Force Quotes

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... the forces of power, particularly corporate power, are impatient with what is adequate for a coherent community. Because power gains so little from community… — Wes Jackson
Let no man posture as an advocate of peace if he proposes or supports any social system that initiates the use of force against individual… — Ayn Rand
Fear forces us to spend our lives dealing with it, ostensibly to overcome it. But that is a trick. Only fear (the illusion of separation)… — Cheri Huber
Friendship among nations, as among individuals, calls for constructive efforts to muster the forces of humanity in order that an atmosphere of close understanding and… — Franklin D. Roosevelt
With children use force; with men reason; such is the natural order of things. The wise man requires no law. — Jean-Jacques Rousseau
. . . idealism is one of the greatest forces in the world. It makes seeming impossibilities possible and succeeds where prudence fails. But unless… — Grenville Kleiser
Physically, the heart is an organ that keeps us alive through a coordinated network of cells beating together. Spiritually, the heart is the center of… — Anodea Judith
Listen, you have now found the conditions in which the desire of your heart can become the reality of your being. Stay here, until you… — G I Gurdjieff
Talent is a dull knife that will cut nothing unless it is wielded with great force. — Stephen King
The fact that we are all trained to be mothers from infancy on means that we are all trained to devote our lives to men,… — Andrea Dworkin
There is but one freedom, To put oneself right with death. After that everything is possible. I cannot force you to believe in God. Believing… — Albert Camus
Eating is always a decision, nobody forces your hand to pick up food and put it into your mouth. — Albert Ellis
I don't really have any different cravings from the ones that I had before. I've always liked food that is not good for you, and… — Beyonce Knowles
Those that set in motion the forces of evil cannot always control them afterwards. — Charles W. Chesnutt
The torment of human frustration, whatever its immediate cause, is the knowledge that the self is in prison, its vital force and "mangled mind" leaking… — Elizabeth Drew
I'm an Air Force officer first, a pilot second and then Nicole. The female part is last. . . . My job is to be… — Nicole Malachowski
Or I can choose to force myself to consider the likelihood that everyone else in the supermarket's checkout line is just as bored and frustrated… — David Foster Wallace
But if you've really learned how to think, how to pay attention...it will actually be within your power to experience a crowded, loud, slow, consumer-hell-type… — David Foster Wallace
Knowledge is more than equivalent to force. The master of mechanics laughs at strength. — Samuel Johnson
It behooves our citizens to be on their guard, to be firm in their principles, and full of confidence in themselves. We are able to… — Grace Lee Boggs

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