You can never dictate a heart

No emperor has the power to dictate to the heart.

— Friedrich Schiller

“When mind says it's impossible, don't dictate heart to comply.”

— Toba Beta

“I don’t want what I’m afraid of to dictate every move I make.”

— Josh Homme

I dictate the pace of my fights and no one else.

— Luke Rockhold

Collaborate, don't dictate.

— George A. Romero

“Your Purpose Should Dictate How You Spend Your Time”

— Brenda Johnson Padgitt

As a major contemporary composer, Madonna should not let the eye dictate to the ear.

— Camille Paglia

Conservative talkers love to throw numbers around: their ratings and their audience size. And to be sure, they have a sizable audience which numbers…

— John Ridley

Illiterates have to dictate.

— Stanislaw Jerzy Lec

What if I couldn't handle people's opinions of me? I know that shouldn't dictate a person's degree of peace or happiness in life, but…

— Chris Evans

It's kind of true that they just start making the same movie over and over again. It's also true that the times dictate what…

— Thomas Jane

Songs are like anything else - they dictate to you which ones go together and which ones don't.

— Brian Fallon

Federalism doesn't empower D.C. to dictate to the states or the local level.

— Nancy Mace

I am not invested with dictatorial powers. If I were, I should be quite ready to dictate.

— Winston Churchill

I'm obsessed with being able to dictate energy in a room.

— Bazzi