Active Quotes - page 8

Finally, I also come in recognition of the great work that has been undertaken by the NGOs and UN agencies that have been active for many years here, especially through the local staff and international staff here in Somaliland and in Somalia at large. (Jan Egeland)
Healthy foods are great, but it's important to keep your body active. Your muscles only get stronger and build more endurance for everyday things if you're moving and get the blood pumping. Exercising stimulates certain brain chemicals and can put you in a better mood! View quote
Jenna Ushkowitz
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. View quote
Joe Lhota
I'm so thankful for the active obedience of Christ. No hope without it. View quote
John Gresham Machen
In a thriller, the camera's an active narrator, or can be. View quote
John McTiernan
Most Americans aren't the sort of citizens the Founding Fathers expected; they are contented serfs. Far from being active critics of government, they assume that its might makes it right. View quote
Joseph Sobran
At the end of the day, one of the most politically active voters in the country, seniors, will know who stood with them and who didn't. View quote
Judy Chu
If you feel rooted in your home and family, if you're active in your community, there's nothing more empowering. The best way to make a difference in the world is to start by making a difference in your own life. View quote
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
One secret of leadership is that the mind of a leader never turns off. Leaders even when they are sightseers or spectators, are active; not passive observers. View quote
James C Humes
I think we too often make choices based on the safety of cynicism, and what we're lead to is a life not fully lived. Cynicism is fear, and it's worse than fear - it's active disengagement. View quote
Ken Burns
I have my parents to thank for that, they raised me to be active and play all sports. They taught me the importance of staying healthy, being focused and setting goals in whatever I do. (Kiana Tom)
We must lead in a different way... We must have an active president, who gives strong direction and works with the government for its implementation. View quote
Lionel Jospin
Half of all women who are sexually active, but do not want to get pregnant, need publicly funded services to help them access public health programs like Medicaid and Title X, the national family planning program. View quote
Louise Slaughter
I started getting more and more active around immigration reform because this was such a waste of lives, such a waste of potential, such a waste for our country not to have the human capital that we developed - geared toward improving our entire society. View quote
Laurene Powell Jobs
As the proud father of two teens and past Chairman to the Presidents Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, I am committed to educating parents and especially young people on ways to live a long, healthy and active life. View quote
Lee Haney
Enrolling your child in a recreational sport sponsored by your neighborhood recreation community centers is a great way to keep kids active. View quote
Lee Haney
Shareholder activism is not a privilege - it is a right and a responsibility. When we invest in a company, we own part of that company and we are partly responsible for how that company progresses. If we believe there is something going wrong with the company, then we, as shareholders, must become active and vocal. View quote
Mark Mobius
I was very active in the peace movement, still am. View quote
Margot Kidder
Leadership is an active role; 'lead' is a verb. But the leader who tries to do it all is headed for burnout, and in a powerful hurry. View quote
Bill Owens
Classrooms keep getting set up more and more around the verbal and less around the kinesthetic and active. They are increasingly becoming environments that favour the girls' brain. View quote
Michael Gurian
No one has developed active tuberculosis. (Michael York)
I do doubles on Monday and Thursday, take Wednesday off or do easy cardio, do doubles on Thursday and Friday, and the weekend I just get outside and get active - jog or bike ride, or play tennis with my mom. View quote
Mikaela Shiffrin
What is true of Mr. Mill's influence on the women's-suffrage question is true also of the other political movements in which he took an active interest. View quote
Millicent Fawcett
The way to bring about change is to be proactive and active. View quote
Octavia Spencer
When the question arose whether I, as a member of the royal family, should take part in active combat in the Falklands, there was no question in her mind, and it only took her two days to sort the issue. View quote
Prince Andrew