Subvert Quotes

46 quotes by 40 authors

If Congress can employ money indefinitely to the general welfare... they may appoint teachers in every state... The powers of Congress would subvert the very… — James Madison
We now know that human transformation does not happen through didacticism or through excessive certitude, but through the playful entertainment of another scripting of reality… — Walter Brueggemann
This is not an international thriller so much as a fiercely literate attempt to subvert the thriller genre itself. — Christopher Rice
Often their rage erupts because they believe that all ways of looking that highlight difference subvert the liberal belief in a universal subjectivity (we are… — Bell Hooks
Pornographers subvert this last, vital privacy; they do our imagining for us. They take away the words that were of the night and shout them… — George Steiner
To subvert is not the aim of literature, its value lies in discovering and revealing what is rarely known, little known, thought to be known… — Gao Xingjian
I think I'm always trying to subvert conventions, and sometimes it's more successful than others. — Carla Gugino
If a sect arises whose tenets would subvert morals, good sense has fair play and reasons and laughs it out of doors without suffering the… — Thomas Jefferson
There are just so many options that people have. But as a writer, you'll drive yourself crazy, if you worry about that too much. People… — Carlton Cuse
The success of those doctrines would also subvert the Federal Constitution, change the character of the Federal Government, and destroy our rights in respect to… — John Henninger Reagan
All attempts at law, all religion, all ethical norms might be nothing more than attempts by the weak to restrain the strong. Then, within the… — George Zebrowski
From the equality of rights springs identity of our highest interests; you cannot subvert your neighbor's rights without striking a dangerous blow at your own. — Carl Schurz
There is a kind of expressed love which is easy to subvert. When a figure is loved for their deeds, their conquests, their heroism, their… — Ben Okri
They ended every speech with the word hiro, which means: like I said. Thus each man took responsibility for intruding into the inarticulate murmur of… — Leonard Cohen
I marveled at them both; how difficult it must be to be a person. To constantly subvert your desires. To worry about doing the right… — Garth Stein
However [political parties] may now and then answer popular ends, they are likely in the course of time and things, to become potent engines, by… — George Washington
If we are going to learn to trust God in adversity, we must believe God will allow nothing to subvert His glory so He will… — Jerry Bridges
Drone attacks subvert the rule of law - we become judge, jury, and executioner - at the push of a button. — Mark McKinnon
I am furious at the way that we have allowed money to subvert our democracy. I am appalled at the way that the U.S., a… — Alex Gibney
The truth is that anyone... that wants to subvert our Constitution to Shariah Law is an enemy of the United States. — Louie Gohmert

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