Activity Quotes

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It's one thing to have the attitude of enlightenment and another thing to act in an enlightened way, which is conduct or activity... — Sakyong Mipham
God must become an activity in our consciousness. — Joel S. Goldsmith
I maintain that the human mystery is incredibly demeaned by scientific reductionism, with its claim in promissory materialism to account eventually for all of the… — John Eccles
Focusing isn't just an optical activity; it is also a mental one. — Bridget Riley
This is an age of science. ... All important fields of activity from the breeding of bees to the administration of an empire, call for… — Wickliffe Rose
The brain seems a thoroughfare for nerve-action passing its way to the motor animal. It has been remarked that Life's aim is an act not… — Charles Scott Sherrington
The usefulness of mathematics in furthering the sciences is commonly acknowledged: but outside the ranks of the experts there is little inquiry into its nature… — Herbert Turnbull
After a truly good meal, an outstanding cigar is still the most satisfying after-dinner activity that doesn't involve two human beings. — Brad Shaw
A good addiction is a contradiction in terms. Anything people can't give up or must have is not healthy, no matter what the activity. — Jody Dean
Happiness lies in virtuous activity, and perfect happiness lies in the best activity, which is contemplative — Aristotle
Running! If there's any activity happier, more exhilarating, more nourishing to the imagination, I can't think of what it might be. — Joyce Carol Oates
In addition to the well-known benefits of health and well-being derived from exercise, there are other unique advantages to being a runner. You are more… — Grete Waitz
And just as we acquaint ourselves with materials, just as we must understand functions, so we must become familiar with the psychological and spiritual factors… — Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Meditation is the activity of calling to mind, and thinking over, and dwelling on, and applying to oneself, the various things that one knows about… — J I Packer
Your mind should be in harmony with the functioning of the universe; your body should be in tune with the movement of the universe; body… — Morihei Ueshiba
All is a miracle. The stupendous order of nature, the revolution of a hundred millions of worlds around a million of stars, the activity of… — Voltaire
"My aim is to institute perpetual adoration," spoke St. Maximilian Maria Kolbe, Franciscan priest and founder of the Knights of the Immaculata. For he said… — Maximilian Kolbe
My aim is to institute perpetual adoration," he said, for this is the "the most important activity. — Maximilian Kolbe
As the strong man exults in his physical ability, delighting in such exercises as call his muscles into action, so glories the analyst in that… — Edgar Allan Poe
Discipline is no longer literal obedience but intelligent obedience, for discipline aims at obedience coupled with activity of will. Once discipline weakens and vanishes, as… — J F C Fuller

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