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title: "4 Like Passive Quotes by 3 authors"
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> [People - and I think this is particularly true of Americans - don't like to be passive. They like to seize control.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-nussbaum/people-and-i-think-this-is-particularly-true-of-americans-don-t-like/)

[Martha Nussbaum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martha-nussbaum/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/11d/martha-nussbaum-4759_america_people-and-i-think-this-is-particularly_429209.jpg)

> [“Strunk and White don’t speculate as to why so many writers are attracted to passive verbs, but I’m willing to; I think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-king/strunk-and-white-don-t-speculate-as-to-why-so-many-writers-are/)

[Stephen King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-king/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/39b/stephen-king-13_passive_strunk-and-white-don-t-speculate-as-to-w_609217.jpg)

> [I'd rather have the market tell us what - I'd rather have events precipitate events, rather than just sit there like passive…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nassim-nicholas-taleb/i-d-rather-have-the-market-tell-us-what-i-d-rather-have-events/)

[Nassim Nicholas Taleb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nassim-nicholas-taleb/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d3/nassim-nicholas-taleb-352_events_i-d-rather-have-the-market-tell-us-what_1542923.png)

> [“Messrs. Strunk and White don’t speculate as to why so many writers are attracted to passive verbs, but I’m willing to; I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-king/messrs-strunk-and-white-don-t-speculate-as-to-why-so-many-writers-are/)

[Stephen King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-king/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d8/stephen-king-13_passive_messrs-strunk-and-white-don-t-speculate_2651219.jpg)

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