APATHY QUOTES III

quotations about apathy

Apathy quote

In sullen apathy neither true wisdom nor true happiness can be found.

HUME

attributed, Day's Collacon

Tags: wisdom, happiness


It's enthusiasm, not apathy, that makes the world go 'round.

TONY ALESSANDRA

Charisma

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Many of the policies promoted at the local level are often very technical, which makes it quite easy to get lost in the details as research about policies are being done, and this technical nature of these policies is another reason why many voters tend to sit out these local elections. Their apathy is rational, not ignorant. If people are unable to understand the details of a given policy issue, it would be rational for them to not pay attention to local politics at all, but I am imploring people to not take this approach. Learning about these issues can be tough, but local politics is where the impact of your vote is the most palpable. You can see the new sidewalk being built; you can see the new textbooks your school has received; you can see a library being built for your community. These are just some of the benefits of being cognizant of your local politics.

JACOB PIERCE

"Trump isn't the only one you should pay attention to", Vanderbilt Hustler, February 24, 2016


No one seems to care about apathy. There's a lack of interest, probably because it doesn't seem important. The general consensus is it's nothing to get emotional about. Let's face it, people are apathetic about apathy.

BOB PARASILITI

"Games show that sometimes we still care", Mail Media, February 21, 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


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


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

Tags: death


Apathy is the direct opposite of energy; and while it is an all-year-round disease, it is most prevalent in the hot months of July, August and September.

ANONYMOUS

The Magazine of Wall Street, Aug. 21, 1920

Tags: anonymous, summer


Large scale apathy is a poison for democracy and leads to a loss of government accountability, so increased voter turn-out is essential. People tend to gain interest as they age, and student apathy is definitely not a new issue. Local elections are a great way to start, because they have local immediate personal impact and are often decided by hundreds instead of hundreds of thousands of votes.

WESTON BELL

"Final day of early voting hits campus community", University of Tennessee Daily Beacon, February 23, 2016


No, it's a sign of the democracy that's anemic. It's a sign that people just know the system is rigged. It's a sign that they know big money dictates and shapes the destiny of the government and the society. Unfortunately, the dominant response is one of staying away rather than trying to participate and reshape it. So we can understand, in a certain sense, the apathy, but the apathy is in no way justified. We've got to participate, not just in the ballot box, but, as Sister Melina says, we've got to hit the streets. We've got--we have to have organizing and mobilizing and have to be willing to go to jail. And some of us, actually, have to be willing to die.

CORNEL WEST

"Bernie, Hillary or Revolution in the Streets? Cornel West, Dolores Huerta & Black Lives Matter Debate", Democracy Now, March 9, 2016


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

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The current apathy is a recipe for more apathy.

AMY DREIBELBIS FAIRWEATHER

"Chuck Sweeny: Rebranding Freeport for future growth", Freeport Journal Standard, February 28, 2016


Thoughtlessness or apathy is the only obstacle to success.

CHARLES TURNER THACKRAH

The Effects of Arts, Trades, and Professions

Tags: success


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


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


I am not a victim. I am alive, wide awake and free from the numbness of apathy.

ROKELLE LERNER

Daily Affirmations

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Mental apathy is stoicism, a calmness of mind incapable of being ruffled by pleasure, pain, or passion.

N. WEBSTER

attributed, Day's Collacon


Slums may well be breeding-grounds of crime, but middle-class suburbs are incubators of apathy and delirium.

CYRIL CONNOLLY

The Unquiet Grave

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What is called "apathy" is, I believe, a feeling of helplessness on the part of the ordinary citizen, a feeling of impotence in the face of enormous power. It's not that people are apathetic; they do care about what is going on, but don't know what to do about it, so they do nothing, and appear to be indifferent.

HOWARD ZINN

Huffington Post, Jan. 28, 2010

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Apathy is the capitulation of personhood, the refusal to grow, to become who we really are. It is the ultimate cop-out -- the insistence that things will never change, so why should we.

ALBERT J. LACHANCE

Cultural Addiction: The Greenspirit Guide to Recovery