Imposed Quotes

410 quotes by 348 authors

Death is imposed only on creatures, not their creations, and has therefore always appeared in art in a broken form: as allegory. — Theodor Adorno
Meat supplies a variety of nutrients - among them iron, zinc, and Vitamin B12 - that are not readily found in plants. We can survive… — Michael Specter
In 1979, Iranians carried out an illegitimate act: They overthrew a tyrant that the United States had imposed and supported, and moved on an independent… — Noam Chomsky
History shows that, more often than not, loss of sovereignty leads to liberalisation imposed in the interests of the powerful. — Noam Chomsky
Reviewing the record of American intervention in Indochina in the Pentagon Papers, one cannot fail to be struck by the continuity of basic assumptions from… — Noam Chomsky
The pressure is self-imposed because I always want to do excellent work, and I always want to be interesting to people watching me. — Kristoffer Polaha
The defection of Hussein Kamel was a turning point in the U.N.-imposed disarmament of Iraq in the 1990s. — Barton Gellman
For decades, Saddam and his Sunni minority had imposed their will on Iraq, carrying on a 14-century tradition of Sunnis controlling Mesopotamia despite a Shiite… — Richard Engel
The economy grows when families can spend money on personal priorities rather than priorities imposed by the federal government. — Mike Crapo
The sentence imposed on Abdul Kadir sends a powerful and clear message. We will bring to justice those who plot to attack the United States… — Loretta Lynch
A life cycle can be imposed on an object. An object can be very energetic and active, and then it has a dying phase and… — Claes Oldenburg
Every state has an undoubted right to determine the status, or domestic and social condition, of the persons domiciled within its territory except insofar as… — Roger B. Taney
Reforming is about curbing government power. It is a self-imposed revolution; it will require real sacrifice, and it will be painful. — Li Keqiang
It has been possible to trace historically back to a very early age the taxes which were imposed on medicines, spices and similar substances in… — Otto Wallach
I do sometimes painful things to my body in an effort to conform to culturally imposed beauty ideals. — Stella Young
Once solved, the severe handicaps imposed on space exploration by the weight and chemical limitations of rockets would no longer apply. The whole timetable of… — Donald A. Wollheim
Democracy, good governance and modernity cannot be imported or imposed from outside a country. — Emile Lahoud
The responsibilities which are imposed by rank and privilege and good fortune can... become very onerous indeed. — Robert W. Welch, Jr.
For, quite literally, the whole world today is looking for us to take the lead in carrying out those obligations imposed on the American people… — Robert W. Welch, Jr.
Finally, the House is working to require a comprehensive federal review of IRS regulations with a follow-up report to Congress on possible actions to reduce… — Michael K. Simpson

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