Imperative Quotes

287 quotes by 260 authors

If the Revolution has the right to destroy bridges and art monuments whenever necessary, it will stop still less from laying its hand on any… — Leon Trotsky
Only conservatives believe that subversion is still being carried on in the arts and that society is being shaken by it. Advanced art today is… — Harold Rosenberg
It is fundamental that the great powers of Congress to conduct war and to regulate the Nation's foreign relations are subject to the constitutional requirements… — Arthur Goldberg
Whether young or old, rich or poor, learned or unlearned, should presume to dispense the mysteries of Christ without the strongest of all possible reasons… — James Henley Thornwell
Our moral imperative is to work with all our powers for that day when the children of the world grow up without the fear of… — Ronald Reagan
Essential to the attainment of these national goals is the moral imperative of ensuring social justice and respect for human dignity. The great biblical tradition… — Pope Francis
Art postulates communion, and the artist has an imperative need to make others share the joy which he experiences himself. — Igor Stravinsky
I have changed nothing, my style of play is still that of a child. I know that above all it is my job and that… — Lionel Messi
It is imperative that Christians be like Jesus, by living freely within the culture as missionaries who are as faithful to the Father and His… — Mark Driscoll
Treating other people as you would like to be treated. It is an ancient, universal ethical imperative. And it requires no supernatural beliefs. — Phil Zuckerman
On climate change, there is a clear, definitive and ineluctable ethical imperative to act. — Pope Francis
It is imperative to base your life on yourself, to take responsibility for your own happiness. — Josei Toda
Why we play as children is not because it is our work or because it is how we learn, though both statements are true; we… — John Thorn
In every other religion the indicative flows from the imperative. Which means, â€˜because I do, therefore I am... because I do this, therefore Iâ€™m a… — Timothy Keller
History leaves no doubt that among of the most regrettable crimes committed by human beings have been committed by those human beings who thought of… — Wendell Berry
A high-speed connection is no more an essential civil right than 3G cell phone service or a Netflix account. Increasing competition and restoring academic excellence… — Michelle Malkin
I am loaded down to the guards with educational, benevolent, and other miscellaneous public work, I must not attempt to do more. I cannot without… — Rutherford B. Hayes
The Buddha taught that suffering is the extra pain in the mind that happens when we feel an anguished imperative to have things be different… — Sylvia Boorstein
The imperative to develop new technologies and implement them on a heroic scale no longer seems like the childish preoccupation of a few nerds with… — Neal Stephenson
I believe it is imperative to see modern English grammar as a rich and diverse linguistic system deposited on our [England's] shores 1,500 years ago,… — Robert Burchfield

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