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title: "754 Passive Quotes by 615 authors"
description: "Browse 754 Passive quotes by 615 authors. Discover the best Passive sayings and thoughts."
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> [“To listen to a person is not passive.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-strout/to-listen-to-a-person-is-not-passive/)

[Elizabeth Strout](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-strout/)

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> [I'm bad on passive aggression. I know that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mel-giedroyc/i-m-bad-on-passive-aggression-i-know-that/)

[Mel Giedroyc](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mel-giedroyc/)

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> [To be silent is to be passive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/octavia-spencer/to-be-silent-is-to-be-passive/)

[Octavia Spencer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/octavia-spencer/)

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> [I think I'm a passive control freak.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-g/i-think-i-m-a-passive-control-freak/)

[Alex G](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-g/)

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> [“Waiting is a form of passive persistence.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ogwo-david-emenike/waiting-is-a-form-of-passive-persistence/)

[Ogwo David Emenike](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ogwo-david-emenike/)

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> [“Love was not passive.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emma-lea/love-was-not-passive/)

[Emma Lea](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emma-lea/)

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> [Active Evil is better than Passive Good.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-blake/active-evil-is-better-than-passive-good/)

[William Blake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-blake/)

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> [“Passive...Aggressive...Pussy.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-azzarello/passive-aggressive-pussy/)

[Brian Azzarello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-azzarello/)

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> [Refuse to be a lazy Christian, and resist a passive, apathetic attitude.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joyce-meyer/refuse-to-be-a-lazy-christian-and-resist-a-passive-apathetic-attitude/)

[Joyce Meyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joyce-meyer/)

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> [“There is nothing passive about passive-aggressive behavior.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-f-glassman/there-is-nothing-passive-about-passive-aggressive-behavior/)

[Charles F. Glassman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-f-glassman/)

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> [A healthy loyalty is not passive and complacent, but active and critical.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-laski/a-healthy-loyalty-is-not-passive-and-complacent-but-active-and/)

[Harold Laski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-laski/)

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> [The more personalized television gets, the less passive the experience will become.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-sweeney/the-more-personalized-television-gets-the-less-passive-the-experience/)

[Anne Sweeney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-sweeney/)

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> [The passive ironic attitude is not cool or romantic, but pathetic and destructive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-greene/the-passive-ironic-attitude-is-not-cool-or-romantic-but-pathetic-and/)

[Robert Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-greene/)

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> [Hatred is active, and envy passive dislike; there is but one step from envy to hate.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johann-wolfgang-von-goethe/hatred-is-active-and-envy-passive-dislike-there-is-but-one-step-from/)

[Johann Wolfgang von Goethe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johann-wolfgang-von-goethe/)

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> [Strong, proactive obedience is anything but weak or passive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-tom-perry/strong-proactive-obedience-is-anything-but-weak-or-passive/)

[L. Tom Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/l-tom-perry/)

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> [Passive fatalism can never be the role of a revolutionary party, like the Social Democracy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karl-liebknecht/passive-fatalism-can-never-be-the-role-of-a-revolutionary-party-like/)

[Karl Liebknecht](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karl-liebknecht/)

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> [There are two kinds of solar-heat systems: passive systems collect the sunlight that hits your home, and active systems collect the sunlight…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-barry/there-are-two-kinds-of-solar-heat-systems-passive-systems-collect-the/)

[Dave Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-barry/)

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> [But there is that about well-intentioned advice that has the opposite effect of the one intended, and causes a Spanish fly of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caitlin-thomas/but-there-is-that-about-well-intentioned-advice-that-has-the-opposite/)

[Caitlin Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caitlin-thomas/)

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> [The status quo was rote memorization and recitation in classrooms thronged with passive children who were sternly disciplined when they expressed individual…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-guterson/the-status-quo-was-rote-memorization-and-recitation-in-classrooms/)

[David Guterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-guterson/)

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> [Every candidate has passive support. It's just people that are gonna vote for him no matter what.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rush-limbaugh/every-candidate-has-passive-support-it-s-just-people-that-are-gonna/)

[Rush Limbaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rush-limbaugh/)

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> [You become a senator not by being passive but by being active, and all of a sudden, we've got a whole group…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cassidy/you-become-a-senator-not-by-being-passive-but-by-being-active-and-all/)

[Bill Cassidy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-cassidy/)

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> [To be depressed or neurotic is passive. It happened to us; we are its victim, and we have no control over it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-glasser/to-be-depressed-or-neurotic-is-passive-it-happened-to-us-we-are-its/)

