Insistence Quotes

99 Insistence quotes by 92 unique authors

The people who, during the election, were so wise, so moral, so perfect, now have no tendencies whatever; or if they have any, they are… — Frederic Bastiat
There is a fuzzy but real distinction that can and I believe should be made, between patriotism, which is attachment to a way of life,… — Todd Gitlin
Insistence on having a sexual orientation in sex is about defending the status quo, maintaining sex differences and the sexual hierarchy; whereas resistance to sexual… — John Stoltenberg
Why is there such insistence that AGW has occurred and needs drastic solutions? This is a puzzle, but my short answer is that the IPCC… — Don Aitkin
Only a minute to minute relentless struggle can balance one's natural but stupefying insistence to remain unchanged. — Unknown Author
If the mind wants to comprehend reality, it will have to come out of the past and the future. But coming out of the past… — Rajneesh
The best in art and life comes from a center - something urgent and powerful, an idea or emotion that insists on its being. From… — Roger Rosenblatt
What gives life meaning is a form of rebellion, rebellion against reason, an insistence on believing passionately what we cannot believe rationally. The meaning of… — Robert C. Solomon
Poor human nature, what horrible crimes have been committed in thy name! Every fool, from king to policeman, from the flatheaded parson to the visionless… — Emma Goldman
The independence and rebelliousness of our adolescence offer us yet another quality essential to our practice; the insistence that we find out the truth for… — Jack Kornfield
It is often falsely assumed, even by feminists, that sexuality is the enemy of the female who really wants to develop these aspects of her… — Germaine Greer
Direct action is, ultimately, the defiant insistence on acting as if one is already free. — David Graeber
Be not held back by fear's insane insistence that sureness lies in doubt. I am not doubtful, but certain. The miracle is always there. I… — Helen Schucman
Everything is grounded in mystery. Everything is swimming, and the stable does not exist. Life is a series of guesses, and there is mystery in… — Benjamin De Casseres
A Call for Revolution, 1993 Libertarianism is rejected by the modern left - which preaches individualism but practices collectivism. Capitalism is rejected by the modern… — Karl Hess
In the study of ideas, it is necessary to remember that insistence on hard-headed clarity issues from sentimental feeling, as it were a mist, cloaking… — Alfred North Whitehead
The cultural insistence that parenting is the 'most important' job in the world is a smart way to satiate unappreciated women without doing a damn… — Jessica Valenti
Productivity and efficiency can be achieved only step by step with sustained hard work, relentless attention to details and insistence on the highest standards of… — J. R. D. Tata
That hunger of the flesh, that longing for ease, that terror of incarceration, that insistence on tribal honour being obeyed: all of that exists, and… — Ben Kingsley
I do not know what the cat can have eaten. Usually I know exactly what the cat has eaten. Not only have I fed it… — Roy Blount, Jr.
The flaw in our character is our insistence on separating blue-collar jobs from white-collar jobs, and encouraging one form of education over another. — Mike Rowe
Simplicity is no longer presented as a virtue. The value of complex and difficult language has been preached with such insistence that the public has… — John Ralston Saul
Let God Himself be the main attraction at church again, and let us be tireless in our insistence that church is for God, about God,… — James MacDonald
The sorcerer's description of the world is perceivable. But our insistence on holding on to our standard version of reality renders us almost deaf and… — Carlos Castaneda
Chickenshit refers to behavior that makes military life worse than it need be: petty harassment of the weak by the strong; open scrimmage for power… — Paul Fussell

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