Sedentary Quotes

39 quotes by 31 authors

Both ardent lovers and austere scholars, when once they come to the years of discretion, love cats, so strong and gentle, the pride of the… — Charles Baudelaire
I'm not a sedentary person. I've always been active. — Lauren Bacall
True wilderness is where you keep it, and real wilderness experience cannot be a sedentary one; you have to seek it out not seated, but… — David R. Brower
A story, in which native humour reigns, Is often useful, always entertains; A graver fact, enlisted on your side, May furnish illustration, well applied; But… — William Cowper
As a general rule of biology, migratory species are less 'aggressive' than sedentary ones. — Bruce Chatwin
Reading, solitude, idleness, a soft and sedentary life, intercourse with women and young people, these are perilous paths for a young man, and these lead… — Jean-Jacques Rousseau
The mind of the Renaissance was not a pilgrim mind, but a sedentary city mind, like that of the ancients. — George Santayana
Human bodies are designed for regular physical activity. The sedentary nature of much of modern life probably plays a significant role in the epidemic incidence… — Andrew Weil
Studies have shown that people who are physically active sleep better than those who are sedentary. The more energy you expend during the day, the… — Andrew Weil
To be clear, I worry as much about the impact of the Internet as anyone else. I worry about shortening attention spans, the physical cost… — Andrew Weil
A learned man is a sedentary, concentrated solitary enthusiast, who searches through books to discover some particular grain of truth upon which he has set… — Virginia Woolf
As a general rule of biology, migratory species are less 'aggressive' than sedentary ones. There is one obvious reason why this should be so. The… — Bruce Chatwin
IMPORTANT Book reading is a solitary and sedentary pursuit, and those who do are cautioned that a book should be used as an integral part… — Garrison Keillor
Now more than ever do I realize that I will never be content with a sedentary life, that I will always be haunted by thoughts… — Isabelle Eberhardt
... with men it's rush, rush, rush, every minute. I'm glad I'm a sedentary spider." "What does sedentary mean?" asked Wilbur. "Means I sit still… — Elwyn Brooks White
Paleoclimatic records show clearly that the past 10,000 years, the Holocene, is a remarkably stable period in which we went from being a few hunters… — Johan Rockstrom
The slow rhythm of the body, the insistent rhythm of the wit, were they becoming irreconcilable in modern civilisation? The sedentary life, frustration and irritability;… — Henry Williamson
Like our physical bodies, our memory becomes out of shape. As children, we are constantly learning new experiences, but by the time we reach our… — Tony Buzan
Let us begin by clearing up the old confusion between theman who loves learning and the man who loves reading, and point out that there… — Virginia Woolf

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