Acquiesce Quotes
34 quotes by 32 authors
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Take the place and attitude to which you see your unquestionable right, and all men acquiesce.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
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... The decrees of the Sovereign Ordainer, as related to fate and predestination, are of two kinds. Both are to be obeyed and accepted. The…
— Bahá'u'lláh
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He alone who walks strict and upright, and who, in matters of opinion, will be contented that others should be as free as himself and…
— Thomas Jefferson
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A plongeur is a slave, and a wasted slave, doing stupid and largely unnecessary work. He is kept at work, ultimately, because of a vague…
— George Orwell
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If the children acquiesce, they may learn to suppress their anger to avoid retribution. But the rage remains inside, often just below the surface.
— Alvin Rosenfeld
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Some theists in evolutionary science acquiesce to these tacit rules and retain a personal faith while accepting a thoroughly naturalistic picture of physical reality.
— Phillip E. Johnson
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That rock and roll, eh? That rock and roll, it just won't go away. It might hibernate from time to time, sink back into the…
— Alex Turner
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Contrary to popular belief, conventional wisdom would have one believe that it is insane to resist this, the mightiest of empires… But what history really…
— Mumia Abu-Jamal
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Ultimately, leadership is about the strength of one's convictions, the ability to endure the punches, and the energy to promote an idea. And I have…
— Benazir Bhutto
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There is a certain indolence in us, a wish not to be disturbed, which tempts us to think that when things are quiet, all is…
— A J Muste
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Be strong: we are not here to play, to dream, to drift, we have hard work to do and loads to lift, shun not the…
— Maltbie Davenport Babcock
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Our nuclear free status means that we decline to acquiesce in the strategies of nuclear deterrence. We will not turn a blind eye to them,…
— David Lange
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Belgium, where there occurred one of the rare appearances of the hero in history, was lifted above herself by the uncomplicated conscience of her King…
— Barbara Tuchman
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Every man cannot have his way in all things. If his opinion prevails at some times, he should acquiesce on seeing that of others preponderate…
— Thomas Jefferson
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The eyes are witnesses that the heavens revolve in the space of twenty- four hours. But certain men, either from the love of novelty, or…
— Philipp Melanchthon
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Roman Catholics utter their Papal edicts, Protestants quote their Bible, Fundamentalists declare their orthodox theological dogmas, and we are all expected to renounce private reflection…
— Robert H. Schuller
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This is the secret of joy. We shall no longer strive for our own way; but commit ourselves, easily and simply, to God's way, acquiesce…
— Evelyn Underhill
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Most films made about the future acquiesce toward death, and I don't want to be told how to define my future.
— Val Kilmer
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Our senior officers knew the war was going badly. Yet they bowed to groupthink pressure and kept up pretenses. ...Many of my generation, the career…
— Colin Powell
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Tis well for old age that it is always accompanied with want of perception, ignorance, and a facility of being deceived. For should we see…
— Michel de Montaigne
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