Inactivity Quotes

42 quotes by 40 authors

If it is in the Bible, it is so. It's not even to be prayed about. It's to beÂ received and acted upon. Inactivity is… — Smith Wigglesworth
The Commons, faithful to their system, remained in a wise and masterly inactivity. — James Mackintosh
We've got great flexibility and a certain discipline in terms of not doing some foolish thing just to be active - discipline in avoiding just… — Charlie Munger
The perils of overwork are slight compared with the dangers of inactivity. — Thomas A. Edison
Over time it's going to be important for nations to know they will be held accountable for inactivity. You're either with us or against us… — George W. Bush
I don't really think of time off as writing blocks. I think that's a western notion of demonizing inactivity. When your imagination decides it needs… — Elliott Smith
In a society of little economic development, universal inactivity accompanies universal poverty. You survive not by struggling against nature, or by increasing production, or by… — Ryszard Kapuscinski
Perhaps out inactivity is not so much waiting on God as it is an expression of the fear of man, the love of the praise… — Kevin DeYoung
Inactivity and deprivation of all accustomed stimulus is not rest; it is a preparation for the tomb — Robertson Davies
What is undeniable is that when comforts and convenience sap our energies and idealism, inactivity secretes sloth in to our minds like a poison in… — Os Guinness
Rather than viewing a brief relapse back to inactivity as a failure, treat it as a challenge and try to get back on track as… — Jimmy Connors
So many older people, they just sit around all day long and they don't get any exercise. Their muscles atrophy, and they lose their strength,… — Jack LaLanne
Periods of inactivity, I don't know such things. I'm consistently writing. My life is busy. It always is. There are hardly any moments for self-indulgent… — John Lydon
Passive inactivity, because you have not been given specific instructions to do this or to do that, is a serious deficiency. — George C. Marshall
The stillness and stasis of bed are the perfect opposite of travel: inertia is what I've come to consider the default mode, existentially and electronically… — Lynne Sharon Schwartz
Keep yourself busy if you want to avoid depression. For me, inactivity is the enemy. — Matt Lucas
Inactivity is death. — Benito Mussolini
I understand why so many Americans are fed up with government. The 112th Congress was almost universally derided as the worst ever. It was the… — Olympia Snowe
He who doesn't dream doesn't do anything else than sleep...even when he is awaken. — Jean-Paul Malfatti
Laziness and inactivity kills just as many people as smoking. — Maria Micah Rosales

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