fear. In defense of ourselves, we're fighting - actively fighting something else. But if you're going to fight terrorism,…

— Lupe Fiasco

The difference between our family and other poor families was that my mother actively chose to be poor. She was highly literate, and she…

— Said Sayrafiezadeh

As an actor, I think it's really important to be as anonymous as possible. It's your job to convince people that you are somebody…

— Jodhi May

Divorce is brutal and horrible and... you have to actively work to get your life back on track.

— Jane Kaczmarek

“Parlabane found the word 'pro-active' enormously useful, as it immediately exposed the speaker as an irredeemable arsehole, whatever previous impression might have been given.…

— Christopher Brookmyre

People are looking for certainty. The more complex the world becomes, the more people look for people to give them certainty and tell them…

— Noreena Hertz

After the Tiananmen Massacre, I felt compelled not only to continue writing but to actively resist the restrictions placed on freedom of speech. I…

— Ma Jian

Never go dead for a second on stage. Even if you are doing nothing, do it actively.

— Roger Allam

When enough people care about autism or diabetes or global warming, it helps everyone, even if only a tiny fraction actively participate.

— Seth Godin