#apathy

Apathy can be overcome by enthusiasm, and enthusiasm can only be aroused by two things: first, an ideal, with takes the imagination by storm, and second, a definite intelligible plan for carrying that ideal into practice. ↗

— Arnold J. Toynbee

#aroused #carrying #definite #enthusiasm #first

When too many Americans don't vote or participate, some see apathy and despair. I see disappointment and even outrage. And I believe that out of this frustration can come hope and action. ↗

— Paul Wellstone

#apathy #believe #come #despair #disappointment

The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it's indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it's indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, it's indifference. ↗

— Elie Wiesel

#apathy #hate #indifference #inspirational #love

It is curious what patches of hardness and tenderness lie side by side in men’s dispositions. I suppose he has some test by which he finds out whom Heaven cares for. ↗

— George Eliot

#compassion #life

Willpower is the key to success. Successful people strive no matter what they feel by applying their will to overcome apathy, doubt or fear. ↗

— Dan Millman

#applying #doubt #fear #feel #key

Man watches his history on the screen with apathy and an occasional passing flicker of horror or indignation. ↗

— Conor Cruise O'Brien

#flicker #his #history #horror #indignation

Is sloppiness in speech caused by ignorance or apathy? I don't know and I don't care. ↗

— William Safire

#care #caused #i #ignorance #know

Apathy is a sort of living oblivion. ↗