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PESSIMISM- philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile. — Ambrose Bierce
I think Republicans need to take income inequality more seriously. Not because I favor equality of outcomes. I do not. I think the Right is… — Jonathan Haidt
She would not exchange her solitude for anything. Never again to be forced to move to the rhythms of others. — Tillie Olsen
This must be a world of democracy and respect for human rights, a world freed from the horrors of poverty, hunger, deprivation and ignorance, relieved… — Nelson Mandela
[L]et us say that we are obliged to produce the truth by the power that demands truth and needs it in order to function: we… — Michel Foucault
It meant that Diana had not waited for any explanation, however halting and imperfect, but had condemned him unheard; and this showed a much harder,… — Patrick O'Brian
The notion of religious liberty is that you cannot be forced to participate in a religious ceremony that's not of your choosing simply because you're… — Ira Glasser
The moral is the chosen, not the forced; the understood, not the obeyed. The moral is the rational, and reason accepts no commandments. — Ayn Rand
I am not saying people should not be free to join whichever reason they choose but should we be forced to live our lives around… — Alan Moore
Artists shouldn't be made famous. They have this huge aura of almost god-like quality about them, just because their craft makes a lot of money.… — Kate Bush
When men are brought face to face with their opponents, forced to listen and learn and mend their ideas, they cease to be children and… — Walter Lippmann
I was forced to stretch my thinking, to realize that sincere and honest people could believe in very divergent religious doctrines. — Carl Rogers
One of the best things about Kickstarter and crowdfunding and the collapse of the music business is a lot of artists like me have been… — Amanda Palmer
As long as a woman is forced into believing she is powerless and/or is trained to not consciously register what she knows to be true,… — Clarissa Pinkola Estes
Some days are born ugly. From the very first light they are no damn good what ever the weather, and everbody knows it. No one… — John Steinbeck
True worship doesn't put on a show or make a fuss; true worship isn't forced, isn't half-hearted, doesn't keep looking at its watch, doesn't worry… — N. T. Wright
A heart can no more be forced to love than a stomach can be forced to digest food by persuasion. — Alfred Nobel
When banks place credits into your account, they are merely pretending to lend you money. In reality, they have nothing to lend. Even the money… — G. Edward Griffin
We fell silent and all joking ceased. We gazed mutely into each other's eyes and an intense longing for the fullest avowal of the truth… — Frederic Chopin
Dear friends, let us not forget the flesh of Christ which is in the flesh of refugees: their flesh is the flesh of Christ. It… — Pope Francis
To be good is to be in harmony with oneself. Discord is to be forced to be in harmony with others. — Oscar Wilde
Voluntary exchange is more moral than forced redistribution. — Ben Shapiro
It's a travesty that people have forced someone who is gay to have to make their case that they deserve the same basic rights as… — Jon Stewart
Migrants and refugees are not pawns on the chessboard of humanity. They are children, women and men who leave or who are forced to leave… — Pope Francis
Persistence is the direct result of habit. The mind absorbs and becomes a part of the daily experiences upon which it feeds. Fear, the worst… — Napoleon Hill

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