Quotes with force

Quotes 141 till 160 of 300.

  • Francis Bacon Men on their side must force themselves for a while to lay their notions by and begin to familiarize themselves with facts.
    Francis Bacon
    English philosopher and statesman (1561 - 1626)
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  • Ansel Adams Millions of men have lived to fight, build palaces and boundaries, shape destinies and societies; but the compelling force of all times has been the force of originality and creation profoundly affecting the roots of human spirit.
    Ansel Adams
    American landscape photographer and environmentalist (1902 - 1984)
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  • John Ruskin Mountains are to the rest of the body of the earth, what violent muscular action is to the body of man. The muscles and tendons of its anatomy are, in the mountain, brought out with force and convulsive energy, full of expression, passion, and strength.
    John Ruskin
    English art critic (1819 - 1900)
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  • Bernhard von Bulow Mr. Chamberlain desires to avert the threat to England's peace by making England, in alliance with Germany, stronger than her rivals and so to force them to renounce their hostile intentions against her.
    Bernhard von Bulow
    German diplomat and politician (1849 - 1929)
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  • Aeschylus My friends, whoever has had experience of evils knows how whenever a flood of ills comes upon mortals, a man fears everything; but whenever a divine force cheers on our voyage, then we believe that the same fate will always blow fair.
    Aeschylus
    Greek dramatist (525 - 456)
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  • Bonnie Bedelia My grandfather had been on the New York City force with his 11 brothers around the turn of the century. He was killed in the line of duty. My father, who was 16, was the oldest son, so he had to quit school and go to work to support his mother.
    Bonnie Bedelia
    American actress (1948 - )
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  • Benazir Bhutto My party would not have allowed the Taleban to become such a huge force that they would need to sign a peace treaty.
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    Benazir Bhutto
    Pakistani politician (1953 - 2007)
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  • Buzz Aldrin NASA needs to focus on the things that are really important and that we do not know how to do. The agency is a pioneering force, and that is where its competitive advantage lies.
    Buzz Aldrin
    American former astronaut, engineer and fighter (1930 - )
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  • Barbara Lee Nine years ago on September 14, 2001, I placed the lone vote against the 'Authorization for Use of Military Force' - an authorization that I knew would provide a blank check to wage war anywhere, at any time, and for any length.
    Barbara Lee
    American politician (1946 - )
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  • Thomas Carlyle No iron chain, or outward force of any kind, can ever compel the soul of a person to believe or to disbelieve.
    Thomas Carlyle
    Scottish writer and historicus (1795 - 1881)
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  • William Wordsworth No motion has she now, no force; she neither hears nor sees; rolled around in earth's diurnal course, with rocks, and stones, and trees.
    William Wordsworth
    English poet (1770 - 1850)
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  • Langston Hughes No woman can be handsome by the force of features alone, any more that she can be witty by only the help of speech.
    Langston Hughes
    American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright and columnist (1901 - 1967)
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  • Lady Mary Wortley Montagu Nobody should trust their virtue with necessity, the force of which is never known till it is felt, and it is therefore one of the first duties to avoid the temptation of it.
    Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
    English writer (1689 - 1762)
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  • Mahatma Gandhi Non-violence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind. It is mightier than the mightiest weapon of destruction devised by the ingenuity of man.
    Mahatma Gandhi
    Indian politician (1869 - 1948)
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  • Barbara Deming Nonviolent action does not have to get others to be nice. It can in effect force them to consult their consciences.
    Barbara Deming
    American feminist and advocate (0 - 1984)
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  • Barbara Deming Nonviolent actions does not have to get others to be nice. It can in effect force them to consult their consciences.
    Barbara Deming
    American feminist and advocate (0 - 1984)
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  • Leon Trotsky Not believing in force is the same as not believing in gravitation.
    Leon Trotsky
    Russian revolutionary and writer (1879 - 1940)
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  • Thomas Carlyle Not brute force but only persuasion and faith are the kings of this world.
    Thomas Carlyle
    Scottish writer and historicus (1795 - 1881)
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  • Homer Not vain the weakest, if their force unite.
    Homer
    Greek poet (850 - 750)
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  • Marcus Tullius Cicero Nothing so cements and holds together all the parts of a society as faith or credit, which can never be kept up unless men are under some force or necessity of honestly paying what they owe to one another.
    Marcus Tullius Cicero
    Roman statesman and writer (106 - 43)
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