Force Quotes

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An attempt to achieve the good by force is like an attempt to provide a man with a picture gallery at the price of cutting… — Ayn Rand
A general dissolution of principles and manners will more surely overthrow the liberties of America than the whole force of the common enemy. While the… — Samuel Adams
Three millions of people, armed in the holy cause of liberty, and in such a country as that which we possess, are invincible by any… — Patrick Henry
To be left alone on the tightrope of youthful unknowing is to experience the excruciating beauty of full freedom and the threat of eternal indecision.… — Maya Angelou
Human beings are born into this little span of life of which the best thing is its friendships and intimacies â€¦ and yet they leave… — William James
So I do have this ambivalence. Obviously I'm against militaries, because of what militaries do. In many ways though, the air force was unmilitary-like. They… — George Carlin
Our challenge is to join forces of the old and the new- experience and experiment, history and destiny, the world of man and the new… — Thomas S. Monson
Power is a poison well known for thousands of years. If only no one were ever to acquire material power over others! But to the… — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Truth has advocates who seek understanding," Richard said. "Corrupt ideas have miserable little fanatics who attempt to enforce their beliefs through intimidation and brutality... through… — Terry Goodkind
He felt that all his hitherto dissipated and dispersed forces were gathered and directed with terrible energy towards one blissful goal. — Leo Tolstoy
Poetry is a life-cherishing force. — Mary Oliver
I have discovered nothing. I have only found out what I knew. I understand the force that in the past gave me life, and now… — Leo Tolstoy
The tree is more than first a seed, then a stem, then a living trunk, and then dead timber. The tree is a slow, enduring… — Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Did Lovelace's forces find you? Did Jabor break in?" He spoke slowly through clenched teeth. "I went to get a newspaper" This is getting better… — Jonathan Stroud
Batter my heart, three-personed God, for you As yet but knock; breathe, shine, and seek to mend; That I may rise, and stand, o'erthrow me,… — John Donne
I thought the force of my wanting must wake ye, surely. And then ye did come. . ." He stopped, looking at me with eyes… — Diana Gabaldon
If you were to force people to do something against their free choice, you would be dehumanizing them. The option of forcing everyone to go… — J.P. Moreland
Again and again we must rise to the majestic heights of meeting physical force with soul force. — Martin Luther King, Jr.
You must remember that the common criminal will always join the armed forces for, if nothing else, regular meals and expert training in the use… — Warren Ellis
And mostly all I have to say about these songs is that I love them, and want to sing along to them, and force other… — Nick Hornby

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