Imposes Quotes

127 Imposes quotes by 110 unique authors

Society imposes low expectations of those who have disabilities” — Erik Weihenmayer
Art that imposes conditions - human or otherwise - on the receiver for its appreciation in my eyes constitutes aesthetic fascism. — Lawrence Weiner
A self-made man, if he is made at all, has already won the battle of life. . . . he has learned to resist. He… — Alvin R. Dyer
Nature does not capriciously scatter her secrets as golden gifts to lazy pets and luxurious darlings, but imposes tasks when she presents opportunities, and uplifts… — Edwin Percy Whipple
We are all, in a sense, experts on secrecy. From earliest childhood we feel its mystery and attraction. We know both the power it confers… — Sissela Bok
I believe that all poetry is formal in that it exists within limits, limits that are either inherited by tradition or limits that language itself… — Mark Strand
Chess for me is not a game, but an art. Yes, and I take upon myself all those responsibilities which an art imposes on its… — Alexander Alekhine
It is my greatest joy to live a really good part, even though it imposes great strain. An artist is tired but proud when he… — Conrad Veidt
The music of Wagner imposes mental tortures that only algebra has the right to inflict. — Unknown Author
Being imposes some kind of obligation to find out what's going on. — Terence McKenna
All cultures forged by nations—the noble indigenous past of America, the brilliant civilization of Europe, the wise history of Asian nations, and the ancestral wealth… — Subcomandante Marcos
The Empire is the institution, the codification, of derangement; it is insane and imposes its insanity on us by violence, since its nature is a… — Philip K. Dick
Creativity is not simply originality and unlimited freedom. There is much more to it than that. Creativity also imposes restrictions. While it uses methods other… — Silvano Arieti
Remember that the truth is in the details. No matter how you see the world or what style it imposes on your work as an… — Stephen King
Taliban-esque: Any behavior that imposes the beliefs of one person on everyone else. Conversations with the Taliban-esque are impossible. They aren't even conversations. With them,… — Whoopi Goldberg
For language to have meaning, there must be intervals of silence somewhere, to divide word from word and utterance from utterance. He who retires into… — Thomas Merton
If it is in speaking their word that people, by naming the world, transform it, dialogue imposes itself as the way by which they achieve… — Paulo Freire
My freedom will be so much the greater and more meaningful the more narrowly I limit my field of action and the more I surround… — Igor Stravinsky
Whoever imposes severe punishment becomes repulsive to the people; while he who awards mild punishment becomes contemptible. But whoever imposes punishment as deserved becomes respectable. — Chanakya
The Church imposes nothing; she only proposes, she proposes like a lover to the beloved. — Pope John Paul II
When it comes to preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, I will take no options off the table. ... That includes all elements of… — Barack Obama
In the process of helping some (perhaps most) people to more utility and justice, the state imposes on civil society a system of interdictions and… — Anthony de Jasay
Every neurosis is a primitive form of legal proceeding in which the accused carries on the prosecution, imposes judgment and executes the sentence: all to… — Lionel Trilling
Despots play their part in the works of thinkers. Fettered words are terrible words. The writer doubles and trebles the power of his writing when… — Victor Hugo
God never imposes a duty without giving time to do it. — John Ruskin

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