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We are not cowed into timidity by death and life. Were we forced to rely on our own shabby resources we would be pitiful people… — Brennan Manning
The human mind delights in finding pattern—so much so that we often mistake coincidence or forced analogy for profound meaning. No other habit of thought… — Stephen Jay Gould
No", Tori said, " I kidnapped her and forced her to escape with me. I've been using her as a human shield against those guys… — Kelley Armstrong
It's no wonder we're all such a mess, is it? We're like Tom Hanks in Big. Little boys and girls trapped in adult bodies and… — Nick Hornby
If we assume that man actually does resemble God, then we are forced into the impossible theory that God is a coward, an idiot and… — H. L. Mencken
God is so immense that if he were 'too visible,' people would give forced compliance without expressing their heart. So God made it possible, in… — John Ortberg
The reason it hurts so much to separate is because our souls are connected. Maybe they always have been and will be. Maybe we've lived… — Nicholas Sparks
The hope was, people like me got to finally find our place in college or in the actual world. People who understood this told you… — Deb Caletti
Think neither fear nor courage saves us. Unnatural vices are fathered by our heroism. Virtues are forced upon us by our impudent crimes. These tears… — Thomas Stearns Eliot
raking a hand through his hair, he forced his attention to the text she'd left on the coffee table, refusing to dwell on the disconcerting… — Karen Marie Moning
employers sense in me a denial of their values...they fear me. i suspect that they can see that i am forced to function in a… — John Kennedy Toole
Strange, what being forced to slow down could do to a person. — Nicholas Sparks
For there is always a sanctuary more, a door that can never be forced, a last inviolable stronghold that can never be taken, whatever the… — Ken Kesey
I recently forced myself to read a book on quantum physics, just to try and learn something new. I was confused by the middle of… — Stephan Pastis
The intellect of man is forced to choose Perfection of the life, or of the work And if it take the second must refuse A… — William Butler Yeats
And she hates being managed - that is not the word I want. What is it, Maturin?' 'Manipulated.' 'Exactly. She is a dutiful girl -… — Patrick O'Brian
There are many reasons for violence. This is just something that sometimes happens. We'd see it in treatment centers - the child who'd suffered something… — Stephen Dobyns
Fear is the penalty of consciousness forced to stare at itself. — Frank Herbert
Once war is forced upon us, there is no alternative than to apply every available means to bring it to a swift end. War’s very… — Douglas MacArthur
...in respect of riches, no citizen shall ever be wealthy enough to buy another, and none poor enough to be forced to sell himself. — Jean-Jacques Rousseau
The message was that if something is free, you should only take the best. If, on the other hand, you're forced to pay, it's best… — David Sedaris
You told me once, long ago, to look into a mirror and see your face. I refused to then. But now Mnimi has forced me… — Sherrilyn Kenyon
Manners,[...] are severly underappreciated in my opinion". "Oh?" Where practiced well, they remove the probability that someone in my position will be forced to go… — Michelle Sagara
They meet in the girls' bathroom. The last time they were forced to meet in a place like this, they took separate, isolated stalls. Now… — Neal Shusterman
I have not only labored solely for the benefit of others (receiving for myself a miserable pittance), but have been forced to model my thoughts… — Edgar Allan Poe

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