The Force Quotes
We need to renegotiate our contract with nature. Ecology is a unifying force that can diminish intolerance and expand our empathy towards others - both human and animal.
Strength means...acknowledging each of those feelings, your questions and ideas and faith and terror, and meeting what comes with the full force of your heart.
When liberty is taken away by force it can be restored by force. When it is relinquished voluntarily by default it can never be recovered.
In the long run, the power of kindness can redeem beyond the power of force to destroy. There is a vast reservoir of kindness that we can no longer afford do disregard.
Albert Einstein when asked what he considered to be the most powerful force in the universe answered: Compound interest!
Globalization is not a monolithic force but an evolving set of consequences - some good, some bad and some unintended. It is the new reality.
Airpower has become predominant, both as a deterrent to war, and-in the eventuality of war-as the devastating force to destroy an enemy's potential and fatally undermine his will to wage war.
The great force of history comes from the fact that we carry it within us, are unconsciously controlled by it in many ways, and history is literally present in all that we do.
Ambition that centers on the glory of God and welfare of the church is a mighty force for good.
The only thing we all have in common is that we play tricks in order to force ourselves to abandon the quest. The counter-measure is to persist in spite of all the barriers and disappointments.
Believing that the power to destroy belongs to the Creator alone I affirm... that any theory which, when carried out, demands the annihilation of force, is necessarily erroneous.
If you can find something that you're really passionate about, whether you're a man or a woman comes a lot less into play. Passion is a gender-neutralizing force.
Personally I do not resort to force - not even the force of law - to advance moral reforms. I prefer education, argument, persuasion, and above all the influence of example - of fashion.
Feminism is a transformational force, an individual and social force. It is a way of looking at the world-a questioning of power/domination issues, an affirmation of women's energy.
Since corrupt people unite amongst themselves to constitute a force, then honest people must do the same.
Applause that comes thundering with such force you might think the audience merely suffers the music as an excuse for its ovations.
The Admiralty said it was a plane and not a boat, the Royal Air Force said it was a boat and not a plane, the Army were plain not interested.
Have a goal in life. When water is everywhere, it is a flood, but if it is in between banks, it is a river. It is nice to have a goal, so your life force gets channelized!
A hypocritical etiquette forces us to pretend that the Jews are powerless victims; and if you don't respect their victimhood, they'll destroy you.
A law is something which must have a moral basis, so that there is an inner compelling force for every citizen to obey.
L'amor che move il sole e l'altre stelle. "It means that love is the most powerful force in the world. That love can do anything.
In the end it all comes down to enthusiasm. Your creativity is basically your expression of God-force.
Do not ever say that the desire to 'do good' by force is a good motive. Neither power-lust nor stupidity are good motives.
Government originated in the attempt to find a form of association that defends and protects the person and property of each with the common force of all.
A lot of comic actors derive their main force from childish behavior. Most great comics are doing such silly things; you'd say, 'That's what a child would do.
One's soldier should not abuse the enemy. 'Arouse a bee and it will come at you with the force of a dragon.
No dictator, no invader, can hold an imprisoned population by force of arms forever.
Men seldom rise from low condition to high rank without employing either force or fraud, unless that rank should be attained either by gift or inheritance.
Public opinion, or what passes for public opinion, is not invariably a moderating force in the jungle of politics.
Not to have an adequate air force in the present state of the world is to compromise the foundations of national freedom and independence.
Music and the arts feed our souls, but a decent wage puts food on the table. Musicians, fans of music, and grassroots political organizations are a potent force to fight for social justice.
If you admit that to silence your opponent by force is to win an intellectual argument, then you admit the right to silence people by force.
I would close every recruiting station, disband the Army, and disarm the Air Force. I would abolish the whole dreadful equipment of war, and say to the world; 'Do your worst!'
Trying to force things only disturbs your goals. Forcing will not help. Everything happens in its right time.
Our losses have reached an intolerable level. The enemy air force played a decisive role in inflicting these high losses.
No matter who you are, how much money you make, or what kind of clothes you are wearing, CrossFit will force you to come face-to-face with your imperfections
When a man must force himself to be faithful in his love, this is hardly better than unfaithfulness.
The world no longer has a choice between force and law; if civilization is to survive, it must choose the rule of law.