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More than my questions about the efficacy of social actions were my questions about my own motives. Do i want social justice for the oppressed… — Donald Miller
No animal, according to the rules of animal-etiquette, is ever expected to do anything strenuous, or heroic, or even moderately active during the off-season of… — Kenneth Grahame
Her imagination was by habit ridiculously active; when the door was not open it jumped out the window. — Henry James
Ethical veganism results in a profound revolution within the individual; a complete rejection of the paradigm of oppression and violence that she has been taught… — Gary L. Francione
Wives?" she asked, interrupting him. For a moment, he had assumed she was tuning to the novel. Then he saw her waiting, suspicious eyes, so… — John le Carre
Attending church does not necessarily mean living the principles taught in those meeting. You can be active in a church but inactive in its gospel. — Stephen Covey
your morse code interferes with my heart beat. I had a steady heart before you, I replied upon it, it had seen active service and… — Jeanette Winterson
Government has three primary functions. It should provide for military defense of the nation. It should enforce contracts between individuals. It should protect citizens from… — Milton Friedman
I wish this story were different. I wish it were more civilized. I wish it showed me in a better light, if not happier, than… — Margaret Atwood
You either fight active evil or you accept it. Doing nothing is acceptance. There is no in-between. — Bill O'Reilly
It is not possible that you could ever find yourself anywhere where God was not fully present, fully active, able and willing to set you… — Emmet Fox
I never killed anybody and I never developed an intense level of hatred for the enemy. Because my war ended before I ever put on… — John Knowles
You think too much.' 'I suppose I do; but I canâ€™t help it, my mind is so terribly active. When I give myself, I give… — Henry James
There's nothing like active employment, I suppose, to console the afflicted. — Anne Bronte
Beyond the element of giving, the active characteristic of love becomes evident in the fact that it always implies certain basic elements, common to all… — Erich Fromm
Sometimes you move publicly, sometimes privately. Sometimes quietly, sometimes at the top of your voice. And sometimes an active policy is best advanced by doing… — James Reavis
The older we get the more we must limit ourselves if we wish to be active. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Faith is not belief. Belief is passive. Faith is active. — Edith Hamilton
Happiness is something final and complete in itself, as being the aim and end of all practical activities whatever .... Happiness then we define as… — Aristotle
Just like other illnesses, depression can be treated so that people can live happy, active lives. — Tom Bosley

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