ULTIMATUM, n. In diplomacy, a last demand before resorting to concessions. — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
Great souls by instinct to each other turn, demand alliance, and in friendship burn. — Joseph Addison Copy Share Image
Increasingly, the mathematics will demand the courage to face its implications. — Michael Crichton Copy Share Image
“The common theme of common sense is that it’s commonly rejected as uncommonly demanding.” — Craig D. Lounsbrough Copy Share Image
It's my world, I demand my respect. Give me your girl or get slapped in your neck. — Big Pun Copy Share Image
I believe immigration reform is a commitment of President Obama's government, especially since it gives him a chance to respond to the… — Enrique Pena Nieto Copy Share Image
We should remember that it is quite as much a part of friendship to be delicate in its demands as to be… — John Frederick Boyes Copy Share Image
What is a demanding pleasure that demands the use of ones mind! Not in the sense of problem solving, but in the… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
A child can teach an adult three things: to be happy for no reason, to always be busy with something, and to… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
There's a big difference between tolerance and approval, and I have no right to expect or demand the latter from anyone. — Norah Vincent Copy Share Image
It can be tough to turn things down, but as an actor, being in demand is a nice problem to have. — Nicola Walker Copy Share Image
When 'Foyle's War' ended in 2010 after seven series, I was sad but not despondent. After all, ITV had already axed the… — Honeysuckle Weeks Copy Share Image
Knowledge creates the demand. The more people know about it, the more people will be interested and demand for things to be… — Maria Cornejo Copy Share Image
The reports of racial episodes are disturbing. But the players' protest is exhilarating because it is the most high-profile example to date… — William C. Rhoden Copy Share Image
Nosology (from the Greek 'nosos,' meaning 'disease,' and 'logos,' referring to 'study') is not a sport for the timid, and certainly not… — Sherwin B. Nuland Copy Share Image
As voters and taxpayers, we must demand that our local governments properly prioritize libraries. As citizens, we must invest in our library… — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
If we are to meet the growing electricity demand in the United States without significantly increasing emissions of greenhouse gases, we must… — Judy Biggert Copy Share Image
The only sustainable way to increase demand for vacant houses is to spur the formation of new households. Admitting more skilled immigrants,… — Alan Greenspan Copy Share Image
Children need directing and teaching what is right in a kind, affectionate manner How often we see parents demand obedience, good behavior,… — Brigham Young Copy Share Image
No work-family balance will ever fully take hold if the social conditions that might make it possible - men who are willing… — Arlie Russell Hochschild Copy Share Image
In the products of the culture industry human beings get into trouble only so that they can be rescued unharmed, usually by… — Theodor Adorno Copy Share Image
Grown-ups love figures... When you tell them you've made a new friend they never ask you any questions about essential matters. They… — Antoine de Saint-Exupery Copy Share Image
In diminishing the role of the worker's body in the labor process, industrial technology has also tended to diminish the importance of… — Shoshana Zuboff Copy Share Image
Bernie [Ecclestone] has not been shy to say one or two controversial things. The last person in the UK who described his… — Martin Sorrell Copy Share Image
If Jesus is Lord then the only right response to him is surrender and obedience. He is Savior and he is Lord.… — Rebecca Pippert Copy Share Image
We are wont to see friendship solely as a phenomenon of intimacy in which the friends open their hearts to each other… — Hannah Arendt Copy Share Image
The very first thing the President [Truman] did was to show me the new Presidential Seal, which he had just redesigned. He… — Winston Churchill Copy Share Image
A new vision and understanding of something demands a new way of talking about it, for the old terminology gets in the… — Medard Boss Copy Share Image
I am not talking about rebelliousness, but giving people time for constructive internal reflection and even daydreaming. A lot of research is… — Scott Barry Kaufman Copy Share Image
Modern life demands, and is waiting for, a new kind of plan, both for the house and the city. — Le Corbusier Copy Share Image
Moral responsibility is what is lacking in a man when he demands it of a woman. — Karl Kraus Copy Share Image
I like to look good. I'm well-respected, and I demand that - and I don't mind showin' off! — Pepa Copy Share Image
“When you go to power without a base, your demand becomes a request.” — Barbara Major Copy Share Image
“The challenge is that the demand in our lives increasingly exceeds our capacity.” — Jocelyn K. Glei Copy Share Image
Compassion is not helpless pity, but an awareness and determination that demands action. — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image