Force Quotes

6532 Force quotes by 3688 unique authors

We have got to accept Big Government for the duration-for neither an offensive nor a defensive war can be waged, given our present government skills,… — William F. Buckley, Jr.
Every now and then we enter the presence of the numinous and deduce for an instant how we're formed, in what detail the force that… — Mary Karr
Every once in a while I feel the tremendous force of the novel. But it does not stay with me. — Zane Grey
Is there something in trade that desiccates and flattens out, that turns men into dried leaves at the age of forty? Certainly there is. It… — John Jay Chapman
We should have done more damage to the Iraqi forces before they withdrew from the Kuwaiti theater. — Les Aspin
What do we mean by the defeat of the enemy? Simply the destruction of his forces, whether by death, injury, or any other means-either completely… — Carl von Clausewitz
Whenever armed forces . . . are used, the idea of combat must be present. . . . The end for which a soldier is… — Carl von Clausewitz
There are 15 constants- the gravitational constant, various constants about the strong and weak nuclear force, etc.- that have precise values. If any one of… — Francis Collins
What mathematics are to matter and force, occult science is to life and consciousness, — Dion Fortune
A chain is no stronger than its weakest link, and if one of the team cannot handle the forces, everybody is going to suffer. A… — Dion Fortune
The driving forces of the universe, the framework upon which it is built up in all its parts, belong to another phase of manifestation than… — Dion Fortune
We live in the midst of invisible forces whose effects alone we perceive. We move among invisible forms whose actions we very often do not… — Dion Fortune
A work of art is a form that articulates forces, making them intelligible. — Guy Davenport
Victory may now require a level of force deemed objectionable by civilized peoples, meaning that some, for justifiable reasons, may be reluctant to pursue it.… — Victor Davis Hanson
In Iraq #1 we stayed within U.N. mandates, limited our response, went home after Kuwait was freed - and were censured for allowing Shiites and… — Victor Davis Hanson
But if for the physical life it is necessary to have the child exposed to the vivifying forces of nature, it is also necessary for… — Maria Montessori
Physiology seeks to derive the processes in our own nervous system from general physical forces, without considering whether these processes are or are not accompanied… — Wilhelm Wundt
Able Danger consisted of approximately 20 direct individuals working for Special Forces in Tampa, Florida. The total amount of people working for Able Danger was… — Curt Weldon
If you can find something that you're really passionate about, whether you're a man or a woman comes a lot less into play. Passion is… — Marissa Mayer
I’ve come to realize that being a mother makes me a better executive, because motherhood forces prioritization. Being a mom gives you so much more… — Marissa Mayer
No one will stop to help you when you are in need, but everyone forces opinions upon you that you do not require. — Franz Grillparzer
The War between the States... produced the foundation for the kind of government we have today: consolidated and absolute, based on the unrestrained will of… — Walter E. Williams
Being and stability are regarded by our contemporaries as akin to death; they cannot live unless they act, fret, or distract themselves with this or… — Julius Evola
Tradition, in its essence, is something simultaneously meta-historical and dynamic: it is an overall ordering force in the service of principles that have the chrism… — Julius Evola
Technologies are not merely aids to human activity, but also powerful forces acting to reshape that activity and its meaning. — Langdon Winner

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