[William Glasser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-glasser/)

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> [Heroes are Ordinary People whose social action is Extra-Ordinary/ who ACT when others are passive, who give up EGO-centrism for SOCIO-centrism.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-zimbardo/heroes-are-ordinary-people-whose-social-action-is-extra-ordinary-who/)

[Philip Zimbardo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-zimbardo/)

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> [Acceptance looks like a passive state, but in reality it brings something entirely new into this world. That peace, a subtle energy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eckhart-tolle/acceptance-looks-like-a-passive-state-but-in-reality-it-brings/)

[Eckhart Tolle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eckhart-tolle/)

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> [Growing up closes so many doors. The modern world doesn't allow for miracles, so we don't see them. It's a very precious…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-lebbon/growing-up-closes-so-many-doors-the-modern-world-doesn-t-allow-for/)

[Tim Lebbon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-lebbon/)

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> [“If we were not impressed by job titles, suits, and jargon, we would demand that financial advisors show us their personal bank…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mokokoma-mokhonoana/if-we-were-not-impressed-by-job-titles-suits-and-jargon-we-would/)

[Mokokoma Mokhonoana](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mokokoma-mokhonoana/)

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> [The inquiry in England is not whether a man has talents and genius, but whether he is passive and polite and a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-blake/the-inquiry-in-england-is-not-whether-a-man-has-talents-and-genius/)

[William Blake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-blake/)

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> [Strong, proactive obedience is anything but weak or passive. It is the means by which we declare our faith in God and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-tom-perry/strong-proactive-obedience-is-anything-but-weak-or-passive-it-is-the/)

[L. Tom Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/l-tom-perry/)

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> [Using the passive voice is always very helpful. Mind you, a lot of that propaganda English emanates from here. The British establishment…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-pilger/using-the-passive-voice-is-always-very-helpful-mind-you-a-lot-of-that/)

[John Pilger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-pilger/)

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> [The word passive does a disservice to investors considering their options. Indexing provides an effective means of owning the market and allows…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-r-schwab/the-word-passive-does-a-disservice-to-investors-considering-their/)

[Charles R. Schwab](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-r-schwab/)

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> [The question I'm always asking myself is: are we masters or victims? Do we make history, or does history make us? Do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/salman-rushdie/the-question-i-m-always-asking-myself-is-are-we-masters-or-victims-do/)

[Salman Rushdie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/salman-rushdie/)

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> [A really wise man is feminine, receptive, passive. That's why Buddha looks so feminine. That quality of passiveness, that quality of receptivity...…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/a-really-wise-man-is-feminine-receptive-passive-that-s-why-buddha/)

[Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/)

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> [Freudian therapists do a lot of listening and very little persuading, and that was one of the reasons I eventually gave up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-ellis/freudian-therapists-do-a-lot-of-listening-and-very-little-persuading/)

[Albert Ellis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-ellis/)

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> [It is a sobering fact that the prominence of central banks in this century has coincided with a general tendency towards more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-volcker/it-is-a-sobering-fact-that-the-prominence-of-central-banks-in-this/)

[Paul Volcker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-volcker/)

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> [And I’ve said this all across the country when I talk to parents about education, government has to fulfill its obligations to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/and-i-ve-said-this-all-across-the-country-when-i-talk-to-parents/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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> [Ethical veganism results in a profound revolution within the individual; a complete rejection of the paradigm of oppression and violence that she…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-l-francione/ethical-veganism-results-in-a-profound-revolution-within-the/)

[Gary L. Francione](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-l-francione/)

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> [The term revolution means: a sudden, radical, and complete change from the way things are normally done. I love that definition because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joyce-meyer/the-term-revolution-means-a-sudden-radical-and-complete-change-from/)

[Joyce Meyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joyce-meyer/)

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> [What does a professional photojournalist do that others cannot? Depicting photo opportunities as if they are authentic, covering press conferences, or making…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-ritchin/what-does-a-professional-photojournalist-do-that-others-cannot/)

[Fred Ritchin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-ritchin/)

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> [In a few years, men will be able to communicate more effectively through a machine than face to face. That is a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-c-r-licklider/in-a-few-years-men-will-be-able-to-communicate-more-effectively-2/)

[J. C. R. Licklider](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-c-r-licklider/)

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> [The law of nature gives a man the right to defend himself when he's attacked. And God's law itself gives a man…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malcolm-x/the-law-of-nature-gives-a-man-the-right-to-defend-himself-when-he-s/)

[Malcolm X](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malcolm-x/)

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