Active Quotes

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Fanaticism, or, to call it by its milder name, enthusiasm, is only powerful and active so long as it is aggressive. Establish it firmly in… — James Russell Lowell
It is an active flame that fliesFirst to the babies in the eyes. — Robert Herrick
All the arts are based on the senses. What they do for the person who practices them, and also the persons interested in them, is… — Henry Moore
It is probable that there is no one thing that it is of eminent importance for a child to learn. The true object of juvenile… — William Godwin
Luxury and dissipation, soft and gentle as their approaches are, and silently as they throw their silken chains about the heart, enslave it more than… — Hannah More
Constant attention wears the active mind, Blots out our pow'rs, and leaves a blank behind. — Charles Churchill
Active valour may often be the present of nature; but such patient diligence can be the fruit only of habit and discipline. — Edward Gibbon
The ascent to greatness, however steep and dangerous, may entertain an active spirit with the consciousness and exercise of its own power: but the possession… — Edward Gibbon
Reading not only enlarges and challenges the mind; it also engages and exercises the brain. Today's youth who sits mesmerized by a television screen is… — Richard M. Nixon
The man who has honesty, integrity, the love of inquiry, the desire to see beyond, is ready to appreciate good art. He needs no one… — Robert Henri
Rather than employing it as a supplement to active, conscious seeing, they used the medium as a substitute, paying less attention to the world than… — Alain de Botton
Sometimes I scrape off a lot. You have on the floor, like cow dung in the field, this big glob of paint... and it's just… — Philip Guston
Inspiration demands the active cooperation of the intellect joined with enthusiasm, and it is under such conditions that marvelous conceptions, with all that is excellent… — Giorgio Vasari
If any country were indeed filled with men, each thus diligently discharging the duties of his own station without breaking in upon the rights of… — William Wilberforce
By unleashing an active diplomacy on its nuclear activities, Iran has effectively neutralized the European and US policies,. — Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
We should be active leaders in the fight for civil liberties which adequately reflect present social realities. Furthermore the left as a movement must appropriate… — Joseph Muscat
Preparing to fight wild fires is only part of the solution, we must be more pro-active and prevent the fires before they start, or reduce… — Rick Renzi
The past has passed; the time for grace is now! Let's respond to the grace of this moment with the gifts of the Spirit active… — Kimberly Hahn
Stale artifacts of the past' are always 'active components of the present moment' when they are experienced in the present moment. — Walter Darby Bannard
Anytime you exhaust yourself trying to relax, that's active leisure. — Po Bronson

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