Stifle Quotes

113 quotes by 102 authors

Conscience is our unerring judge until we finally stifle it. — Honore de Balzac
As state and federal lawmakers debate the country's energy policies and Colorado's role in the ever-expanding energy economy, let's hope they remember that unnecessary regulations… — Bob Beauprez
We can never be sure that the opinion we are endeavoring to stifle is a false opinion; and if we were sure, stifling it would… — John Stuart Mill
The voice of conscience is so delicate that it is easy to stifle it; but it is also so clear that it is impossible to… — Madame de Stael
There is no theory. You have only to listen. Pleasure is the law. I love music passionately. And because l love it, I try to… — Claude Debussy
Maternity is on the face of it an unsociable experience. The selfishness that a woman has learned to stifle or to dissemble where she alone… — Emily James Smith Putnam
Historically, much of the motivation for public schooling has been to stifle variety and institute social control. — Hugh Jackman
A wise man seeks by music to strengthen his soul: the thoughtless one uses it to stifle his fears. — Confucius
Since the time of the ancient Greeks a democracy has depended on its philosophers and creative artists. It can only flourish by continuous probing, prodding,… — Uta Hagen
I not only could not stifle controversy among your readers.. I welcome it. This Administration intends to be candid about its errors; for as a… — John F. Kennedy
Now, so there will be no misunderstanding, it's not my intention to do away with government. It is rather to make it work - work… — Ronald Reagan
It is the Soviet Union that runs against the tide of history . . . . [It is] the march of freedom and democracy which… — Ronald Reagan
Never has any one been less a priest than Jesus, never a greater enemy of forms, which stifle religion under the pretext of protecting it.… — Ernest Renan
The kind of environment that we developed Google in, the reason that we were able to develop a search engine, is the web was so… — Sergey Brin
One aspect of modern life which has gone far to stifle men is the rapid growth of tremendous corporations. Enormous spiritual sacrifices are made in… — William O. Douglas
For many, love is a two-sided coin. It can strengthen or stifle, expand or enfeeble, perfect or pauperize. When love is returned, we soar. We… — Colleen Houck
History shows that the mere existence of a mass surveillance apparatus, regardless of how it is used, is in itself sufficient to stifle dissent. A… — Glenn Greenwald
... Sometimes, we try to stifle that fact or hide it, ... But the profound, and ultimately most important, reality is that we are not… — Joe Lieberman
While patriotism is often lauded as an unquestionable value, the status of patriotism is a problem for many thoughtful people. It is particularly troublesome for… — Stephen Nathanson
No matter the specific techniques involved, historically mass surveillance has had several constant attributes. Initially, it is always the countryâ€™s dissidents and marginalized who bear… — Glenn Greenwald

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