Imposed Upon Quotes

72 Imposed Upon quotes by 63 unique authors

Is it better for a man to have chosen evil than to have good imposed upon him? — Anthony Burgess
The so-called consumer society and the politics of corporate capitalism have created a second nature of man which ties him libidinally and aggressively to the… — Herbert Marcuse
This struggle may be a moral one, or it may be a physical one, and it may be both moral and physical, but it must… — Frederick Douglass
Entering a library, I am always stuck by the way in which a certain vision of the world is imposed upon the reader through its… — Alberto Manguel
I am not imposed upon by fine words; I can see what actions mean. — George Eliot
It may not be nice to be good, little 6655321. It may be horrible to be good. And when I say that to you I… — Anthony Burgess
A firm rule must be imposed upon our nation before it destroys itself. The United States needs some theology and geometry, some taste and decency.… — John Kennedy Toole
These days its not just that the line between right and wrong has been made unclear, today Christians are being asked by our culture today… — Ravi Zacharias
In forming an estimate of sins, we are often imposed upon by imagining that the more hidden the less heinous they are. — John Calvin
The various forms of education or ‘normalization’ imposed upon an individual consist in making him or her change points of subjectification, always moving towards a… — Gilles Deleuze
Let men tremble to win the hand of woman, unless they win along with it the utmost passion of her heart! Else it may be… — Nathaniel Hawthorne
An unauthentic word, one which is unable to transform reality, results when dichotomy is imposed upon its constitutive elements. When a word is deprived of… — Paulo Freire
Does God want goodness or the choice of goodness? Is a man who chooses to be bad perhaps in some way better than a man… — Anthony Burgess
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
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
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
Our strength often increases in proportion to the obstacles imposed upon it. — Unknown Author
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
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
I am the daughter of a Chicana and anglo. I think most days I am an embarrassment to both groups. I sometimes hate the white… — Cherrie Moraga
Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will. Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you… — Frederick Douglass
We believe that Carlyle has, after all, more readers, and is better known to-day for thisvery originality of style, and that posterity will have reason… — Henry David Thoreau

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