Best 1214 quotes in «force quotes» category

I know of no substitute whatever for the force and beauty of an artistic process.

I know that I'm here - I believe that I'm here for a purpose. I believe in forces of fate.

I like using a 75-percent swing for wedge shots instead of full force.

I love and respect the Armed Forces.

I'm also fascinated by the interplay between personal history and the larger forces that form the context for our lives.

Imagination is a force that can actually manifest a reality.Don't put limitations on yourself.Others will do that for you.

I'm not a bible thumper, I'm not any of that stuff, but I do believe that the force is with us.

I'm certainly not interested in religion for religion's sake or for some kind of structure or stabilizing force. Religion is supposed to be for God's sake and God is an unpredictable, wild thing.

I'm never satisfied. I can always find things that I can do better and go further on, so I force myself to accept when someone says, "We have it, it's good and we can move on.

I'm not an expert in it, but it seems to me that you have to let the market forces go their course.

I'm not interested in popular culture, particularly. I'm not against it, I'm not avoiding it, but I'm not interested in it as a force in life.

I'm not just making rhymes and making melodies. I'm expressing my true life force, energy.

I'm not a woman. I'm a force of nature.

I'm not opposed to the use of force.

I'm not quite certain how you can force a candidate to stick by the rules.

Imposing democracy through force is a roll of the dice.

Imprudent restrictions often force youth farther than enticement would carry them; and careless limitation is frequently worse than no injunction.

I'm passionate about mobilizing young Latinos to get to the polls, so I'm involved with Voto Latino. Latinos are a vital but underrepresented force in this country.

In a republic there is no coercive force as in other governments, the laws must therefore endeavor to supply this defect.

In 2003, I warned of a 'creeping coup' in Russia against the forces of democracy and market capitalism in Russia.

[Individuals] have a right to defend themselves and recover by force what by unlawful force is taken from them.

Increased coalition presence feeds the notion of occupation. It contributes to the dependency of Iraqi security forces on the coalition, ... It extends the amount of time that it will take for Iraqi security forces to become self-reliant. And it exposes more coalition forces to attacks.

Inertia, when first encountered, appears to be an immovable force. We are creatures who like comfort, patterns, and repetition... Yet change is life's only constant.

Inertia is a powerful force in human and political affairs.

I needed to go . . . the pull of Everest was stronger for me than any force on earth.

In my estimation, more misery has been created by reformers than by any other force in human history.

In fact, it was the largest expeditionary force of the 18th century. The largest, most powerful force ever set forth from Britain or any nation.

In recent years... forces have developed in our government over which we have no control, and these forces have an authoritarian approach to justice - meaning, they tell you what justice is.

In our loss and fear we craved the acts of religion, the ceremonies that allow us to admit our helplessness, our dependence on the great forces we do not understand.

In our life as a civilized person in the industrial age, we are invaded by objects; how could an object have a "force" when it no longer has individuality?

[Insurgents] pose no strategic threat to the United States or to the Coalition Forces.

Intellect--brain force.

Intellect does not attain its full force unless it attacks power.

In the world there is, parallel to the force of death and constraint, an enormous force of persuasion that is called culture.

In terms of merchandise, you can't force anyone to buy something.

In the code of the satyagrahi, there is no such thing as surrender to brute force.

In this world, all power rests upon force.

Iraq is not occupied, but there are foreign forces on its soil, which is different.

Invention is the root of innovation. Innovation is the major force for change in the future.

I plead for conservation of human culture, which is much more fragile than nature herself. We needn't destroy other cultures with the force of our own.

I push every day against forces that say you have to go faster, be more effective, be more productive, you have to constantly outdo yourself, you have to constantly outdo your neighbor - all of the stuff that creates an incredibly productive society, but also a very neurotic one.

I really admire visual storytelling that shows you what's happening, instead of tells you what's happening. I think it really forces the filmmaking to be very clear.

I really do force myself to not be fully engaged with all the technology at once, just because I have an addictive personality and I get too into it.

I received my Greetings from Uncle Sam in May 1943. I applied for the Air Force.

I really have to force myself to tidy up around the house.

I simply seem to drift. But I sort of allow the drift, because it has a kind of check - it forces me to work harder at what I'm interested in.

Is it not possible that we are still living in the Dark Ages, still mocking the suggestion of 'mystical' forces that we cannot see or comprehend.

Islam has always been a force that dispels tyrants and tyranny, opression and exploitaion. Islam has always been a force that militates for justice.

I sometimes like the situation that forces you to rely on your instinct and impulses.

I suppose that the scope and implications of such forces have rendered my personal accounting ritual pretty much obsolete. That's how things sometimes go.