Quotes by Sitting Still The man who barely abstains from violating either the person, or the estate, or the reputation of his neighbours, has surely very little positive merit. He fulfils, however, all the rules of what is peculiarly called justice, and does every thing which his equals can with propriety force him to do, or which they can punish him for not doing. We may often fulfil all the rules of justice by sitting still and doing nothing. Adam Smith sitting-still justice men If you're constantly moving, you can get in a monotony that's just as equally boring as sitting still for a long period of time. Amy Seimetz sitting-still long moving When I was little, like Maleficent, I was told that I was different - and I felt out of place, and too loud, too full of fire, never good at sitting still, never good at fitting in. And then one day I realized something, something I hope you all realize. Different is good. Angelina Jolie sitting-still one-day fire For me, sitting still is harder than any kind of work. Annie Oakley harder sitting-still kind In order to share one's true brilliance one initially has to risk looking like a fool: genius is like a wheel that spins so fast, it at first glance appears to be sitting still. Criss Jami sitting-still risk order Sitting still as stone watching - watching Dave Matthews sitting-still people thinking I don't like sitting still at a desk and often conduct business on my Blackberry or in walking meetings. Dylan Lauren blackberries desks sitting-still And the Raven, never flitting, still is sitting, still is sitting... Edgar Allan Poe nevermore sitting-still ravens We are herding the young in that direction so that they are not sitting still and contemplating, Goddamn it, a page of exquisite prose by Charles Dickens, which is filled with rage about poverty and the need of a household to survive. That's not in the table for consideration now. And people don't understand that beautiful rage of Dickens because they don't share it. They haven't got time to worry about an oppressed culture, a subclass. Frederick Busch sitting-still worry beautiful Be mindful, which is more of a passive meditation practice. It is passive when you are active. Then there is active meditation, when you are passive, sitting still. Frederick Lenz meditation-practice sitting-still buddhism The strongest army in the world [the French] facing no more than twenty-six [German] divisions, sitting still and sheltering behind steel and concrete while a quixotically valiant ally was being exterminated! J. F. C. Fuller sitting-still army military Going to work for a large company is like getting on a train. Are you going sixty miles an hour or is the train going sixty miles an hour and you're just sitting still? J. Paul Getty getting-high sitting-still work I wish I could write while I'm on the road but it never works for me. I need to be sitting still. Jami Attenberg sitting-still wish writing Somehow reading a book never feels like sitting still. Jef Mallett sitting-still reading book I would like to sit still for a while but I'm restless you know and sitting still is only an ideal like celibacy and complete cleanliness. John Steinbeck celibacy cleanliness sitting-still You see more sitting still than chasing after. Jonathan Franzen sitting-still chasing stills A thousand secrets are hidden in simply sitting still. Karlfried Graf Durckheim sitting-still thousand secret It's hard to be strong and be weak at the same time. So I spent a lot of time sitting still. Sitting still for hours, not moving a muscle. Really concentrated work, so I'm ready. I'm ready for my performance. Lady Gaga sitting-still strong moving Sitting still is a pain in the ass. Noah Levine sitting-still buddhist pain The Ady Gil, a Sea Shepherd vessel, it's a fast patrol boat, was sitting still in the water when the Shonan Maru #2 came by, deliberately turned into it, rammed it, cut it in half, sunk it and destroyed it. Paul Watson sitting-still cutting sea 12»