Force Quotes

The more efficient a force is, the more silent and the more subtle it is.

I started writing one afternoon when I was twenty, and ever since then I have written every day. At first I had to force myself. Then it became part of my identity, and I did it without thinking.

The king to Oxford sent a troop of horse, For Tories own no argument but force; With equal care, to Cambridge books he sent, For Whigs allow no force but argument.

I would heartily welcome the union of East and West provided it is not based on brute force.

A democrat should not rely upon the force of the arms his state could flaunt in the face of the world, but on the moral force his state could put at the disposal of the world.

God is the vital force or spirit which is all-pervading, all-embracing and, therefore, beyond human ken.

Under my plan, the state will be there to carry out the will of the people, not to dictate to them or to force them to do its will.

The force of nonviolence is infinitely more wonderful and subtle than the material forces of nature, like electricity.

Reason has never failed men. Only force and repression have made the wrecks in the world.

All the reasons which made the initiation of physical force evil, make the retaliatory use of physical force a moral imperative.

We see a more assertive Russia, which has implemented a very significant military buildup over several years, and a Russia which has used military force against neighbors, especially Ukraine.

I found my personal style in black humor and mixing funny things with very touching ones - like trying to force people to cry and smile almost at the same moment.

My big sister Melissa, is such a stud and my little sister Suzanna, has always had a perfect body and big blue eyes. We were a force.

Writing has never been a driving force within me.

A world of vested interests is not a world which welcomes the disruptive force of candor.

The price of seeking to force our beliefs on others is that someday they might force their beliefs on us.

The Scout Oath and Law are our binding disciplinary force.

It's all about the triumph of intellect and romance over brute force and cynicism.

Our present political world-view, current in Germany, is based in general on the idea that creative, culture-creating force must indeed be attributed to the state.

Fear has always been the driving force behind all dictators' repression.

It is our nature to conform; it is a force which not many can successfully resist. What is its seat? The inborn requirement of self-approval.

No government is here forever. And there are other forces - the most potent force in our society, in fact, big business - doing good for the environment.

I've appointed a task force to take a fresh look at the color-code system and whether we should retain it, change it or scrap it.

Share weight and woe, for misfortune falls with double force on him that stands alone.

The U.S. Armed Forces are the best trained, best equipped fighting forces in the world.

Race remains a potent and often divisive force in our society.

Resort to force in the Great War (I) failed to bring tranquillity. Victory and defeat alike were sterile. That lesson the world should have learned.

For there is a truth which cannot be bought or sold, imposed by force, resisted or escaped.

Sometimes something becomes a lot better. It's like a puzzle . You can't force a round brick into a square. It's a delicate thing. You need to let the song decide.

The very forces that liberty has set free work against the dangerous consequences of liberty.

Yes. The all-volunteer force is comprised of a very small percentage of the population. Therefore, fewer citizens have a personal interest in military matters and are not personally impacted.

If you force me to pick one color, it'd be Black... It covers up the things inside of me that I don't want to be known. Well, for the same reason, black is the color I hate, too.

I can stand brute force, but brute reason is quite unbearable.

The military has been tremendously important in the past during catastrophes and in protecting the population. But it shouldn't become an auxiliary police force.

He is a fool who thinks by force or skill To turn the current of a woman's will.

All forces are a deterrent to and would be employed in a general war. Most of our forces could be employed in a limited war, if required

... it is as true in morals as in physics that all force is imperishable; therefore the consequences of a human action never cease.

Force yourself to reflect on what you read, paragraph by paragraph.

Where the suspect poses no immediate threat to the officer and no threat to others, the harm resulting from the failing to apprehend him does not justify the use of deadly force to do so.

Not a ray is dimmed, not an atom worn; nature's oldest force is as good as new.

The whole secret of the teacher's force lies in the conviction that men are convertible.

Earth's a howling wilderness, Truculent with fraud and force.

We love force and we care very little how it is exhibited.

We can't control forces of nature. But we can control what comes afterward. We have a chance to start fresh.

Our country represents nothing but peaceful intentions toward all the earth, but it ought not to fail to maintain such a military force as comports with the dignity and security of a great people.

No man will be found in whose mind airy notions do not sometimes tyrannize, and force him to hope or fear beyond the limits of sober probability.

There is always room for a person of force and they make room for many.

Put two or three men in positions of conflicting authority. This will force them to work at loggerheads, allowing you to be the ultimate arbiter.

Example is a motive of very prevailing force on the actions of men.

As a profession advertising is young; as a force it is as old as the world.