Every time we witness an injustice and do not act, we train our character to be passive in its presence and thereby… — Julian Assange Copy Share Image
You're in the car, you're talking to somebody, the radio's on, music's playing, you're not really listening to it; you're aware of… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
A president cannot sit on his hands and be seen as passive in the face of ruthless action by a foreign dictator. — Robert Dallek Copy Share Image
It's important for you to understand that stock and bonds go up-and they go down. You need to be comfortable with that… — Michael LeBoeuf Copy Share Image
I think I have some anger-management issues, and they end up coming out in these passive-aggressive songs that sound happy. — Sara Bareilles Copy Share Image
Mindfulness is passive meditation. It is passive because your energy and your attention are divided between your actions and your practice, your… — Frederick Lenz 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
Who gives is positive; who receives is negative; still there remains an immense class of mere passives. — Johann Kaspar Lavater Copy Share Image
For every gain in deep certitude there is a corresponding growth of superficial "doubt." This doubt is by no means opposed to… — Thomas Merton Copy Share Image
Belief is in a sense passive, an agreement or acceptance only; faith is active and positive, embracing such reliance and confidence as… — James E. Talmage Copy Share Image
I think the thing we see is that as people are using video games more, they tend to watch passive TV a… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
People who feel the need to push and control tend to keep their feelings bottled up. As a result, they get shut… — Judith Orloff Copy Share Image
After costs, only the top 3% of managers produce a return that indicates they have sufficient skill to just cover their costs,… — Eugene Fama Copy Share Image
The traveler was active; he went strenuously in search of people, of adventure, of experience. The tourist is passive; he expects interesting… — Daniel J. Boorstin Copy Share Image
Governments always commit their entire populations when the demands grow heavy enough. By their passive acceptance, these populations become accessories to whatever… — Frank Herbert Copy Share Image
Just because we have won victory, we must never relax our vigilance against the frenzied plots for revenge by the imperialists and… — Mao Zedong Copy Share Image
Many people think there's nothing they can do to change their karma - it's preordained so why bother trying to change their… — Mary T Browne 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
Cool is spent. Cool is empty. Cool is ex post facto. When advertisers and pundits hoard a word, you know it's time… — Rick Moody 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
Christian morality (so called) has all the characters of a reaction; it is, in great part, a protest against Paganism. Its ideal… — John Stuart Mill Copy Share Image
Perhaps the history of the errors of mankind, all things considered, is more valuable and interesting than that of their discoveries. Truth… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
Nothing enrages me more than when people criticize my criticism of school by telling me that schools are not just places to… — Seymour Papert Copy Share Image
The more students work at storing the deposits entrusted to them, the less they develop the critical consciousness which would result from… — Paulo Freire Copy Share Image
When you're shy, a camera becomes an entry into life. It was a kind of shield I could hide my shyness behind,… — Lynn Johnston Copy Share Image
It isn't enough to think outside the box. Thinking is passive. Get used to acting outside the box. — Tim Ferriss Copy Share Image
I've met a few people who were passive-aggressive, but I've never met anyone who was aggressive-passive. I don't want tacos! Maybe. — Demetri Martin Copy Share Image
I've never been a passive person. I've always felt that, if you think something should be changed, it's your responsibility to actively… — Bob Filner Copy Share Image
Even forgiveness, if weak and passive, is not true: fight is better. Forgive when you could bring legions of angels to the… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
There's something really special when you take an audience and instead of just being passive and watching, you invite them to participate. — Michael Gracey Copy Share Image
In a tough situation, don't avoid acting just because it's easier or comfortable. Don't lapse into a passive state. People who give… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
If you go through any newspaper or magazine and look for active, kicking verbs in the sentences, you will realize that this… — Rudolf Flesch Copy Share Image
... Any pension fund manager who doesn't have the vast majority-and I mean 70% or 80% of his or her portfolio-in passive… — Merton Miller Copy Share Image
Our levels of desire, patience, persistence, and confidence end up playing a much larger role in success than sheer reasoning powers. Feel… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
I pursue no objectives, no systems, no tendency; I have no program, no style, no direction. I have no time for specialized… — Gerhard Richter Copy Share Image
Of all the virtues related to intellectual functioning, the most passive is the virtue of knowing the right answer. Knowing the right… — Eleanor Duckworth Copy Share Image
Engineers are either aggressive or passive aggressive. You need to just dive straight into it, and sometimes there are social repercussions because… — Ruchi Sanghvi Copy Share Image
Sadly, I have met very few people who have a plan for their life. Most are passive spectators, watching their lives unfold,… — Michael Hyatt Copy Share Image
There's nothing to be gained from passive observance, the simple documenting of conditions, because, at its core, it sets a bad example.… — Dave Eggers Copy Share Image
Say what you will about Americans, but one thing they are not is passive. The Bush administration may have pushed through the… — Heather Brooke Copy Share Image
