Force Quotes

6532 Force quotes by 3688 unique authors

Once you have been in an earthquake you know, even if you survive without a scratch, that like a stroke in the heart, it remains… — Salman Rushdie
Perhaps not willingly, but pain can make a man do things he wouldn't willingly do. — Anne Bishop
Any sensible ruler would have killed off Leonard, and Lord Vetinari was extremely sensible and often wondered why he had not done so. He'd decided… — Terry Pratchett
Though fraud in all other actions be odious, yet in matters of war it is laudable and glorious, and he who overcomes his enemies by… — Niccolo Machiavelli
I was gushing and I knew it. I surprised myself with my eagerness to please, felt myself saying too much, explaining too much, overinvolved and… — Philip Roth
Everything is determined, the beginning as well as the end, by forces over which we have no control. It is determined for the insect, as… — Albert Einstein
Well Vin says that there's something behind all this, right? Some evil force of doom or whatever? Well, if I were said force of doom,… — Brandon Sanderson
Violence, naked force, has settled more issues in history than has any other factor. — Robert A. Heinlein
The names of persons and living creatures demand respect, because when we speak to them we touch their heart and become a part of thier… — Isabel Allende
She was chosen,' Mae insists. No, you're wrong,' I say. 'She was only a girl.'... She was gone for some time. You were the only… — Libba Bray
I don't think pandemics make us afraid of death, I think they make us afraid of oblivion. They force us to grapple with the futility… — John Green
Life forces enough final decisions on us. We should have the sense to avoid as many of the unnecessary ones as we can. — John Irving
You ask me what forces me to speak? a strange thing; my conscience. — Victor Hugo
Everything rests on the poisoned wine. If it were just the queen, I could force it down her gullet, but Declan Broekhart would run me… — Eoin Colfer
At some thoughts one stands perplexed - especially at the sight of men's sin - and wonders whether one should use force or humble love.… — Fyodor Dostoevsky
How many black holes have we been up close and personal with?" Kosta countered. "All sorts of odd things happen near the event horizon, from… — Timothy Zahn
All my life I have studies the peculiar powers of music. It has a force of its own that few would deny. — Katherine Neville
The temptation was great to muster what force we could and put up a fight. It's the easiest way out, and the most satisfactory to… — Isaac Asimov
When I was little, I had this science book. There was a section on 'What would happen to the world if there was no friction?'… — Haruki Murakami
Moral indignation is one of the most harmful forces in the modern world, the more so as it can always be diverted to sinister uses… — Bertrand Russell
The more efficient a force is, the more silent and the more subtle it is. — Mahatma Gandhi
My own belief is that in most ages and in most places obscure psychological forces led men to adopt systems involving quite unnecessary cruelty, and… — Bertrand Russell
Sorry, are you telling me that your demon-slaying buddies need to be driven to their next assignment with the forces of darkness by my mom? — Cassandra Clare
(W)hat I write when I force myself is generally just as good as what I write when I'm feeling inspired. It's mainly a matter of… — Tom Wolfe
For Reason, ruling alone, is a force confining; and Passion, unattended, is a flame that burns to its own destruction. — Khalil Gibran

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