Passive Quotes

429 quotes by 370 authors

To make oneself an object, to make oneself passive, is a very different thing from being a passive object. — Simone de Beauvoir
In this very real world, good doesn't drive out evil. Evil doesn't drive out good. But the energetic displaces the passive. — William Bernbach
Importantly, in the 1930s, in the Great Depression, the Federal Reserve, despite its mandate, was quite passive and, as a result, financial crisis became very… — Ben Bernanke
Attachment parenting is not a passive parenting style. — Mayim Bialik
Active Evil is better than Passive Good. — William Blake
The traveler was active; he went strenuously in search of people, of adventure, of experience. The tourist is passive; he expects interesting things to happen… — Daniel J. Boorstin
It is unfortunate that Americans are no longer aware of what the constitution says and what their rights are. Because of that, we are often… — James Bovard
For us, destiny always feels... if you obey, it's almost a passive thing. — Danny Boyle
The traveler was active; he went strenuously in search of people, of adventure, of experience. The tourist is passive. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
It isn't enough to think outside the box. Thinking is passive. Get used to acting outside the box. — Tim Ferriss
Non-violent resistance implies the very opposite of weakness. Defiance combined with non-retaliatory acceptance of repression from one's opponents is active, not passive. It requires strength,… — Mahatma Gandhi
The passive master lent his hand, To the vast Soul which o'er him planned. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Women are not inherently passive or peaceful. We're not inherently anything but human. — Robin Morgan
All that we need explicitly to note is that, the more the passive attention is relied on, by keeping the material interesting; and the less… — William James
Meditation is not passive sitting in silence. It is sitting in awareness, free from distraction, and realizing the clear understanding that arises from concentration. — Nhat Hanh
With no notice to the American people...this country entered the war...Stranger than the fact was the passive acceptance of it. — Garet Garrett
In the depths of every heart, there is a tomb and a dungeon, though the lights, the music, and revelry above may cause us to… — Nathaniel Hawthorne
To love is not a passive thing. To love is active voice. When I love I do something, I function, I give. I do not… — Bernard Iddings Bell
The best moments in our lives are not the passive, receptive, relaxing times...the best moments usually occur when a person's body or mind is stretched… — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
A healthy loyalty is not passive and complacent, but active and critical. — Harold Laski

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