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• The aristocracy are not the farmers who work the land, and raise the produce, but are the mere consumers of the rent; and when compared with the active world, are the drones, a seraglio of males, who neither collect the honey nor form the hive, but exist only for lazy enjoyment.

  Thomas Paine

  Land, Lazy, Males

  Thomas Paine (1848). “Rights of Man: Being an Answer to Mr. Burke's Attack on the French Revolution”, p.129

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• There is, I think, no point in the philosophy of progressive education which is sounder than its emphasis upon the importance of the participation of the learner in the formation of the purposes which direct his [sic] activities in the learning process, just as there is no defect in traditional education greater than its failure to secure the active cooperation of the pupil in construction of the purposes involved in his studying.

  John Dewey

  Philosophy, Thinking, Purpose

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• We did not treat the Americans badly. They left Iran in a relaxed mood. The embassy was active here after the revolution. We didn't have any problem with them. They started it.

  Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani

  Iran, Revolution, Problem

  "Iran's ex-president: U.S should show goodwill". Interview with Barbara Slavin, usatoday30.usatoday.com. February 6, 2005.

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• Is it better to work out consciously and critically one's own conception of the world and thus, in connection with the labours of one's own brain, choose one's sphere of activity, take an active part in the creation of the history of the world, be one's own guide, refusing to accept passively and supinely from outside the moulding of one' own personality?

  Antonio Gramsci

  Work Out, Personality, Brain

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• If I'm on holiday, I'm active on the beach, I play tennis, I run, I swim a lot. It's just about making the workouts fun, I think, and then it doesn't really feel that bad.

  Candice Swanepoel

  Running, Beach, Workout

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• I’ve never argued against any technology being used when you have an imminent threat, an active crime going on. If someone comes out of a liquor store with a weapon and fifty dollars in cash, I don’t care if a drone kills him or a policeman kills him.

  Rand Paul

  Technology, Drones, Liquor Stores

  "Drone warfare politics change in Washington". "All In with Chris Hayes", www.nbcnews.com. April 24, 2013.

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• The anorexic is the fuse nakedly exposed to the direct power of modern media, a psyche whose wiring has no insulation. The anorexic is an analog to the ideologue, who is likewise devoid of common sense, independent ego, culture, intuitive intelligence, etc.: all the ideologue has to orient himself by is the formalist or abstractivist directives inlaid in modern mass-culture. Both are forms of the True Believer, minds in whom factors of self-active life are reduced to negligibility and pathos reigns.

  Kenny Smith

  Philosophy, Independent, Self

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• We have one of our greatest human experiences when we get an active idea working in our minds.

  Sterling W Sill

  Thinking, Ideas, Mind

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• In 1964, I tried to convince my grandfather, who was active in the New York City firefighters union, to vote for Barry Goldwater over Lyndon Johnson because at the time I thought his approach to limited government was right on.

  Joe Lhota

  New York, Government, Cities

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• A woman of haughty and fierce carriage, of a nimble wit and active spirit, a very voluble tongue, more bold than a man.

  John Winthrop

  Men, Tongue, Nimble

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• Most organizations should be pro-active, but philanthropists concerned with poverty should deliberately be reactive, learning from the efforts of ordinary folks who tired of looking the other way as their communities fell apart.

  Marvin Olasky

  Tired, Organization, Effort

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• There is not a thought that is being thought in the West or the East that is not active in some Indian mind

  E. P. Thompson

  Mind, East, West

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• See yourself as a pioneer in a new world. We are not facing the end of the world, as some would have us believe, but the greatest adventure of our lives. We have the unique opportunity to write a new chapter in the history of humankind, to be active participants in shaping a new world.

  Jed Diamond

  Believe, Writing, Adventure

  Jed Diamond PhD (2012). “Men Alive: Stop Killer Stress with Simple Energy Healing Tools”, p.207, BookBaby

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• True humanity consists not in a squeamish ear; it consists not in starting or shrinking at tales of misery, but in a disposition of heart to relieve it. True humanity appertains rather to the mind than to the nerves, and prompts men to use real and active endeavors to execute the actions which it suggests.

  Charles James

  Real, Heart, Men

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• I never really participated in specific sports or anything, but once I hit 40, I started to get a little bit more active and began swimming more.

  Shigeru Miyamoto

  Sports, Swimming, Littles

  "Q&A: Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto Talks Wii Fit" by Chris Kohler, www.wired.com. May 19, 2008.

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• Gentleness is an active trait, describing the manner in which we should treat others. Meekness is a passive trait, describing the proper Christian response when others mistreat us.

  Jerry Bridges

  Christian, Should, Treats

  Jerry Bridges (2016). “The Practice of Godliness”, p.181, NavPress

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• Love isn't a state of perfect caring, it is an active noun like struggle.

  Fred Rogers

  Struggle, Caring, Love Is

  Fred Rogers (1995). “You Are Special: Words of Wisdom for All Ages from a Beloved Neighbor”, p.21, Penguin

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• Very active in the label, maybe to a fault sometimes.

  Kirk Franklin

  Labels, Faults, Sometimes

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• Putting forward your positive energy connects you back to basic human values which we all share. Good Deeds Day shows that no matter the size of the gesture, a smile that brightens someone else’s day or volunteering in your community, we can all take active part in making a difference.

  Shari Arison

  Differences, Kind Deeds, Volunteer

  "Activate Your Goodness" by Shari Arison, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 4, 2013.

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• More good things in life are lost by indifference than ever were lost by active hostility.

  Robert Menzies

  Things In Life, Indifference, Good Things

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• The whole of nature, as has been said, is a conjugation of the verb to eat, in the active and in the passive.

  William Ralph Inge

  Food, Cooking, Verbs

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• The Reagan Administration has fostered a climate in which a barest majority of the Supreme Court caters to the passions and hatreds of the American mob, stripping away the constitutional shield outside our bedrooms.... How tragically ironic that an Administration that promised to get Government "off our backs" is now so active in draping Government gumshoes over every part of our anatomies.

  Carl T. Rowan

  Passion, Government, Hatred

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• Within a lot of African-American households, I think, there's an idea that black men don't want to take an active participation in the lives of their children. That if they do, there has to be some sort of ulterior motive.

  Gabrielle

  Children, Thinking, Men

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• In my teens, I joined the Parachute Regiment. I jumped out of lots of airplanes, as much as the Government budget would allow us to. I did two active tours of duty: Northern Ireland, and then the Falklands war.

  Mark Burnett

  War, Airplane, Two

  "Mark Burnett Started His Career Jumping Out Of Airplanes And Transporting Prisoners On Ships" by Stephen Chao, www.businessinsider.com. April 21, 2011.

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• Freedom in a posture is when every joint is active.

  B.K.S. Iyengar

  Joints, Posture

  B.K.S. Iyengar (2006). “Light on Life: The Yoga Journey to Wholeness, Inner Peace, and Ultimate Freedom”, p.35, Rodale

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