Force Quotes

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Limited means often constitute the charm and force of primitive painting. Extension, on the contrary, leads the arts to decadence. — Georges Braque
He was a worker whose only desire was to penetrate with all his forces into the humble and difficult significance of his tools. Therein lay… — Rainer Maria Rilke
Fight thou with shafts of silver, and o'ercome When no force else can get the masterdom — Robert Herrick
In my opinion it is less shameful for a king to be overcome by force of arms than by bribery. — Sallust
The only justification in the use of force is to reduce the amount of force necessary to be used. — Alfred North Whitehead
Necessity, that great refuge and excuse for human frailty, breaks through all law; and he is not to be accounted in fault whose crime is… — Blaise Pascal
Goals give us direction. They put a powerful force into play on a universal, conscious, and subconscious level. Goals give our life direction. — Melody Beattie
At the same time I think it is absolutely necessary that there be no confusion, no misunderstanding that if the Iraqis.. do not comply, then… — Colin Powell
Why does pouring Oil on the Sea make it Clear and Calm? Is it that the winds, slipping the smooth oil, have no force, nor… — Plutarch
Truth and reality in art begin at the point where the artist ceases to understand what he is doing and capable of doing - yet… — Henri Matisse
Scientific perspective forces the objects in a picture to disappear away from the beholder instead of bringing them within his reach as painting should. — Georges Braque
The mind supplies the idea of a nation, but what gives this idea its sentimental force is a community of dreams. — Andre Malraux
Whether we force the man's property from him by pinching his stomach, or pinching his fingers, makes some difference anatomically; morally, none whatsoever. — John Ruskin
Always stand by form against force. — John Ruskin
How shall we pass most swiftly from point to point, and be present always at the focus where the greatest number of vital forces unite… — Walter Pater
Those same forces that drive a genius to create the things or ideas that entertain or enlighten us often gobble so much of his personality… — Tom Robbins
As a blind voter, I'm strongly opposed to the paperless e-voting machines that the NFB is trying to force onto us. I want a voting… — David Dixon
The face of a woman, whatever be the force or extent of her mind, whatever be the importance of the object she pursues, is always… — Madame de Stael
Law is no explanation of anything; law is simply a generalization, a category of facts. Law is neither a cause, nor a reason, nor a… — Florence Nightingale
I think all of our experience with (Iraqi President) Saddam Hussein teaches us that diplomacy has very little chance of working unless it is clear… — Tony Blair

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