Active Quotes

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Civility means a great deal more than just being nice to one another. It is complex and encompasses learning how to connect successfully and live… — P. M. Forni
The most active period of the witchcraft trials coincides with a period of lower than average temperature known to climatologists as the "little ice age"...In… — Emily Oster
New possibilities for a more active democracy are beginning to emerge in the information age. Effective citizen action is possible if citizens develop the abilities… — Harry Boyte
For those of us who can't be active on the front lines - and this will be most of us - our job is to… — Lierre Keith
In promoting Sino-Swiss economic ties, transnational companies, such as Nestle,played an active role. — Wu Bangguo
Is it possible to be alive, active in the world, and yet have such calm, such kind of inner openness and presence that one can… — Arthur Zajonc
Each one of us needs to discover the proper balance between the masculine and feminine energies, between the active and the receptive. (104) — Ravi Ravindra
Nothing is more active than thought, for it travels over the universe, and nothing is stronger than necessity for all must submit to it. — Thales
No civilized society can long exist, with an active power in its bosom that is stronger than the law. — James F. Cooper
Love is the active concern for the life and the growth of that which we love. — Erich Fromm
I am really proud to be a part in whatever way of women becoming active in the political scene. I think it was the first… — Anita Hill
Some people mistake weakness for tact. If they are silent when they ought to speak and so feign an agreement they do not feel, they… — Frank Medlicott
One of the chief symptoms of every revolution is the sharp and sudden increase in the number of ordinary people who take an active, independent… — Vladimir Lenin
My call is the call of battle- I nourish active rebellion;/ He going with me must go well armed. — Walt Whitman
What is this much repeated phrase 'active citizen' supposed to mean? The active citizens are the ones who took the Bastille. — Camille Desmoulins
I keep active because I have not announced my retirement, because that is something that takes time and you have to plan it. Plus, it… — Pedro Martinez
We have our own internal version of Klout. We do rate people in this way - their effectiveness on social media. Tying social into a… — Sandy Carter
We have thought of peace as passive and war as the active way of living. The opposite is true. War is not the most strenuous… — Mary Parker Follett
Just as women supplement men in private life, so they will supplement men in public life by concentrating their organized efforts on those objects which… — Edward Bernays
Learning is more effective when it is an active rather than a passive process. — Kurt Lewin

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