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1402 Forced quotes by 1107 unique authors
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Each of us face a moment in our lives called 'the breakdown moment.' This is the time when you must stand toe to toe, eyeball…
— Iyanla Vanzant
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In the theory of gender I began from zero. There is no masculine power or privilege I did not covet. But slowly, step by step,…
— Camille Paglia
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Above all, the listener should be able to understand the poem or the song, not be forced to unravel a complicated, self-indulgent puzzle. Offer your…
— Lucinda Williams
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I agreed a long time ago, I would not live at any cost. If I am moved or forced away from what I think is…
— Maya Angelou
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Divorce is a journey that the children involved do not ask to take. They are forced along for a ride where the results are dictated…
— Diane Greene
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When your world falls apart and you're left with just yourself, you're forced to discover who you are without all the beliefs, expectations, views, &…
— Gabrielle Roth
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WikiLeaks is what happens when the entire US government is forced to go through a full-body scanner.
— Evgeny Morozov
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Religion, politics, society are exploiting you, and you are being conditioned by them; you are being forced in a particular direction. You are not human…
— Jiddu Krishnamurti
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Human growth is not like rhubarb. It can be nurtured and encouraged but it cannot be forced.
— Andy Hargreaves
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The most terrifying thing is sometimes not what we see, but rather what we are forced to imagine.
— Félix J. Palma
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I don't like being forced to reduce my thoughts to sound bites.
— Leon Kass
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With real wages still falling for many, people are increasingly being forced to use their credit cards, their dwindling savings, or take out payday or…
— Frances O'Grady
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I am forced to get my living by the labour of my hand; and the sweat of my brow... for bitter bread, earned under the…
— James Otis
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We only know God in His works, but we are forced by science to admit and to believe with absolute confidence in a Directive Power-in…
— Lord Kelvin
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The futures and ultimate fates of the characters in The Snow Queen are profoundly changed by choices made in their own minds or hearts, as…
— Joan D. Vinge
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Growing up in my family meant ambushes on your birthday, crossbows for Christmas, and games of dodge ball where the balls were occasionally rigged to…
— Mira Grant
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With maternal love, life makes a promise at dawn that it can never hold. You are forced to eat cold food until your days end.…
— Romain Gary
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How many wives have been forced by the death of well-intentioned but too protective husbands to face reality late in life, bewildered and frightened because…
— Hortense Odlum
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Only the [Catholic] Church stood squarely across the path of Hitler’s campaign for suppressing truth. I never had any special interest in the Church before,…
— Albert Einstein
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Miracles are commonplace in religious scripture. Our ancient ancestors are said to have felt Jesus' wounds, verified Muhammad's ascent to heaven, and even interacted with…
— David G. McAfee
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The more we understand what is happening in the world, the more frustrated we often become, for our knowledge leads to feelings of powerlessness. We…
— C. Wright Mills
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Sometimes we don't know what's best until we're forced into it. Often you can be just as happy or even happier with less.
— Unknown Author
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All those football coaches who hold dressing-room prayers before a game should be forced to attend church once a week.
— Duffy Daugherty
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That because of this interplay of conscious and unconscious factors in guilt and the impossibility of legalistic blame, we are forced into an attitude of…
— Rollo May
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I have said to you to speak the truth is a painful thing. To be forced to tell lies is much worse.
— Oscar Wilde
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