Henry David Thoreau
Writer, Philosopher
"We are all of us more or less active physiognomists."
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Octavia Spencer
Actress, Producer
"The way to bring about change is to be proactive and active."
Mahatma Gandhi
Political Leader
"Jesus was the most active resister known to history. His was nonviolence par excellence."
Haruki Murakami
Writer
"Being active every day makes it easier to hear that inner voice."
Ernest Holmes
Writer
"It is necessary for us to understand that the only Active Principle is Spirit."
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"Only the most acute and active animals are capable of boredom."
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"Only in being productively active can man make sense of his life."
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"We shall be better, braver, and more active if we believe it right to look for what we don't know."
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"Let us move forward with strong and active faith."
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"There is nothing more frightful than an active ignorance. [Ger., Es ist nichts schrecklicher als eine thatige Unwissenheit.]"
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"I love being athletic and doing things that are active, even when I'm traveling."
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"There's nothing like active employment, I suppose, to console the afflicted."
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"I don't know when I'm going to have time to be politically active."
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"To be dull is easy, to be active requires tremendous work."
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"Freedom in a posture is when every joint is active."
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"The loiterer often imputes delay to his more active friend."
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"I'm very politically active, but that has nothing to do with my charity."
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"I'm sporty, active, bubbly, I like to make people laugh... I'm the jokester. But I'm also very traditional."
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"I haven't been very active in politics."
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"I eat healthy most of the time. Whole foods are the best for you when you are super active, so I get plenty of fruits and veggies to keep me energized."
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"And the more you are active about something you love, the world is going to be a better place."
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"The "times," "the age" what is that, but a few profound persons and a few active persons who epitomize the times?"
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"An active and creative reader is a re-reader."
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"The vices of idleness are only to be shaken off by active employment."
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"The panoplied warrior of truth and nonviolence is ever and incessantly active."
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