There is nothing I fear so much as idleness, the want of occupation, inactivity, the lethargy of the faculties; when the body… — Charlotte Bronte Copy Share Image
The actions and inactions of hundreds of millions of people and nearly 200 states, will affect what kind of world emerges in… — Herbert Schiller Copy Share Image
I am sympathetic to developing countries’ concerns: because of our emissions it’s their crops that will disappear; because of our inaction, it’s… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
If you practice inaction, nothing will be left undone: For the way to acquire lordship over society is by invariably not interfering. — Laozi Copy Share Image
Nothing is more painful to the human mind than, after the feelings have been worked up by a quick succession of events,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
We always overestimate the change that will occur in the next two years and underestimate the change that will occur in the… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
The FDA has a very clear responsibility to inform Americans about the safety of our food, and this neglectful inaction puts many… — Anna Paulina Luna Copy Share Image
The real test is not whether you avoid failure, because you won't. It's whether you let it harden or shame you into… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Stand still, close your eyes and listen; in the silence you can hear the cries of pain and low moans of anguish… — Ashley Montagu Copy Share Image
So she became impulsive, scared by her inaction into perpetual action. When the Eagle confronted her with the expulsion, maybe she blurted… — John Green Copy Share Image
... so long as woman sat with bandaged eyes and manacled hands, fast bound in the clamps of ignorance and inaction, the… — Anna Julia Cooper Copy Share Image
The non-action of the wise man is not inaction. It is not studied. It is not shaken by anything. The sage is… — Zhuangzi Copy Share Image
Your discovery, as best as I can determine, is that there is an alternative which no one has hit upon. It is… — Walker Percy Copy Share Image
Procrastination most often arises from a sense that there is too much to do, and hence no single aspect of the to-do… — Mark Kingwell Copy Share Image
Heavy as they are, the costs of action must be weighed against the price of inaction. If Saddam defies the world and… — William J. Clinton Copy Share Image
“You must never stay at the station where you feel unhappy! Unhappiness combined with inaction always creates deeper unhappiness! The solution is… — Mehmet Murat ildan Copy Share Image
People are fond of using the its not what you know, its who you know adage as an excuse for inaction, as… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Contentment is never the outcome of fulfillment, of achievement, or of the possession of things; it is not born of action or… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
“I have met people who have ruined their entire lives because of procrastination. They were unaware of why they never took a… — Neeraj Agnihotri Copy Share Image
Thoughtless risks are destructive, of course, but perhaps even more wasteful is thoughtless caution which prompts inaction and promotes failure to seize… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
If, while I hear the wild shriek of the slave mother robbed of her little ones, I do not open my mouth,… — Lucy Stone Copy Share Image
“Satan will tempt you with many things in life, but the most powerful is the temptation to be grateful for what you… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“Quietude As music is not in the notes, but in the silence between the notes, the real joy of life is not… — Amar Ochani Copy Share Image
For us to ignore by inaction the slaughter of American civilians and American soldiers, whether in nightclubs or airline terminals, is simply… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
“This is the last day of class, so I need to tell you that you are all activists. Each one of you… — Skye Warren Copy Share Image
The American independent cinema is as formulaic as Hollywood and one genre is what you might call the 'inaction movie'. The setting… — Philip French Copy Share Image
“That’s the problem with letting go—it’s more of an inaction than an action, and your brain just hates that, the same way… — Bill Burnett Copy Share Image
It is not necessary for a man to be actively bad in order to make a failure in life; simple inaction will… — James Terry White Copy Share Image
It is wisdom to take occasional furlough. In the long run, we shall do more by sometimes doing less. On, on, on… — Charles Spurgeon Copy Share Image
The honest ratepayer and his healthy family have no doubt often mocked at the dome-like forehead of the philosopher, and laughed over… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
Ever since the collapse of cap and trade legislation and the realization that President Obama is unlikely to ever utter the words… — Jeff Goodell Copy Share Image
The only way to achieve something in the interior world is let-go - a kind of effortlessness, a relaxation. It is not… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The Three Laws of Robotics: 1: A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to… — Isaac Asimov Copy Share Image
As Albert Camus wrote, the doctor’s role is as a witness – to witness authentically the reality of humanity, and to speak… — James Orbinski Copy Share Image
“Action is about living fully. Inaction is the way that we deny life. Inaction is sitting in front of the television every… — don Miquel Ruiz Copy Share Image
Making your mark on the world is hard. If it were easy, everybody would do it. But it's not. It takes patience,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Creative risk taking is essential to success in any goal where the stakes are high. Thoughtless risks are destructive, of course, but… — Gary Ryan Blair Copy Share Image
Action is a great restorer and builder of confidence. Inaction is not only the result, but the cause, of fear. Perhaps the… — Norman Vincent Peale Copy Share Image
“Count Tolstoy preached inaction. It seems he had no need. We "inact" remarkably. Idleness, just that idleness Tolstoy dreamed of, a free,… — Lev Shestov Copy Share Image
In life and business, there are two cardinal sins, the first is to act precipitously without thought, and the second is to… — Carl Icahn Copy Share Image
