Quotes About Activity

In a way, I'm overly ambitious, selfish in a way. I think because I am so active, I think that's what keeps my brain going and I can bounce things off of each other.

I didn't overly have friends in L.A. I would work and come home and watch television.

Exercise is overrated.

I never really feel overwhelmed; I feel energized by what goes on in our day.

The music stuff is just a hobby.

As soon as I get my car I think I'll be going to the cinema more. Since I don't go very often, there are no films that are a must see at the moment. I usually wait till they come out on DVD.

In 1936, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt addressed the Third World Power Conference in Washington, D.C., on the importance of engineering in solving the nation's social problems. At the conclusion of his speech, he pressed a button that stirred the turbines in the Boulder Dam to "creative activity." "Boulder Dam," said the president as his right index finger came down, "I call you to life!

Good managers have a bias for action.

You have to keep busy. After all, no dog's ever pissed on a moving car.

Not all speed is movement.

sitting still" is just about the worst thing you can do. It's the new "going backward.

They were always doing something. Quietly, without interruption, and with great concentration, they carried on with the hundred-and-one small things that made up their world.

Becoming a healthy organization takes a little time. Unfortunately, many of the leaders I've worked with suffer from a chronic case of adrenaline addiction, seemingly hooked on the daily rush of activity and firefighting within their organizations. It's as though they're afraid to slow down and deal with issues that are critical but don't seem particularly urgent. As

when we fail to get clarity and alignment during meetings, we set in motion a colossal wave of human activity as executives and their direct reports scramble to figure out what everyone else is doing and why.

I have often observed that extremely violent noise and activity go with good-fellowship and heightened spirits.

Good day to you, ma'am,' said Stephen, opening Mrs Wogan's door. 'I believe you may take some air at last. The sky is clear, the sun shines bright with a surprising warmth, and although our poop is now the scene of strange activity, the gangway remains, the windward, or weather gangway, ma'am. And we had best profit by the morning while it lasts.

If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.

The best way to learn is to do; the worst way to teach is to talk.

All that light, instead of giving an impression of warmth and activity, merely exposed its emptiness in a deadening blaze.

Monasticism resonated with me, with my imperfect, impulsive self, because it encompasses all human activity and asks that the disparate parts and moments of our lives be not merely tolerated, or managed, but sanctified.

Kau sedang apa? Aku sedang tidak punya kegiatan. Kalau begitu, belajarlah sesuatu. Pada saat ini, banyak orang berhenti menjalani kehidupan. Mereka tidak marah, juga tidak berseru-seru memprotes; mereka sekedar menunggu waktu berlalu. mereka tidak menerima tantangan-tantangan kehidupan, jadi kehidupan pun berhenti memberikan tantangan kepada mereka. Kau juga mengambil resiko yang sama; tunjukkan reaksi, hadapi hidup, tapi jangan berhenti hidup.

The bike is efficient—and fat people can ride it forever.

There are six ways of describing this kind of cool loneliness. They are: less desire, contentment, avoiding unnecessary activity, complete discipline, not wandering in the world of desire, and not seeking security from one's discursive thoughts.

Meditation practice is how we discover basic goodness and learn to cultivate bodhichitta. With this view, practice, and activity, even the most mundane situation becomes a vehicle for awakening.