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Passive Quotes by David Abram
- A particular place in the land is never, for an oral culture, just a passive or inert setting for the human events that occur there.…
- If, on the other hand, we wish to describe a particular phenomenon without repressing our direct experience, then we cannot avoid speaking of the phenomenon…
More Passive Quotes
- It isn't enough to think outside the box. Thinking is passive. Get used to acting outside the box. — Tim Ferriss
- Passive acceptance of the teacher's wisdom is easy to most boys and girls. It involves no effort of independent thought, and seems… — Bertrand Russell
- It is unfortunate that Americans are no longer aware of what the constitution says and what their rights are. Because of that,… — James Bovard
- For us, destiny always feels... if you obey, it's almost a passive thing. — Danny Boyle
- 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.… — Mahatma Gandhi
- The passive master lent his hand, To the vast Soul which o'er him planned. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
- All that we need explicitly to note is that, the more the passive attention is relied on, by keeping the material interesting;… — William James
- With no notice to the American people...this country entered the war...Stranger than the fact was the passive acceptance of it. — Garet Garrett