Urged Quotes

112 quotes by 102 authors

The British government has urged its citizens to abstain from alcohol at least two days a week. Or to make it easier to remember, whenever… — Conan O'Brien
Suppose there were groups of secularists at hospitals who went round the terminally ill and urged them to adopt atheism: 'Don't be a mug all… — Christopher Hitchens
It was all a back-handed blessing, and my friends were the ones who kept the faith, read my work, and urged me to submit it… — Leslie Banks
C. S. Lewis pointed out that some people are angry with God for His not existing, and others for His existing but for failing to… — Neal A. Maxwell
I have urged on woman independence of man, not that I do not think the sexes mutually needed by one another, but because in woman… — Margaret Fuller
Duffers who consistently shank their balls are urged to buy and study Shanks - No Thanks by R.K. Hoffman, or in extreme cases, M.S. Howard's… — Henry Beard
I found everything so remote but, at the same time, familiar when I occasionally looked into the mountains, rocks, pine trees and plums depicted in… — Unknown Author
Benito Mussolini had barely seized power in Italy before the Vatican made an official treaty with him. . . . Catholicism became the only recognized… — Christopher Hitchens
The people are urged to be patriotic ... by sacrificing their own children. Patriotism requires allegience to the flag, which means obedience and readiness to… — Emma Goldman
The raging fire which urged us on was scorching us; it would have burned us had we failed to restrain it. — Giacomo Casanova
His mind scolded him for his stupidity and urged him to forget her but his heart had no justifications for its stand. It remained unmoved,… — Faraaz Kazi
To one degree or another we all struggle with selfishness. Since it is so common, why worry about selfishness anyway? Because selfishness is really self-destruction… — Neal A. Maxwell
Today is already the tomorrow which the bad economist yesterday urged us to ignore. — Henry Hazlitt
Every sinner is now on trial once for all. He is now invited by the bleeding Saviour, urged by all the horrors of hell, to… — Asahel Nettleton
Nixon urged Clinton to maintain his relationship with Yeltsin but make contact with other democrats in Russia. He warned Clinton away from some ultranationalists and… — Nancy Gibbs
I think it must be very hard to be one of the new young writers who are urged to put themselves forward when it may… — Anne Tyler
When a psychiatrist writes a bestseller, he is then urged to write a book of advice. But I think our culture's awash in advice. The… — Peter D. Kramer
...we cannot stand idly by now, as the Nation is urged to embark on an ill-conceived adventure in government medicine, the end of which no… — Unknown Author
I have often urged my young friends, when faced with an adversary, to "play polo" with him; i.e., not to go at him bald-headed but… — Robert Baden-Powell
The successful competitor, having been urged to compete, must not be turned on when he wins. — Learned Hand

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