Passive Quotes

429 quotes by 370 authors

Many dog owners believe that as much as 60 percent of their pet's brain is set aside solely to demonstrate applications of the verb "to… — Stanley Coren
Even forgiveness, if weak and passive, is not true: fight is better. Forgive when you could bring legions of angels to the victory. — Swami Vivekananda
In fact, entertainment has taken the place of celebration in the present world. But entertainment is quite different from celebration; entertainment and celebration are never… — Rajneesh
All genuine learning is active, not passive. It involves the use of the mind, not just the memory. It is a process of discovery, in… — Mortimer Adler
Every time we speak, we choose and use one of four basic communication styles: assertive, aggressive, passive and passive-aggressive. — Jim Rohn
What passes for political realism may make for lively academic debates. But it often functions, ironically, as a tool of social control, rendering us passive… — Parker J. Palmer
Take action. You can either be a passive victim of circumstance or you can be the active hero of your own life. Action is the… — Bradley Whitford
I personally want to "do" death in the active and not the passive, and to be there to look it in the eye and be… — Christopher Hitchens
The person in peak-experiences feels himself, more than other times, to be the responsible, active, creating center of his activities and of his perceptions. He… — Abraham Maslow
To obtain financial freedom, one must be either a business owner, an investor, or both, generating passive income, particularly on a monthly basis. — Robert Kiyosaki
I think it's interesting that the opposite of being active in yoga is not being passive. It's being receptive. — Cyndi Lee
To continue to condemn only brings condemnation, then, for self. This does not mean that self's activity should be passive, but rather being constant in… — Edgar Cayce
What happened to the good old days of "Woman as passive recipient?" What happened to being courted? What happened to sitting back under a parasol… — Cathy Guisewite
Inspiration is not purely passive, but does favor the prepared mind. — Scott Barry Kaufman
It is natural that we face obstacles in pursuit of our goals. But if we remain passive, making no effort to solve the problems we… — Dalai Lama
I believe we are a species with amnesia, I think we have forgotten our roots and our origins. I think we are quite lost in… — Graham Hancock
Curator Shantrelle P. Lewis left for Amsterdam an Andy Warhol fellow, and came back with a film in her pocket. Please support this confrontation of… — dream hampton
Peace is not passive, it is active. Peace is not appeasement, it is strength. Peace does not 'happen,' it requires work. — Hubert H. Humphrey
The Founding Fathers were neither passive, death-worshipin g mystics nor mindless, power-seeking looters; as a political group they were a phenomenon unprecedented in history: they… — Ayn Rand
Hair and shoes say it all. Everything in between is forgivable as long as you keep it simple. Trying to talk with your clothes is… — Rick Owens

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