Exert Quotes
151 quotes by 126 authors
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All my life, I have been sickened by everything connected with meat-, fish-, and poultry eating. As a child, I saw apparently nice, kind people…
— Percy Grainger
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Only let the North exert as much moral influence over the South, as the South has exerted demoralizing influence over the North, and slavery would…
— Angelina Grimke
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The existing order is breaking down at a very rapid rate, and the main uncertainty is whether mankind can exert a positive role in shaping…
— Unknown Author
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You exert a certain degree of influence, and be it ever so small, it affects some person or persons, and for the results of the…
— Lorenzo Snow
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I cannot think of a day in my life when the library didn’t exert a potent attraction for me, offering a sense of the specialness…
— Scott Turow
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There is nothing wrong with underlining personal agency, but there is something unfair about using personal responsibility as a basis for assigning blame while simultaneously…
— Paul Farmer
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The supply-side effect of a restrictive monetary policy is likely to be perverse, in that high interest rates enter into costs and thus exert inflationary…
— William Vickrey
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There is an atmosphere about the picture theatre that speaks of entertainment and relaxation. The charming surroundings, good music, and the fact that each visitor…
— Ivor Novello
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When any anxiety or gloom of the mind takes hold of you, make it a rule not to publish it by complaining; but exert yourselves…
— Samuel Johnson
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The basics teachings of Buddha are about understanding what we are, who we are, why we are. When we begin to realize what we are,…
— Chogyam Trungpa
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I know the force women can exert in directing the course of events.
— Helen Gahagan Douglas
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Lean on thyself until thy strength is tried; Then ask God's help; it will not be denied. Use thine own sight to see the way…
— Ella Wheeler Wilcox
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The Gods in bounty work up storms about us, that give mankind occasion to exert their hidden strength, and throw our into practice virtues that…
— Joseph Addison
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Tal's combinations often exert a sort of paralysing influence on the opponent's play. It would seem that the element of surprise plays a big part…
— Mark Taimanov
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Three ideas stand out above all others in the influence they have exerted and are destined to exert upon the development of the human race:…
— Robert Andrews Millikan
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I told the students that we can exert pressure without resorting to violence, and that we can move towards democracy without violence; that way, God…
— Abdurrahman Wahid
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The victors of the battles of tomorrow will be those who can best harness thought to action. From office boy to statesman, the prizes will…
— B. C. Forbes
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A person of definite character and purpose who comprehends our way of thought is sure to exert power over us. He cannot altogether be resisted;…
— Charles Horton Cooley
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If a person becomes content with what is average, minimally acceptable, or satisfactory, she will rarely exert the effort or work toward something that is…
— Charles Stanley
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I am expecting that consumers are going to continue and exert power and influence. The idea of radical transparency is something that few brands are…
— Alex Bogusky
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