Activity Quotes

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None of the activity stolen by work can be regained by submitting to what work has produced. - The Society of The Spectacle — Guy Debord
Science is not a heartless pursuit of objective information; it is a creative human activity. — Stephen Jay Gould
As often happens between men who have chosen different pursuits, each, while in argument justifying the other's activity, despised it in the depth of his… — Leo Tolstoy
Only those who know the supremacy of the intellectual lifeâ”€â”€the life which has a seed of ennobling thought and purpose withinâ”€â”€can understand the grief of… — George Eliot
The major western democracies are moving towards corporatism. Democracy has become a business plan, with a bottom line for every human activity, every dream, every… — John Pilger
Yes, yes, I see it all! â€” an enormous social activity, a mighty civilization, a profuseness of science, of art, of industry, of morality, and… — Miguel de Unamuno
Demonic activity levels? Do they have a device that measures whether the demons inside the house are doing power yoga?â€ -Simon, pg.340- — Cassandra Clare
The Whites have carried to these (colonial) people the worst that they could carry: the plagues of the world: materialism, fanaticism, alcoholism, and syphilis. Moreover,… — Adolf Hitler
It is inhumane, in my opinion, to force people who have a genuine medical need for coffee to wait in line behind people who apparently… — Dave Barry
Alternating periods of activity and rest is necessary to survive, let alone thrive. Capacity, interest, and mental endurance all wax and wane. Plan accordingly. — Tim Ferriss
One of the chief things which my typical man has to learn is that the mental faculties are capable of a continuous hard activity; they… — Arnold Bennett
So you see,' said Stepan Arkadyich, 'you're a very wholesome man. That is your virtue and your defect. You have a wholesome character, and you… — Leo Tolstoy
Being a person, I had come to realize, is a communal activity. Dogs know how to be dogs. But people do not know how to… — John Green
But it is impossible to enjoy a tennis game, a book, or a conversation unless attention is fully concentrated on the activity. — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Science is the ultimate pornography, analytic activity whose main aim is to isolate objects or events from their contexts in time and space. This obsession… — J. G. Ballard
Walking on these streets, until the night falls, my life feels to me like the life they have. By day theyâ€™re full of meaningless activity;… — Fernando Pessoa
The brain of a person in love will show activity in the amygdala, which is associated with gut feelings, and in the nucleus accumbens, an… — Jodi Picoult
I believe the first draft of a book â€” even a long one â€” should take no more than three monthsâ€¦Any longer and â€” for… — Stephen King
Let me guess,â€ Eli said, his voice that low, even timbre, as always. â€œDrinking from kegs also falls under outdoor activity.â€ I just looked at… — Sarah Dessen
A purely mental life may be destructive if it leads us to substitute thought for life and ideas for actions. The activity proper to man… — Thomas Merton

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