Passive Quotes
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I think, on a surface level, people are surprised to see me playing such a passive role in 'Good.'
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New Zealanders have conventions and pleasantries, but we are direct. We are encouraged to be transparent with our behavior and not to employ passive aggression.
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To be silent is to be passive.
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I'm terrified of passive acquiescence. I live in intensity.
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The thrill of terror is passive, masochistic, and implicitly feminine. It is imaginative submission to overwhelming superior force.
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After a session of yoga, the mind becomes tranquil and passive.
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We are not merely passive pawns of historical forces; nor are we victims of the past. We can shape and direct history.
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Happiness is not mere pleasure, not the outcome of wealth. It is the result of active work rather than passive enjoyment of pleasure.
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People around me like me the best when I'm depressed because I'm a bit more passive.
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Tacit collaboration by millions who bite their lip is even more essential than lip service by thousands of favor seekers. Hence, to stimulate at least passive cooperation, the party strives to give the impression that “everybody” is already on its side.
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The successful teacher is no longer on a height, pumping knowledge at high pressure into passive receptacles.
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We talked about how passive they were in the first quarter.
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Remember to never split an infinitive. The passive voice should never be used. Do not put statements in the negative form. Proofread carefully to see if you words out. And don't start a sentence with a conjugation.
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Maverick is a word which appeals to me more than misfit. Maverick is active, misfit is passive.
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To make oneself an object, to make oneself passive, is a very different thing from being a passive object.
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Reading a book should not be a passive exercise, but rather a raucous conversation.
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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 and granting someone a chance to try to win us over?
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To be depressed or neurotic is passive. It happened to us; we are its victim, and we have no control over it.
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The passive receiving of Christ is the process by which a spiritual principle of grace is generated in the will of man.
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America is a large country and its people have so far not shown much interest in great international problems, among which the problem of disarmament occupies first place today. This must be changed, if only in America's own interest. The last war has shown that there are no longer any barriers between the continents and that the destinies of all countries are closely interwoven. The people of this country must realize that they have a great responsibility in the sphere of international politics. The part of passive spectator is unworthy of this country and is bound in the end to lead to disaster all round.
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Active Evil is better than Passive Good.
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Experience is not worth the getting. It's not a thing that happens pleasantly to a passive you--it's a wall that an active you runs up against.
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Hatred is active displeasure, envy passive. We need not wonder that envy turns to soon to hatred.
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Live in the active voice, rather than passive. Think more about what you happen than what is happening to you.
