Force Quotes

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History has taught us over and over again that freedom is not free. When push comes to shove, the ultimate protectors of freedom and liberty… — Tim Pawlenty
Marketing has supplanted story as the primary force behind the worthiness of making a film, and that's a very sad thing. It's film only as… — Alexander Payne
If we are a metaphor of the universe, the human couple is the metaphor par excellence, the point of intersection of all forces and the… — Octavio Paz
Stamina is the force that drives the drumming; it's not really a sprint. — Neil Peart
Force may subdue, but love gains, and he that forgives first wins the laurel. — William Penn
Growth is never by mere chance; it is the result of forces working together. — James Cash Penney
Dictators must have enemies. They must have internal enemies to justify their secret police and external enemies to justify their military forces. — Richard Perle
Television has changed the American child from an irresistable force to an immovable object. — Laurence J. Peter
For the blue-collar worker, the driving force behind change was factory automation using programmable machine tools. For the office worker, it's office automation using computer… — Tom Peters
I think goals should never be easy, they should force you to work, even if they are uncomfortable at the time. — Michael Phelps
When I go out with the ladies, I don't force them to pronounce my name. I tell them I like to go by the nickname… — Joaquin Phoenix
Will is the dynamic soul-force. — Albert Pike
For all the tribulations in our lives, for all the troubles that remain in the world, the decline of violence is an accomplishment that we… — Steven Pinker
As every student in Philosophy 101 learns, nothing can force me to believe that anyone except me is conscious. This power to deny that other… — Steven Pinker
I think that communism was a major force for violence for more than 100 years, because it was built into its ideology - that progress… — Steven Pinker
People have long assumed that violence is necessary for political change. Rulers never cede power voluntarily, the argument goes, so progressives have no choice but… — Steven Pinker
A decent government with an effective, but not gratuitously violent, police force and a fair court system are essential. This deters and incapacitates psychopaths, bullies… — Steven Pinker
Probably Hobbes got it right when he said that a leviathan, a third party with a monopoly on the use of legitimate use of force… — Steven Pinker
All matter originates and exists only by virtue of a force... We must assume behind this force the existence of a conscious and intelligent Mind.… — Max Planck
If it's great stuff, the people who consume it are nourished. It's a positive force. — Manuel Puig

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