Active Quotes

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It is curious to note that when for reasons of conscience, people refuse to kill, they are often exempted from active military duty. But there… — Karl Hess
Only in being productively active can man make sense of his life. — Erich Fromm
Non-attachment is not the elimination of desire. It is the spaciousness to allow any quality of mind, any thought or feeling, to arise without closing… — Stephen Levine
You cannot be too active as regards your own efforts; you cannot be too dependent as regards Divine grace. Do every thing as if God… — John Angell James
Believing, repenting, and the like, are the product of the new nature; and can never be produced by the old corrupt nature... as the child… — Thomas Boston
Making mistakes is the privilege of the active. It is always the mediocre people who are negative, who spend their time proving that they were… — Ingvar Kamprad
Im very comfortable with tweeting, I have a very active author Facebook page, I Skype book clubs all over the world. — Cathy Marie Buchanan
Every age requires a new approach to the Qurâ€™an for the simple reason that the Quran is made for all ages. It is our duty… — Muhammad Asad
To be one of God's lilies means an interior abandonment of the rarest kind. It means that we are to be infinitely passive, and yet… — Hannah Whitall Smith
If the Lord sets you to guard a lonely post in perfect stillness from all active work, you ought to be just as content as… — Hannah Whitall Smith
Honesty is an active verb, not a passive noun. Go out of your way to be truthful, beginning with the things that you say to… — Joe Tye
Leaders are active instead of reactive, shaping ideas instead of responding to them. Leaders adopt a personal and active attitude toward goals. The influence a… — Abraham Zaleznik
Just as many smart people fail in the investment business as stupid ones. Intellectually active people are particularly attracted to elegant concepts, which can have… — Peter Cundill
Hearing Marilyn Crispell play solo piano is like monitoring an active volcano. She is one of a very few pianists who rise to the challenge… — Jon Pareles
Tim Price continues to explore and develop his deeply personal approach to music. Through the years his persistence, determination and passion has enabled him to… — Bennie Maupin
People need to know there is life after salvation! Salvation is not only about eternity. Salvation is the open door to an abundant earthly life… — Beth Moore
Nothing is of greater threat to the enemy than a believer with the Word of God living and active upon her tongue, readily applied to… — Beth Moore
The battle is not to the strong alone. It is to the vigilant, the active, and the brave. A small, disciplined militia can not only… — Patrick Henry
My psycho-analytic work has convinced me that when in the baby's mind the conflicts between love and hate arise, and the fears of losing the… — Melanie Klein
The ear is profound, whereas the eye is frivolous, too easily satisfied. The ear is active, imaginative, whereas the eye is passive. When you hear… — Robert Bresson

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