Imposed Quotes

410 quotes by 348 authors

As naturally as the ruled always took the morality imposed upon them more seriously than did the rulers themselves, the deceived masses are today captivated… — Theodor Adorno
It is a tragedy beyond the power of language to convey when what has been imposed on women by force becomes a standard of freedom… — Andrea Dworkin
The green eyes in the carefully sweet face were turbulent, willful, lusty with life, distinctly at variance with her decorous demeanor. Her manners had been… — Margaret Mitchell
You crave winning and fear losing instead of just doing. To succeed you must remove your self-imposed limitations. — Wayne Gerard Trotman
When silence is a choice, it is an unnerving presence. When silence is imposed, it is censorship. — Terry Tempest Williams
it was like this. the brain could no longer bear the worries and pains that were imposed on it. it said: "i'm giving up; but… — Franz Kafka
It is more beautiful to trust in God. The beautiful in this world is all from his hand, declaring the perfection of taste; he is… — Lew Wallace
What is a clock? Something agreed upon and arbitrarily imposed upon us. Standard time. Not true time. Symbolizing the whole standardization of our lives. — Susan Glaspell
A world full of happiness is not beyond human power to create; the obstacles imposed by inanimate nature are not insuperable. The real obstacles lie… — Bertrand Russell
The enemy aggressor is always pursuing a course of larceny, murder, rapine, and barbarism. We are always moving forward with high mission, a destiny imposed… — John T. Flynn
Sacredness of human life! The world has never believed it! It has been with life that we settled our quarrels, won wives, gold and land,… — Ida Tarbell
Our strength often increases in proportion to the obstacles imposed upon it. — Unknown Author
A person experiences life as something separated from the rest - a kind of optical delusion of consciousness. Our task must be to free ourselves… — Albert Einstein
The nature of the economic system should be a matter for public choice, and free market capitalism should not be accepted without any discussion of… — Tony Benn
The world values the seer above all men, and has always done so. Nay, it values all men in proportion as they partake of the… — John Jay Chapman
No stigma attaches to the love of money in America, and provided it does not exceed the bounds imposed by public order, it is held… — Alexis de Tocqueville
Theater represents to me this phenomenon in juxtaposition to real life, where there are all these imposed guidelines. — Unknown Author
The United States has overstepped its borders in all spheres - economic, political and humanitarian - and has imposed itself on other states. — Vladimir Putin
An elite class that is free to operate without limits - whether limits imposed by the rule of law or fear of the responses from… — Glenn Greenwald
Our public schools arbitrarily define science as explaining the world by natural processes alone. In essence, a religion of naturalism is being imposed on millions… — Ken Ham

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