For us, destiny always feels... if you obey, it's almost a passive thing. — Danny Boyle Copy Share Image
In every human being one or the other of these two instincts is predominant: the active or positive instinct to offer hospitality,… — Max Beerbohm Copy Share Image
The organism cannot be regarded as simply the passive object of autonomous internal and external forces; it is also the subject of… — Richard Levins Copy Share Image
After approximately two decades and several billion dollars....Among the various types of cancer that account for 78% of the incidence..the upward trend… — Daniel S. Greenberg Copy Share Image
Female psychotic bosses can be particularly devilish. They will tend to mix in a lot of passive aggression, making you feel guilty… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
“Your daily output is directly proportional to your daily thoughts while your activity or passivity remains as a constant. You get what… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
“One of the most terrifying questions of all might be, ‘Will I unleash myself to live before death unleashes me from the… — Craig D. Lounsbrough Copy Share Image
The problem is that, regardless of what our theologies tell us about the purpose of the clergy, the actual effect of the… — Christian Smith Copy Share Image
It's absolutely fine to be a bit more reactive and not chase after the ball at times. But you cannot be passive. — Jerome Boateng Copy Share Image
My adolescent rebellions took the form of, if anything, passive aggressively doing what was asked of me but doing it ten times… — Robert Sapolsky Copy Share Image
Then, as she turned to walk away, Fred dropped the guillotine."So we're making Ev CEO," he said, his fork clenched in his… — Nick Bilton Copy Share Image
The active investors will have their returns diminished by a far greater percentage than will their inactive brethren. That means that the… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
Being a passive bystander is not a 'crime.' All of us have been passive bystanders at some point in our lives. — Jackie Fuchs Copy Share Image
The more passive one's life in the field, the greater the need to reverse the situation when one returns home, which is… — Michael Jackson Copy Share Image
It is a sobering fact that the prominence of central banks in this century has coincided with a general tendency towards more… — Paul Volcker Copy Share Image
An asset allocation plan is based on your personal circumstances, goals, time-horizon, and need and willingness to take risk. — Michael LeBoeuf Copy Share Image
Nothing is so sweet as to lie passive in God's hands, and know no will but His. — Charles Spurgeon Copy Share Image
In fact, entertainment has taken the place of celebration in the present world. But entertainment is quite different from celebration; entertainment and… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
In this very real world, good doesn't drive out evil. Evil doesn't drive out good. But the energetic displaces the passive. — William Bernbach Copy Share Image
The human race, in its intellectual life, is organized like the bees: the masculine soul is a worker, sexually atrophied, and essentially… — George Santayana Copy Share Image
My go-to default is to try to be nice, which I feel does less harm in the long run than trying to… — George Saunders Copy Share Image
Unlike the background in many of the paintings that I was inspired by or paintings that I borrowed poses from - the… — Kehinde Wiley Copy Share Image
All of us are subject to being passive to the social ills around us. It's a struggle not to become, by staying… — Mary Travers Copy Share Image
