Forces Quotes
1982 quotes by 1473 authors
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We are continually shaped by the forces of coincidence.
— Paul Auster
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A system is in equilibrium when the forces constituting it are arranged in such a way as to compensate each other, like the two weights…
— Rudolf Arnheim
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Who can map out the various forces at play in one soul? Man is a great depth, O Lord. The hairs of his head are…
— Saint Augustine
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The world is so unpredictable. Things happen suddenly, unexpectedly. We want to feel we are in control of our own existence. In some ways we…
— Paul Auster
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We have established a new basis in our country in which economic liberalization would continue to flourish alongside democratic forces and deregulated power structure.
— Ibrahim Babangida
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It's marvelous the change that comes about when a man gets together all his forces and centers them upon the doing of one thing at…
— George Matthew Adams
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Close your eyes and place your finger on a map. Wherever it lands, that's the theme of the evening. So many times we settle for…
— Mario Batali
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Democracy is necessary to peace and to undermining the forces of terrorism.
— Benazir Bhutto
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When we wrote the Constitution, the intention was to give the commander in chief the authority how to use the forces when you authorize him…
— Joe Biden
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All satire is blind to the forces liberated by decay. Which is why total decay has absorbed the forces of satire.
— Theodor Adorno
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Merely by describing yourself as black you have started on a road towards emancipation, you have committed yourself to fight against all forces that seek…
— Steven Biko
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My life experience has taught me nothing happens by chance. Even the idea of the ball in a roulette game: it's not chance it ends…
— Andrea Bocelli
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Most recently, terrorist forces have captured Israeli soldiers and fired rockets into Israeli cities - both unprovoked. These acts of aggression deserve the rapid and…
— John Boehner
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Every great and deep difficulty bears in itself its own solution. It forces us to change our thinking in order to find it.
— Niels Bohr
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There are only two forces in the world, the sword and the spirit. In the long run the sword will always be conquered by the…
— Napoleon Bonaparte
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There are only two forces that unite men - fear and interest.
— Napoleon Bonaparte
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As a matter of international law, the United States is in an armed conflict with al-Qa'ida, the Taliban, and associated forces, in response to the…
— John O. Brennan
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We must support initiatives that provide clear, concrete measures and milestones that our troops need for defeating the insurgency, building up Iraqi security forces, and…
— Sherrod Brown
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When I investigate and when I discover that the forces of the heavens and the planets are within ourselves, then truly I seem to be…
— Leon Battista Alberti
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Blessed is the man who has some congenial work, some occupation in which he can put his heart, and which affords a complete outlet to…
— John Burroughs
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