Insist Quotes

526 quotes by 441 authors

I love America more than any other country in this world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually. — James A. Baldwin
The tragedy of life and of the world is not that men do not know God; the tragedy is that, knowing Him, they still insist… — William Barclay
People who insist on telling their dreams are among the terrors of the breakfast table. — Max Beerbohm
I don't do a film unless it has a sword in it. And if it doesn't have a sword in it, I insist that they… — Orlando Bloom
Destiny has a lot to do with it, but so do you. You have to persevere, you have to insist. — Andrea Bocelli
In a sense, words are encyclopedias of ignorance because they freeze perceptions at one moment in history and then insist we continue to use these… — Edward de Bono
Man seems to insist on ignoring the lessons available from history. — Norman Borlaug
Kant and Hegel are interesting thinkers. But I am happy to insist that they are also terrible writers. — Alain de Botton
If you would have your son to walk honourably through the world, you must not attempt to clear the stones from his path, but teach… — Anne Bronte
Parents have a right to insist that godless evolution not be taught to their children. — Pat Buchanan
Every once in awhile we may fall on our face, but we insist on doing what we wanna do. — Cliff Burton
I agree with Balzac and 19th-century writers, black and white, who say, 'I write for money.' Yes, I think everybody should be paid handsomely; I… — Maya Angelou
But I honestly don't read critics. My dad reads absolutely everything ever written about me. He calls me up to read ecstatic reviews, but I… — Fiona Apple
I still insist that American performers are the best performers in the world. — Tony Bennett
My advice if you insist on slimming: Eat as much as you like - just don't swallow it. — Harry Secombe
If a sect does officially insist that its structure of belief demands that evolution be false, then no compromise is possible. An honest and competent… — George Gaylord Simpson
The best way to make every one poor is to insist on equality of wealth. — Napoleon Bonaparte
We are all creative, but by the time we are three of four years old, someone has knocked the creativity out of us. Some people… — Maya Angelou
Can anything be more absurd than keeping women in a state of ignorance, and yet so vehemently to insist on their resisting temptation? — Vicesimus Knox
It is important to insist on the historical truthfulness of the narrative of the fall of Adam and Eve. Just as the account of the… — Wayne Grudem

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