So many people are passive participants in their very short time of having a consciousness, and those who aren't inspire me. Like… — Dylan Gelulla Copy Share Image
For the longest time, neuroscientists were forced to be passive observers of brain activity. — Gero Miesenbock Copy Share Image
Conservative political opinion in America cleaves to the tradition of the judge as passive interpreter, believing that his absolute loyalty to authoritative… — Learned Hand Copy Share Image
“But the secret of good writing is to strip every sentence to its cleanest components. Every words that serves no function, every… — William Zinsser Copy Share Image
“A part of a healthy conscience is being able to confront consciencelessness. When you teach your daughter, explicitly or by passive rejection,… — Martha Stout Copy Share Image
You can't change your life. This mode in literature goes against the more middle-brown mode, which is about shaping your destiny, changing… — Tommy McCarthy Copy Share Image
People of our time are losing the power of celebration. Instead of celebrating we seek to be amused or entertained. Celebration is… — Abraham Joshua Heschel Copy Share Image
Those who restrain desire, do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained; and the restrainer or reason usurps its place… — William Blake Copy Share Image
You might think of consumption as a fairly passive activity, but buying new products and services is actually pretty risky, at least… — James Surowiecki Copy Share Image
And he’s right to say that every faction loses something when it gains a virtue: the Dauntless, brave but cruel; the Erudite,… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
Firstly, as a Buddhist monk, I hold that violence is not good. Secondly, I am a firm believer in the Gandian ethic… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
In a few years, men will be able to communicate more effectively through a machine than face to face. That is a… — J. C. R. Licklider Copy Share Image
Experience is not worth the getting. It's not a thing that happens pleasantly to a passive you--it's a wall that an active… — F. Scott Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
One study found that volunteering actually makes people feel they have more time, not less. A good weekend usually involves more than… — Katrina Onstad Copy Share Image
The television set's on while the family's sitting around having dinner or talking. Nobody's watching TV; it's there; they're aware of it,… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
For the religious, passivism [i.e., objects are obedient to the laws of nature] provides a clear role of God as the author… — Brian Ellis Copy Share Image
When you have a diagnosis of cancer, or any serious illness, your choices are basically to be passive and kind of accept… — Hamilton Jordan Copy Share Image
It is often falsely assumed, even by feminists, that sexuality is the enemy of the female who really wants to develop these… — Germaine Greer Copy Share Image
The American system demands success, and in order to succeed we must first believe that we can. Yet our society, with its… — Michael Korda Copy Share Image
Reading not only enlarges and challenges the mind; it also engages and exercises the brain. Today's youth who sits mesmerized by a… — Richard M. Nixon Copy Share Image
I'm always amazed at the American practice of allowing one party to a homosexual act to remain passive--it's so undemocratic. Sexmust be… — W. H. Auden Copy Share Image
