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Activity Quotes

Faith is a kind of immune system filtering out fears that otherwise would paralyze all activity.

Reinhard Bonnke (2001). “Mark My Word: A Daily Devotional by Reinhard Bonnke”, Full Flame Gmbh

At times inactivity is preferable to mindless functioning.

Jenny Holzer (1983). “Truisms and essays”, Distributed Art Pub Inc

Authentic happiness is not linked to an activity, it is a state of being.

Matthieu Ricard (2011). “The Art of Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life's Most Important Skill”, p.40, Atlantic Books Ltd

Feminism is something you do. It's a verb. It's what you are. It's an activity; it's something you're actively engaged in.

"Kathleen Hanna on Bikini Kill, growing up, and being a feminist icon". Interview with Marah Eakin, www.avclub.com. November 20, 2012.

You can make any human activity into meditation simply by being completely with it and doing it just to do it.

Alan Watts (2010). “Still the Mind: An Introduction to Meditation”, p.67, New World Library

A society in which there are high levels of voluntary activity will simply be a better, happier place than one where there are not.

"The Jewish community could not exist for a day without its volunteers" by Jonathan Sacks, rabbisacks.org. October 29, 2012.

All human activity is prompted by desire.

Bertrand Russell (2013). “Human Society in Ethics and Politics”, p.160, Routledge

Focusing isn't just an optical activity; it is also a mental one.

Bridget Riley (2009). “The Eye's Mind: Collected Writings 1965-2009”