Activity Quotes

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The religious is any activity pursued in behalf of an ideal end against obstacles and in spite of threats of personal loss because of its… — John Dewey
In an automobile civilization, which was one of constant motion and activity, there was almost no time to think; in a television one, there is… — Louis Kronenberger
Interest and proficiency in almost any one activity-swimming, boating, fishing, skiing, skating-breed interest in many more. Once someone discovers the delight of mastering one skill,… — Margaret Mead
Pigeon racing is a lousy, greedy, and often unlawful activity. One thing that it is not is kind to birds. — Ingrid Newkirk
Napster's only alleged liability is for contributory or vicarious infringement. So when Napster's users engage in noncommercial sharing of music, is that activity copyright infringement?… — David Boies
If God gives you a few more years, remember, it is not yours. Your time must honor God, your home must honor God, your activity… — Aiden Wilson Tozer
Marriage may restrict your activity, but it increases your pleasure. It permits sex without shame, fear, or guilt. — Robert H. Schuller
I like weeding, but I tend to think of it as a solitary activity. — Roy Blount, Jr.
There is far less to the Presidency, in terms of essential activity, than meets the eye. — Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
In communist society, where nobody has one exclusive sphere of activity but each can become accomplished in any branch he wishes, society regulates the general… — Karl Marx
I suspect there isn't an actor alive who was able to truthfully answer his family's questions after his first day's activity in his future profession. — Simone Signoret
Nothing a man writes can please him as profoundly as something he does with his back, shoulders and hands. For writing is an artificial activity.… — Brooks Atkinson
The obscure only exists that it may cease to exist. In it lies the opportunity of all victory and all progress. Whether it call itself… — Henri Frederic Amiel
I am a particular fan of integrative exercise - that is, exercise that occurs in the course of doing some productive activity such as gardening,… — Andrew Weil
The various forms of intellectual activity which together make up the culture of an age, move for the most part from different starting-points, and by… — Walter Pater
Sexual behavior in our species goes through three characteristic phases: pair formation, precopulatory activity, and copulation, usually but not always in that order. The pair-formation… — Desmond Morris
We are living in a period in which many people have changed their mind about what the use of music is or could be for… — John Cage
Labor is work that leaves no trace behind it when it is finished, or if it does, as in the case of the tilled field,… — Mary McCarthy
If a man made himself an expert in any particular branch of human activity, there would result the strong tendency that a peculiar aptitude towards… — Sidney Lanier
There's no such thing as a writer's block. If you're having trouble writing, well, pick up the pen and write. No matter what, keep that… — Natalie Goldberg

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