Conquest Quotes

334 quotes by 273 authors

The question of sexual dominance can exist only in the nightmare of that soul which has armed itself, totally, against the possibility of the changing… — James A. Baldwin
To be a human being means to possess a feeling of inferiority which constantly presses towards its own conquest. The greater the feeling of inferiority… — Alfred Adler
Power is my mistress. I have worked too hard at her conquest to allow anyone to take her away from me. — Napoleon Bonaparte
Once you get to the Enlightenment, the way that powers get to be hyperpowers isn't just by conquest. It's through commerce and innovation. Societies like… — Amy Chua
It is too often forgotten that when the Europeans gained enough maritime skills and gunpowder to conquer most of the world, they not only colonized… — John Henrik Clarke
The conquest of war and the pursuit of social justice... must become our grand preoccupation and magnificent obsession. — Norman Cousins
The fame of heroes owes little to the extent of their conquests and all to the success of the tributes paid to them. — Jean Genet
People are the common denominator of progress. So... no improvement is possible with unimproved people, and advance is certain when people are liberated and educated.… — John Kenneth Galbraith
Even today a good many distinguished minds seem unable to accept or even to understand that from a source of noise natural selection alone and… — Jacques Monod
I have visited sweatshops, factories, and crowded slums. If I could not see it, I could smell it. The foundation of society is laid upon… — Helen Keller
It seems strangely difficult for some to realize that here in Asia is where the Communist conspirators have elected to make their play for global… — Douglas MacArthur
A powerful Navy we have always regarded as our proper and natural means of defense; and it has always been of defense that we have… — Woodrow Wilson
Wars of aggression are popular nowadays with those nations convinced that only victory and conquest could improve their material well-being. — Ludwig von Mises
Nothing can be more destructive to ambition, and the passion for conquest, than the true system of astronomy. What a poor thing is even the… — Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle
I am led to reflect how much more delightful to an undebauched mind is the task of making improvements on the earth, than all the… — George Washington
The wave of the future is not the conquest of the world by a single dogmatic creed but the liberation of the diverse energies of… — John F. Kennedy
Independence is not a static condition; it is a continuous conquest, and in order to reach not only freedom, but also strength, and the perfecting… — Maria Montessori
By the age of three, the child has already laid down the foundations of his personality as a human being, and only then does he… — Maria Montessori
The child's conquest of independence begins with his first introduction to life. While he is developing, he perfects himself and overcomes every obstacle that he… — Maria Montessori
The child's conquests of independence are the basic steps in what is called his 'natural development'. — Maria Montessori

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