Demand Quotes

2397 Demand quotes by 1748 unique authors

You know, the very strength of science is that it keeps us from the errors of mythos, from getting committed to a set of memes… — Tim Ward
Gratitude is like credit; it is the backbone of our relations; frequently we pay our debts not because equity demands that we should, but to… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Unless democracy is to commit suicide by consenting to its own destruction, it will have to find some formidable answer to those who come to… — Walter Lippmann
All mass movements generate in their adherents a readiness to die and a proclivity for united action; all of them, irrespective of the doctrine they… — Eric Hoffer
The essence of taste is suitability. Divest the word of its prim and priggish implications, and see how it expresses the mysterious demand of the… — Edith Wharton
Jesus no doubt fits his teaching into the late-Jewish messianic dogma. But he does not think dogmatically. He formulates no doctrine. He is far from… — Albert Schweitzer
We demand of our political life greater certainty and greater perfection than we demand of our personal life. — Max Lerner
Love of my country does not demand that I shall hate and slay those noble and faithful souls who also love theirs. — Romain Rolland
Bulls can do nothing to demand justice. They can only defend themselves as best they can in a fight with a pre-determined ending and die… — Ingrid Newkirk
If we would vote in mass on the more promising ticket, or, if the two are equally bad, would throw out the party that is… — Lincoln Steffens
One of the marks of a truly great mind, I had discovered, is the ability to feign stupidity on demand. — Alan Bradley
Of course, you'll have to meet the physical and psychological demands. A space walk takes a lot of energy. — Leroy Chiao
Jesus Christ did not ask much from us, He did not demand that people climb Mount Everest or make great sacrifices. He just asked that… — Chico Xavier
The country needs and, unless I mistake its temper, the country demands bold, persistent experimentation. It is common sense to take a method and try… — Franklin D. Roosevelt
What does reason demand of a man? A very easy thing-to live in accord with his own nature. — Seneca the Younger
Most vices demand considerable self-sacrifices. There is no greater mistake than to suppose that a vicious life is a life of uninterrupted pleasure. It is… — Aldous Huxley
The torrent of centuries rolling over the human race, has continually brought new perfections, the cause of which, ever active though unseen, is found in… — Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin
He who makes great demands upon himself is naturally inclined to make great demands on others. — Andre Gide
Art is the response to the demand for entertainment, for the stimulation of our senses and imagination, and truth enters into it only as it… — George Santayana
The constant demands of the heart and the belly can allow man only an incidental indulgence in the pleasures of the eye and the understanding. — George Santayana
One can play comedy, two are required for melodrama, but a tragedy demands three. — Elbert Hubbard
The young do not demand omniscience. They know it is unattainable. They do demand sincerity. — Gilbert Highet
What does the divine sufferer (Jesus) demand from us? Only our faith, our love, our grateful praise, our consecrated hearts and lives. Is that too… — Billy Graham
Luck or tragedy, some people get runs. Then of course there are those who divide it even, good and bad, but we never hear of… — John Steinbeck
The stigma of self-inflicted death is for some people a hateful blot that demands erasure at all costs. — William Styron

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