APATHY QUOTES II
quotations about apathy
Wherever there is degeneration and apathy, there also is sexual perversion, cold depravity, miscarriage, premature old age, grumbling youth, there is a decline in the arts, indifference to science, and injustice in all its forms.
ANTON CHEKHOV
letter to A.S. Suvorin, Dec. 27, 1889
In my better moments, I think of apathy as purpose's sleep. In my worse moments, when I'm trying to fix it or get rid of it, I call it feeling lazy, depressed, or useless.
DAWNA MARKOVA
I Will Not Die an Unlived Life
Apathy is merely a learned behavior, a habit that can be changed.
SUSANNA BARBEE
"How to motivate apathetic students", Asheville Citizen-Times, February 29, 2016
Apathy -- not hate -- is the opposite of love. It is this apathy that leads first to the death of the psyche, and in its extreme form to the death of the body.
JANE G. GOLDBERG
The Dark Side of Love
Voter apathy is a problem nationwide. I think people are largely disengaged because they feel like they can't make a difference, and they feel skeptical about politics.
J. J. HOLLIE
interview, "The Woodlands Area Chamber of Commerce president", Community Impact Newspaper, March 9, 2016
Apathy is never positive, and rarely harmless. To be apathetic is to be dispirited, empty of feeling. In its more extreme forms, it is a living death.
DONALD CAPPS
Deadly Sins and Saving Virtues
The apathy of the people is enough to make every statue leap from its pedestal, and to hasten the resurrection of the dead.
WILLIAM LLOYD GARRISON
The Liberator, Jan. 1, 1831
I didn't care about anything. And there's a freedom in apathy, a wild, dizzying liberation on which you can almost get drunk.
LIONEL SHRIVER
We Need to Talk About Kevin
Ask a politician a blunt question, and chances are you'll never quite get a real answer. Say the truth loud and clear, and you'll probably become a pariah of sorts.... You see, our country is battling an intellectual illness termed political correctness; a social and political trend that Wilbur Smith deems "the worst form of censorship" because "you're not allowed to speak your mind...." It's a dangerous mask for apathy, a validation for the corruption and immorality in this upside down world. All in all, it hinders our growth as a nation and impedes the very foundations on which this country was built: freedom of speech, justice, and progressive change.
SHALVA GOZLAND
"Political Incorrectness", Huffington Post, February 19, 2016
Apathy is a risk-aversion strategy.
JOOST VAN LOON
Risk and Technological Culture
Thoughtlessness or apathy is the only obstacle to success.
CHARLES TURNER THACKRAH
The Effects of Arts, Trades, and Professions
For teachers, student apathy can be heartbreaking and frustrating, especially when a child or adolescent possesses all of the intellect and skills needed to do well. Often times, there seems to be little correlation with ability and apathy. In my classroom, both gifted students and struggling students could show apathy. I found that digging deeper and making a personal connection with the student helped tremendously, but it also took strategic instructional planning.
SUSANNA BARBEE
"How to motivate apathetic students", Asheville Citizen-Times, February 29, 2016
Apathy is a dangerous habit, and history is its greatest testimony.
SHALVA GOZLAND
"Political Incorrectness", Huffington Post, February 19, 2016
Apathy is the outgrowth of their inability to change the world.
GEORGE DAVID MILLER & CONRAD P. PRITSCHER
On Education and Values: In Praise of Pariahs and Nomads
What about our alleged political apathy? Is that harder to disprove? There is a decent chunk of evidence that suggests young people are generally disinterested in elections. One study found that 24 per cent of young people didn't identify with any particular political party, compared to 7 per cent of older voters. But I don't think research showing young people are disengaged from the formal political process, and feel alienated from political parties, automatically means they don't care about key political issues. Polls regularly show that young people support progressive political change on key issues like marriage equality by a much higher margin than older Australians. The same pattern exists when looking at issues like action on climate change and our treatment of refugees. The biggest political advocacy organisation in the country, GetUp! is full of young, passionate campaigners striving to make a difference. Young people care about issues that affect them, like housing and education, as well as social justice issues that are about making the country a fairer place to live.
OSMAN FARUQI
"Let's stop the Millennial bashing", SBS, March 10, 2016
Unless Bangladeshis shun political apathy, doctors fight for journalists and truck drivers; engineers defend garment factory workers' rights; professionals fight for equal opportunities for all; men fight for women, and women for men; rich fight for the poor, and poor for the rich, the country will remain politically inert, socially backward, and economically stagnant without any rule of law and equity. I believe political apathy is the mother of all evils in Bangladesh. There's hardly anything in life beyond politics. We're all related to each other in power perspective.
TAJ HASHMI
"Political Violence, 'Rational Ignorance', And 'Political Illiteracy' In Bangladesh", Counter Currents, February 29, 2016
Mental apathy is stoicism, a calmness of mind incapable of being ruffled by pleasure, pain, or passion.
N. WEBSTER
attributed, Day's Collacon
Apathy is our enemy. We want to make sure that everybody knows that every vote is important.
DEBBIE GUDENAS
"Hillary Clinton wins SC Democratic primary Saturday", WSOC TV, February 28, 2016
And of course apathy is alive and well every election when more people choose to stay home instead of voting.
JIM MUIR
"'Trump Movement' is not hard to understand", The Southern Illinoisan, March 10, 2016
Slums may well be breeding-grounds of crime, but middle-class suburbs are incubators of apathy and delirium.
CYRIL CONNOLLY
The Unquiet Grave