The Force Quotes

Apply just the right amount of force — never too much, never too little.

General Otis is proclaimed American Military Governor of the Philippines and I protest a thousand times and with all the force in my soul against such pretension.

I have stood your meanness as long as I intend to. You have played the part of a damn scoundrel, and if you were any part of a man I would slap your jaws and force you to resent it.

The power of unarmed nonviolence is any day far superior to that of armed force.

Why should you take by force that from us that which you can have by Love? Why should you destroy us, who have provided you with food What can you get by war?

It is a sin of the soul to force young people into opinions ... but it is culpable neglect not to impel young people into experiences.

Why should I obtain by force that which I can obtain by cheating?

The next few years are going to be horrendous in the UK. The last thing we need is a Somali pirate-style raid on the few wealth creators who still dare to navigate Britain's gale-force waters.

I simply haven't the nerve to imagine a being, a force, a cause which keeps the planets revolving in their orbits and then suddenly stops in order to give me a bicycle with three speeds.

You have to decide who you are and force the world to deal with you, not with its idea of you.

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

A willing heart is the first step in finding God's will in our lives. We cannot expect God to force us or to plead with us about the calling in our lives.

Our prayers cannot force God to do anything, but He uses them as His own instruments to bring about His will.

Do not think that your crying and complaints can force Jesus to become sentimental and then give Himself out so cheaply.

Forces of light on earth shall overcome the force of darkness. Complete spiritual enlightenment on earth will occur.

It is not possible to live in this age if you don't have a sense of many contradictory forces.

Bhakti is a Social Force

When you've got something really good, you don't have to force it on people. They will steal it!

Architecture can't force people to connect, it can only plan the crossing points, remove barriers, and make the meeting places useful and attractive.

I do not wish to give the order full force without giving timely warning but I am a Widow’s Son, outlawed and my orders must be obeyed.

The distinctions separating the social classes are false; in the last analysis they rest on force.

When God wants to bring more power into our lives., He brings more pressure. He is generating spiritual force by friction.

When I came to Mogadishu...here was one road built by the Italians. If you try to force me to stand down, I will leave the city as I found it. I came to power with a gun; only the gun can make me go.

Vatican II was a force that seized the mind of the Roman Catholic Church and carried it across centuries from the 13th to the 20th.

Men, I am not ordering you to attack. I am ordering you to die. In the time that it takes us to die, other forces and commanders can come and take our place.

One of the huge mistakes people make is that they try to force an interest on themselves. You don't choose your passions; your passions choose you.

We are determined that before the sun sets on this terrible struggle, Our Flag will be recognized throughout the World as a symbol of Freedom on the one hand and of overwhelming force on the other.

The creative process is like music which takes root with extraordinary force and rapidity

Without a decisive naval force we can do nothing definitive.

It follows then as certain as that night succeeds the day, that without a decisive naval force we can do nothing definitive, and with it, everything honorable and glorious.

The ability to destroy a planet is insignificant next to the power of the force.

Never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.

Worship is our response to what we value most. As a result, worship fuels our actions, becoming the driving force of all we do.

They use force, to make you do, what the deciders, have decided you must do.

Principles have no real force except when one is well-fed.

All the bayonets of the Army cannot force the Negro into our homes, into our schools, our churches and our places of recreation and amusement.

The historical data support one conclusion with unusual force: To invest with success, you must be a long-term investor.

The power of an air force is terrific when there is nothing to oppose it.

If there ever comes a time when the women of the world come together purely and simply for the benefit of mankind, it will be a force such as the world has never known.

One must never compromise with tyrants. One can only strike at kings through the head. Nothing can be expected from European kings except by force of arms. I vote for the death of the tyrant.

Detente is a readiness to resolve differences and conflicts not by force, not by threats and sabre-rattling, but by peaceful means, at the conference table.

Every thought of yours is a real thing - a force.

It will be a great day when our schools have all the money they need, and our air force has to have a bake-sale to buy a bomber.

If you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism.

Never underestimate the magnitude of the power of the forces that reinforce the status quo.

Listening is a magnetic and strange thing, a creative force. The friends who listen to us are the ones we move toward. When we are listened to, it creates us, makes us unfold and expand.

Far be it from me to force anyone into either chess or dressage, but if you choose to do so yourself, in my opinion there is only one way: follow the rules.

I didn't get to meet Hank Williams. I was in the Air Force on Okinawa when he passed away.

The most effective teacher will always be biased, for the chief force in teaching is confidence and enthusiasm.

Love is an element which though physically unseen is as real as air or water. It is an acting, living, moving force... it moves in waves and currents like those of the ocean.