Demand Quotes
2397 quotes by 1804 authors
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I think the responsibility lies with the fashion world as a collective. We have to demand more variety.
— Kevyn Aucoin
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Children are supposed to help hold a marriage together. They do this in a number of ways. For instance, they demand so much attention that…
— Richard Armour
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Murder is unique in that it abolishes the party it injures, so that society has to take the place of the victim and on his…
— Wystan Hugh Auden
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The only correct actions are those that demand no explanation and no apology.
— Red Auerbach
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Property may be destroyed and money may lose its purchasing power; but, character, health, knowledge and good judgement will always be in demand under all…
— Roger Babson
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Machiavelli's teaching would hardly have stood the test of Parliamentary government, for public discussion demands at least the profession of good faith.
— Lord Acton
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Our situation today shows that beauty demands for itself at least as much courage and decision as do truth and goodness, and she will not…
— Hans Urs von Balthasar
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Women are tenacious, and all of them should be tenacious of respect; without esteem they cannot exist; esteem is the first demand that they make…
— Honore de Balzac
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Political liberty, the peace of a nation, and science itself are gifts for which Fate demands a heavy tax in blood!
— Honore de Balzac
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Coping with the demands of everyday life would be exceedingly trying if one could arrive at solutions to problems only by actually performing possible options…
— Albert Bandura
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Tradition demands that we not speak poorly of the dead.
— Daniel Barenboim
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Because power corrupts, society's demands for moral authority and character increase as the importance of the position increases.
— John Adams
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There is nothing funny about Halloween. This sarcastic festival reflects, rather, an infernal demand for revenge by children on the adult world.
— Jean Baudrillard
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Sex pleasure in woman is a kind of magic spell; it demands complete abandon; if words or movements oppose the magic of caresses, the spell…
— Simone de Beauvoir
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A drawing is essentially a private work, related only to the artist's own needs; a 'finished' statue or canvas is essentially a public, presented work…
— John Berger
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As scarce as truth is, the supply has always been in excess of the demand.
— Josh Billings
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Prevention is one of the few known ways to reduce demand for health and aged care services.
— Julie Bishop
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You demand respect and you'll get it. First of all, you give respect.
— Mary J. Blige
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As skills and energy became more of a demand, people who didn't have skills just got left behind, got shuttled to the side. Education didn't…
— Julian Bond
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No one can be good for long if goodness is not in demand.
— Bertolt Brecht
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