Passive Quotes

I might define a ‘journey’ as something that life itself calls me to. And I might then define a ‘trip’ as something I create to avoid a journey by mimicking a journey. And while fear is most certainly part and parcel of both, the latter is emboldened by fear while the former surrenders to it.

To simply survive appears to be the choice of the plodding hoards that wander all around me. Therefore, I’ve adamantly committed to never hoard hoards.

To fall is not to fail. To fail is to never fall because I never got up in the first place.

When there is no specific task, the human’s subconscious mind will be in a passive state

Only God understands how incredibly far we’ve fallen, and only God understands how incredibly far we can rise. And only we can determine if we’re going to wallow in the mediocrity that is born of the refusal to understand either.

This is not the time to be passive. This is the time to shape, sculpt, paint, participate… the time to get sweaty, to get dirty, to fall in love, to forgive, to forget, to hug, to kiss… this is the time to experience, participate and live your life as a verb.

We cannot achieve or goal when we are afraid, not confident, passive and indecisive

Active love doesn’t ask: 'What does this person have to offer me?' Rather: 'What do I have to offer this person?

It is not a person or situation that affects your life; it is the meaning you give to that person or situation, which influences your emotions and actions. Your choice is to change the meaning you gave it or to change your response, in order to create the outcome you want.

God created everyone uniquely and for a purpose, and not to be on this earth as a passive spectator

If we were not impressed by job titles, suits, and jargon, we would demand that financial advisors show us their personal bank statements before they tell us what we could or should do with our own money.

Being gentle doesn’t stop us fighting for our dreams.

Perseverance is not a passive submission to circumstances—it is a strong and active response to the difficult events of life.

The truly wise are meek. Yet being small and meek do not make one weak. Arming oneself with true knowledge generates strong confidence and a bold spirit that makes you a lion of God. The Creator does not want you to suffer, yet we are being conditioned by society to accept suffering, weak and passive dispositions under the belief that such conditions are favorable by God. Weakness is not a virtue praised by God. How could he desire for you to be weak if he tells us to stand by our conscience? Doing so requires strength. However, there is a difference between arrogance when inflating your ego, and confidence when one truly gets closer to God. One feels large, while the other feels small. Why? Because a man of wisdom understands that he is just a small pea in a sea of infinite atoms, and that in the end — we are all connected. And did you not know that the smaller a creature is, the bolder its spirit?

Guilt loves the passive.

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.

Sex seemed like a thing that might only happen to me at random, outside my control, like the weather.

One of the most terrifying questions of all might be, ‘Will I unleash myself to live before death unleashes me from the ability to be unleashed?’ And in retrospect, maybe it’s not the question that’s terrifying. Maybe what’s terrifying is the answer.

The smart way to keep people passive and obedient is to strictly limit the spectrum of acceptable opinion, but allow very lively debate within that spectrum....

Your daily output is directly proportional to your daily thoughts while your activity or passivity remains as a constant. You get what you think to do provided you do it!

The active minority in the world is the fraction that makes the world a better place for the passive majority.

By choosing comfort we are in the very same decision choosing to miss every great thing in life, and that thought should be anything but comforting.

Assumptions are quick exits for lazy minds that like to graze out in the fields without bother.

I could've loved you but the line is too long and your passiveness is endless.

The sea, the sea…Man alone,Passive, unawareIn his elemental sadness.

Often the devil wants to distract us from our goal, to make us passive and neutralize our actions

Men and women who possesses drive record more increase than those who are passive

I used to love the saying, 'If you build a better mousetrap, the world will beat a path to your door.' It sounds great, right?The only problem is that, as it turns out, it’s not even remotely true.Worse yet, it encourages people to passively wait for someone else to give them a break. Most people who do that will grow old waiting for someone to come along and recognize their genius.

Risk is the clue that our dreams are both real and great.

It is what it is because you let it be so.

Having a passive personality, is a soft way to live a dead life.

He who makes $25,000 annually through passive income is more enviable than he who earns $100,000 annually through a salary.

Pushing your limits is what allows you to grow stronger, so if you find yourself feeling passive, it can make sense to dial it up a little. Get moving. Accomplish something small. Do something you enjoy. Embrace what moves you. And start again.

Progress across the time axis is passive. Progress up the results axis is passion.

Mediocrity is a path cleared by fear, leveled by apathy and paved by comfort.