Insisted Quotes

180 Insisted quotes by 157 unique authors

When Hegel later became a man of influence' he insisted that the Jews should be granted equal rights because civic rights belong to man because… — Walter Kaufmann
That idea of URL was the basic clue to the universality of the Web. That was the only thing I insisted upon. — Tim Berners-Lee
After watching my first World Series in 1977, I wanted to be Reggie Jackson. I bought a big Reggie poster. I ate Reggie candy bars.… — Eric Liu
As filmmakers, we want the audience to have the most complete experience they can. For example, I interviewed Stanley Kubrick years ago around the time… — Michael Mann
Our founders insisted that protecting the states' power to govern themselves was vital to limit the power of Washington and preserve freedom. — Mike Pence
The United States established itself as a trustworthy new nation in its first two decades after the Revolutionary War by paying its debts, even when… — John Podhoretz
I was born two months early, and everyone had given up on me. But my mother insisted on my life. — Sidney Poitier
The reason I always insisted on signing my work was not to be subordinate to anyone. — Paul Rand
But courage which goes against military expediency is stupidity, or, if it is insisted upon by a commander, irresponsibility. — Erwin Rommel
It is impossible, as impossible as to raise the dead, to restore anything that has ever been great or beautiful in architecture. That which I… — John Ruskin
A lot of people insisted on a wall between modern dance and ballet. I'm beginning to think that walls are very unhealthy things. — Twyla Tharp
I was always treated as if I had insisted on being born, in opposition to the dictates of reason, religion, and morality, and against the… — Charles Dickens
The brain acknowledged the approach of death while the heart stubbornly insisted upon immortality. — Dean Koontz
... I did not set out to be beloved and just, only strong." 'A King can be better than that," the Prince insisted. "And so… — Catherynne M. Valente
Whenever women have insisted on absolute equality with men, they have invariably wound up with the dirty end of the stick. What they are and… — Robert A. Heinlein
We're not obsessed by anything, you see," insisted Ford. "..." "And that's the deciding factor. We can't win against obsession. They care, we don't. They… — Douglas Adams
... the connection between imperial politics and culture is astonishingly direct. American attitudes to American "greatness", to hierarchies of race, to the perils of "other"… — Edward Said
I’m seventeen years old, my name is Juan García Madero, and I’m in my first semester of law school. I wanted to study literature, not… — Roberto Bolano
He insisted that stars were people so well loved, they were traced in constellations, to live forever — Jodi Picoult
Bards were terrible at keeping secrets. They insisted on putting them to music. — Tanya Huff
I'm calm," Rachel insisted. "Every time I'm around you, some monsters attack us. What's to be nervous about?" "Look," I said. "I'm sorry about the… — Rick Riordan
I'm not the world's greatest expert, but I would have thought that the wizards, witches, trolls, unicorns, ... broomsticks and spells would have given her… — Terry Pratchett
India, she now knew, would not be content staying in the background, was nobody's wallpaper, insisted in interjecting itself into everyone's life, meddling with it,… — Thrity Umrigar
It isn't deep," the Eddisian Ambassador said from the other side of the bed. He was leaning over the wound, looking critical and mildly disappointed.… — Megan Whalen Turner
Jewish, Christian, and Muslim theologians have insisted for centuries that God does not exist and that there is 'nothing' out there; in making these assertions,… — Karen Armstrong

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