All research scientists know that writing in the passive voice is artificial; they are not disembodied observers, but people doing research. — Rupert Sheldrake Copy Share Image
A shocking crime was committed on the unscrupulous initiative of few individuals, with the blessing of more, and amid the passive acquiescence… — Tacitus Copy Share Image
Rock 'n' roll is a participatory sport. It ain't passive. It ain't TV. Go out there and rock 'n' roll and dance… — Steven Van Zandt Copy Share Image
Passive violence can be as simple as someone honking their horn at you for not turning fast enough when the light changes.… — Inga Muscio Copy Share Image
Kaeleigh, queen of passive, all the time saying no, but not strong enough to mean it. — Ellen Hopkins Copy Share Image
...Negroes must concern themselves with every single means of struggle: legal, illegal, passive, active, violent and non- violent.... They must harass, debate,… — Lorraine Hansberry Copy Share Image
The passive master lent his hand, To the vast Soul which o'er him planned. — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
“I could've loved you but the line is too long and your passiveness is endless.” — Ahmed Mostafa Copy Share Image
Gentleness is an active trait, describing the manner in which we should treat others. Meekness is a passive trait, describing the proper… — Jerry Bridges Copy Share Image
We are coming to the times when passive Christianity and passive Christians will cease to exist. There is a maturity, a discipline… — Rick Joyner Copy Share Image
The members of a body-politic call it "the state" when it is passive, "the sovereign" when it is active, and a "power"… — Jean-Jacques Rousseau Copy Share Image
It seems Korean women are enjoying a passive and fragile status, intoxicated by appearance. Not only feminism, but any serious discourse ends… — Kim Hyesoon Copy Share Image
The successful teacher is no longer on a height, pumping knowledge at high pressure into passive receptacles... — William Osler Copy Share Image
Leave not a foot of verse, a foot of stone, A Page, a Grave, that they can call their own; But spread,… — Alexander Pope Copy Share Image
What does a professional photojournalist do that others cannot? Depicting photo opportunities as if they are authentic, covering press conferences, or making… — Fred Ritchin Copy Share Image
Passive aggressors who are adept at this will have trained themselves to remain calm, while you get irritated and emotional. — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
I find waiting unbearable because it makes me passive and negates me. I hate being nothing. — Kathy Acker Copy Share Image
Cynicism is something that is part of the media production of a certain type of subjectivity or consciousness that is passive and… — Daniel Pinchbeck 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
I am worried that Americans I have met on my journey across the country, seem very hopeless and are feeling powerless to… — Naomi Wolf Copy Share Image
But when we observe, we are forced to pay attention. We have to move from passive absorption to active awareness. We have… — Maria Konnikova Copy Share Image
“Assumptions are quick exits for lazy minds that like to graze out in the fields without bother.” — Suzy Kassem Copy Share Image
Solidarity is not a matter of altruism. Solidarity comes from the inability to tolerate the affront to our own integrity of passive… — Aurora Levins Morales Copy Share Image
To obtain financial freedom, one must be either a business owner, an investor, or both, generating passive income, particularly on a monthly… — Robert Kiyosaki Copy Share Image
Love is trusting, accepting, and believing, without guarantee. Love is patient and waits, but it's an active waiting, not a passive one.… — Leo Buscaglia Copy Share Image
