Activities Quotes

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Official morality has always been oppressive and negative: it has said "thou shalt not," and has not troubled to investigate the effect of activities not… — Bertrand Russell
I suppose the most important thing, the heaviest single factor in one's life, is whether one's born male or female. In most societies it determines… — Ursula K. Le Guin
Of all human activities, writing is the one for which it is easiest to find excuses not to begin â€“ the deskâ€™s too big, the… — Robert Harris
Elizabethâ€™s hands flew to her mouth; tears filled her eyes with happiness as she realized he was fulfilling yet another of her and her motherâ€™s… — Cecelia Ahern
One who fears failure limits his activities. Failure is only the opportunity to more intelligently begin again. — Henry Ford
The ordinary activities I find most compatible with contemplation are walking, baking bread, and doing laundry. — Kathleen Norris
When the deepest part of you becomes engaged in what you are doing, when your activities and actions become gratifying and purposeful, when what you… — Gary Zukav
Writing is one of the most solitary activities in the world. — Paulo Coelho
It is true that the subliminal in man is the largest part of his nature and has in it the secret of the unseeen dynamisms… — Sri Aurobindo
Not all activities are equal in this regard. Those that involve genuine concentrationâ€”studying a musical instrument, playing board games, reading, and dancingâ€”are associated with a… — Norman Doidge
. . . I feel we donâ€™t really need scriptures. The entire life is an open book, a scripture. Read it. Learn while digging a… — Swami Satchidananda
Liz looks at the tissue box, which is decorated with drawings of snowmen engaged in various holiday activities. One of the snowmen is happily placing… — Gabrielle Zevin
Whether we eat, sleep, work, play, whatever we do life contains dissatisfaction, pain. If we enjoy pleasure, we are afraid to lose it; we strive… — Chogyam Trungpa
My mother read that parents should spend quality time with their children. One way is to sign up for organized activities together. This month we're… — Julie Anne Peters
Do you have agendas for your children that are more important than the children themselves? Lost in the shuffle of uniforms, practices, games, recitals, and… — William Martin
Maybe careers arenâ€™t something you can really plan for. They just sort of happen, like brown eyes or flat feet. I took one of those… — Susan Juby
I believe that the struggle against death, the unconditional and self-willed determination to live, is the mode of power behind the lives and activities of… — Hermann Hesse
A study at the University of Utah found that if you ask someone why he is friendly with someone else, heâ€™ll say it is because… — Malcolm Gladwell
everyone in our school has afterschool activities. mine is going home. — David Levithan
The secret to being alone is to organize your time; to develop habits and routines and gradually elevate their importance to where they seem almost… — Daniel Clowes

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