Actively Quotes
333 quotes by 307 authors
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The first [quality] to be named must always be the power of attention, of giving one's whole mind to the patient without the interposition of…
— Wilfred Trotter
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When you feel depressed, it helps to actively change your environment. Go and do something different. Martin Luther conquered his depression by going outside to…
— R C Sproul
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Our goal is peace. We can gain that peace by strengthening our alliances, by speaking candidly about the dangers before us, by assuring potential adversaries…
— Ronald Reagan
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I really believe that the pagans and the abortionists and the feminists and the gays and the lesbians who are actively trying to make that…
— Jerry Falwell
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True compassion is not just an emotional response, but a firm commitment founded on reason. Therefore, a truly compassionate attitude toward others does not change,…
— Dalai Lama
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The fields are still ripe for harvesting (cf. Jn 4:35); God continues to give the growth (cf. 1 Cor 3:6). We can and must believe,…
— Pope Benedict XVI
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Basically there are two types of animals: animals, and animals that have no brains; they are called plants. They don't need a nervous system because…
— Rodolfo Llinas
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The will to win is more important then the skill to win. It is possible to achieve only what you actively pursue. Cogito, ergo sum.…
— Lloy Ball
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.. since it was true that study, even when done properly, can only teach us what wisdom, right conduct and determination consist in, they wanted…
— Michel de Montaigne
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As a scientist, I am hostile to fundamentalist religion because it actively debauches the scientific enterprise. It teaches us not to change our minds, and…
— Richard Dawkins
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Faith and hope are the antidote. Stay actively involved in manifesting your dreams and the world created will be one we all want to live…
— Jewel
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Even if they don't know that you are practicing for them, you are helping them and in turn they are helping you. They are actively…
— Sogyal Rinpoche
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This life is only one of a series of lives which our incarnated part has lived. I have little doubt of our having pre-existed; and…
— Charles George Gordon
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...chief executives of large fossil fuel companies to [should] be put on trial for high crimes against humanity and nature; [Hansen] accusing them of actively…
— James Hansen
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I definitely don't look my age. So I actively look for roles that will help people change their perception of me
— Elijah Wood
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Any law that takes hold of a mans daily life cannot prevail in a community, unless the vast majority of the community are actively in…
— Henry Ward Beecher
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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 fund education, but…
— Barack Obama
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There is a strong ethical dimension to the best comedy. Not only does it avoid reinforcing prejudices, it actively challenges them.
— Steve Coogan
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My mother raised me and there was some painful and difficult times, because she was pursuing a career and also very actively involved in expressing…
— Natasha Richardson
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It is time to know more about would-be terrorists, to profile for terrorists and to actively discriminate based on suspicious terrorist information.
— Newt Gingrich
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