Hard work is not always something you can see. It is not always physical effort. In fact, the most powerful form of hard work is thinking clearly. Designing a winning strategy may not look very active, but make no mistake: it is very hard work. Strategy often beats sweat.

When both you and your spouse actively focus on developing godly character qualities, the foundation of your marriage will be twice as strong.

Philosophy is not a spectator sport.

I have a great life and I’m super active.

There are more active volcanoes beneath the sea than on land by two orders of magnitude.

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

Fortunately, Iranians are politically active worldwide.

I used to be an athlete and even ran the 400 metre stretch for Tamil Nadu. I have always been active.

I will remain active in judo.

I love work. Well, I love being a passive spectator, rather than an active participant.

The only dreams that matter are the ones you have when you’re awake.

The factory of love encompasses all, but on some days, does it seem to be one of suffocation, squeezing its target too tightly? And on other days not tight enough? Or maybe that is the breath of a living love knowing when to protect, when to release, and when to protect again. For we are...

That’s my only active wish. I think if I sang like Don Henley, this would be a lot more agreeable business.

I try to do something active everyday. Liking what you’re doing makes working out enjoyable.

No one has developed active tuberculosis.

Our critics make us strong!Our fears make us bold!Our haters make us wise!Our foes make us active!Our obstacles make us passionate!Our losses make us wealthy!Our disappointments make us appointed!Our unseen treasures give us aknown peace!Whatever is designed against us will work for us!

I’m always in a place that is sincere but conflicted about different things that come with being a Christian and being an active, churchgoing Christian.

I’ve tried to be active in civic organizations as well as the Church.

I’ve been very active in Missouri.

There’s a genius in everyone. It’s either asleep or awake

Freedom is not a license to act but a license to exercise free choices in any given situation.

Women have to be active listeners and interrupters – but when you interrupt, you have to know what you are talking about.

I think that it is important to be gregarious, and that friendships are not just a leisure pursuit, that they are an integral part of what it is to be human, and one does better work if one has a circle of friends that is active.

Noise is the art of talking without walking

It is when things are at their worst that Allah will raise the best generation. The generation that the Prophet would be told Sahabat should look up to. So maybe the fact that you are living in the darkest of time means that Allah thinks you can be the strongest source of light.Allah thinks you...

I won’t lie—I don’t care.And you should quit trying to deceive yourself because I can tell by the way you show no desire to do anything but complain about the issue that you don’t honestly care either.

She walked rather quickly; she liked to be active, though at times she gave an impression of repose that was at once static and evocative. This was because she knew few words and believed in none, and in the world she was rather silent, contributing just her share of urbane humor with a precision that...

The real dawah to Islam is the character of a Muslim.

Each one of us needs to discover the proper balance between the masculine and feminine energies, between the active and the receptive. (104)

Faith is not belief. Belief is passive. Faith is active.

In many ways spiritual exercise is like physical exercise. If you stop exercising physically, your body may not show the results of inactivity for a while. But one day you wake up and find everything is sagging in all the wrong places.

I’m Harvard-educated; I’m an economist by training. I’m an author, a journalist, as well as being active in community development.

There are many reasons to be simple. It’s simply to learn effectively, to work positively, to communicate actively and to live successfully.

Why indeed must ‘God’ be a noun? Why not a verb – the most active and dynamic of all.

I wanted to figure out why I was so busy, but I couldn’t find the time to do it.

I’m a civic busybody and I’ve been blessed with an active career.

Your mind is filled with ample secret abilities not known to you, keep it active by shutting down disbelieve.

Thos who rule the world get so little opportunity to run about and laugh and play in it.