Forced Upon Quotes

50 quotes by 46 authors

Segregation is that which is forced upon an inferior by a superior. Separation is done voluntarily by two equals. — Malcolm X
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
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
I don't think humor is forced upon my universe; it's a part of it. — Manuel Puig
So - our readiness to meet and defeat this kind of possible attack is forced upon us, both as a potent preventive of actual war… — Dwight D. Eisenhower
As painful as life can be at times for people all over the world there is some component of existence, or nonexistence perhaps, operating to… — Aberjhani
Every change is being forced upon us. — Swami Vivekananda
The habit of building houses upon piles, which was first forced upon the people by the position they had chosen, was afterwards followed as a… — Edward Burnett Tylor
War was forced upon mankind in his original civil and social condition. — Elihu Root
My family are observant Muslims, but I've come to the faith through an intellectual conviction, and that's something that they've taught me. It's never been… — Randa Abdel-Fattah
When some incident has shattered the career youâ€™ve mapped out for yourself, a folly, a crime or a misfortune, you mustnâ€™t think youâ€™re down and… — W. Somerset Maugham
Christmas is forced upon a reluctant and disgusted nation by the shopkeepers and the press; on its own merits it would wither and shrivel in… — George Bernard Shaw
All successful newpapers are ceaselessly querulous and bellicose. They never defend anyone or anything if they can help it; if the job is forced upon… — H. L. Mencken
My obligation, if I become president, is to give another direction to Europe than the one that is being forced upon us today. — Francois Hollande
Now workers should have the right to join unions. But unions should not be forced upon workers. And unions should not have the power to… — Mitt Romney
Perhaps the immobility of the things that surround us is forced upon them by our conviction that they are themselves, and not anything else, and… — Marcel Proust
The question of why evil exists is not a theological question, for it assumes that it is possible to go behind the existence forced upon… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Yet it is the narrative that is the life of the dream while the events themselves are often interchangeable. The events of the waking world… — Cormac McCarthy
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
Once war is forced upon us, there is no alternative than to apply every available means to bring it to a swift end. Warâ€™s very… — Douglas MacArthur

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