Exert Quotes

151 quotes by 129 authors

The Western societies which espouse free market capitalism survive by the pursuit of greed and, in their own way, like Communism, throw into leadership men… — Davis McCaughey
I have so much confidence in the good sense of man, and his qualifications for self-government, that I am never afraid of the issue where… — Thomas Jefferson
I contend that non-violent acts exert pressure far more effective than violent acts, for the pressure comes from goodwill and gentleness. — Mahatma Gandhi
...ordinary men and women may often feel unmotivated to exert their citizenship, either because they cannot tell the difference between the different alternatives, or because… — Patricio Aylwin
Photography was the first available demonstration that light could indeed exert an action sufficient to cause changes in material bodies. — Henry Fox Talbot
We must first note that economic factors are taken into account in a world in which ignorance, prejudice, and mental confusion, encouraged rather than dispelled… — Ronald Coase
US academic institutions are being bought via funding by biotechnology firms which exert a vice-like grip on the US government. — Ignacio Chapela
As science is more and more subject to grave misuse as well as to use for human benefit it has also become the scientist's responsibility… — Hermann Joseph Muller
To cherish and stimulate the activity of the human mind, by multiplying the objects of enterprise, is not among the least considerable of the expedients,… — Alexander Hamilton
The people of the U.S. owe their Independence & their liberty, to the wisdom of descrying in the minute tax of 3 pence on tea,… — James Madison
Earnest in practicing the ordinary virtues, and careful in speaking about them, if, in his practice, he has anything defective, the superior man dares not… — Confucius
Earnestly I must exert myself in order to return as much as I have received. — Albert Einstein
Not even the most heavily-armed police state can exert brute force to all of its citizens all of the time. Meme management is so much… — Peter Watts
A powerful athlete is not a strong athlete, but one who can exert his strength quickly. Since power equals force times speed, if the athlete… — Bruce Lee
If only one country, for whatever reason, tolerates a Jewish family in it, that family will become the germ center for fresh sedition. If one… — Adolf Hitler
Americans rouse - be unanimous, be virtuous, be firm, exert your courage, trust in Heaven, and nobly defy the enemies both of God and man! — Alexander Hamilton
The power I exert on the court depends on the power of the power of my arguments, not my gender — Sandra Day O'Connor
He who wishes to exert a useful influence must be careful to insult nothing. Let him not be troubled by what seems absurd, but concentrate… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
There are few young women in existence who have not the power of fascinating, if they choose to exert it. — Benjamin Disraeli
In one of our concert grand pianos, 243 taut strings exert a pull of 40,000 pounds on an iron frame. It is proof that out… — Theodore E. Steinway

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