Force Quotes

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We are continually shaped by the forces of coincidence. — Paul Auster
Our efforts are not aimed at isolating Israel or de-legitimizing it; rather we want to gain legitimacy for the cause of the people of Palestine.… — Mahmoud Abbas
Today we often think that before we start living a religious life we have first to accept the creedal doctrines and that before one can… — Karen Armstrong
A system is in equilibrium when the forces constituting it are arranged in such a way as to compensate each other, like the two weights… — Rudolf Arnheim
Who can map out the various forces at play in one soul? Man is a great depth, O Lord. The hairs of his head are… — Saint Augustine
The world is so unpredictable. Things happen suddenly, unexpectedly. We want to feel we are in control of our own existence. In some ways we… — Paul Auster
We have established a new basis in our country in which economic liberalization would continue to flourish alongside democratic forces and deregulated power structure. — Ibrahim Babangida
The fatigue produced on the muscles of the human frame does not altogether depend on the actual force employed in each effort, but partly on… — Charles Babbage
Save for the wild force of Nature, nothing moves in this world that is not Greek in its origin. — Lord Acton
The one pervading evil of democracy is the tyranny of the majority, or rather of that party, not always the majority, that succeeds, by force… — Lord Acton
I am politically pro-choice, but personally pro-life. I have my faith but refuse to force it on the world at large - especially this world,… — Julianna Baggott
To be sensual, I think, is to respect and rejoice in the force of life, of life itself, and to be present in all that… — James A. Baldwin
Millions of men have lived to fight, build palaces and boundaries, shape destinies and societies; but the compelling force of all times has been the… — Ansel Adams
A grocer is attracted to his business by a magnetic force as great as the repulsion which renders it odious to artists. — Honore de Balzac
It's marvelous the change that comes about when a man gets together all his forces and centers them upon the doing of one thing at… — George Matthew Adams
Our task force put to sea in early January 1942, to attack the Japanese in the Marshall and Gilbert islands, but the mission was called… — Jack Adams
A safe but sometimes chilly way of recalling the past is to force open a crammed drawer. If you are searching for anything in particular… — James M. Barrie
Magnetism, as you recall from physics class, is a powerful force that causes certain items to be attracted to refrigerators. — Dave Barry
Close your eyes and place your finger on a map. Wherever it lands, that's the theme of the evening. So many times we settle for… — Mario Batali
If the poet has pursued a moral objective, he has diminished his poetic force. — Charles Baudelaire

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