Command Quotes

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Some men think the Earth is round, others think it flat; it is a matter capable of question. But, if it is flat, will the… — Robert Bolt
Happiness can never hope to command so much interest as distress. — Stella Gibbons
you can muffle the drum, and you can loosen the strings of the lyre, but who shall command the skylark not to sing? — Khalil Gibran
Fasal liked to fight; Jiaan was good at planning. Together, Jiaan thought sourly, they almost made a whole officer. And if you added Jiaan's eighteen… — Hilari Bell
The job facing American votersâ€¦ in the days and years to come is to determine which hearts, minds and souls command those qualities best suited… — Aberjhani
To be a woman condemned to a wretched and disgraceful punishment is no impediment to beauty, but it is an insurmountable obstacle to power. Like… — Alexandre Dumas
I'm not fretting over control with you. You can have all of the command you desire as long as we're together. I'll just save my… — Jeaniene Frost
When He tells us to love our enemies He gives, along with the command, the love itself. — Corrie Ten Boom
In a child's eyes, a mother is a goddess. She can be glorious or terrible, benevolent or filled with wrath, but she commands love either… — N.K. Jemisin
Any man can fart in a closed room and say that he commands the wind — Scott Lynch
Those times are over and gone, and good riddance to them, too. We were hopelessly high-spirited. Now we're the tick-waisted generation, dragging along our children… — Gregory Maguire
And so everything I see in this world, it all moves backward and forward at the same time, like a black-smith's bellows, like everything in… — Bohumil Hrabal
To learn to see- to accustom the eye to calmness, to patience, and to allow things to come up to it; to defer judgment, and… — Friedrich Nietzsche
Until recently each generation found it more expedient to plead guilty to the charge of being young and ignorant, easier to take the punishment meted… — Maya Angelou
She would allow him to comfort her. And perhaps, someday, she would listen patiently if a dark, dreary night found him well in his cups… — Tessa Dare
No code of ethics and no effort are justifiable a priori in the face of the cruel mathematics that command our condition. — Albert Camus
Don't tell me about worth," Nita said. "My father commands fleets." "The wealthy measure everything with the weight of their money." Tool leaned close. "Sadna… — Paolo Bacigalupi
I don't like seeing you cry. You will stop." I'll give you a promise," he said gruffly. "And then you will cease your worrying." You… — Julie Garwood
Thou shalt be free As mountain winds: but then exactly do All points of my command. — William Shakespeare
The mind commands the body and is instantly obeyed. The mind commands itself and meets resistance. The mind commands the hand to move, and it… — Saint Augustine

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