Short quotations about, force - Page 2

Whitheead

True courage is not the brutal forc…

13 Oct , 2011  

True courage is not the brutal force of vulgar heroes, but the firm resolve of virtue and reason. Great short quote and quotation by: Whitheead ,

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Robert A. Heinlein, Starship Troopers chapter 4

Violence, naked force, has settled …

24 Mar , 2011  

Violence, naked force, has settled more issues in history than any other factor, and the contrary opinion is wishfull thinking at its worst. Breeds that forget this basic truth have always paid for it with their lives and freedoms. Great short quote and quotation by: Robert A. Heinlein, Starship Troopers chapter 4 ,

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Alan Chadwick

We are the living links in a life f…

15 Feb , 2011  

We are the living links in a life force that moves and plays around and through us, binding the deepest soils with the farthest stars. Great short quote and quotation by: Alan Chadwick ,

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Waiter Rant, Waiter Rant weblog, 09-09-05

We want God to come and save us. Bu…

15 Feb , 2011  

We want God to come and save us. But he won?t. God doesn?t stop levees from failing, he doesn?t stay the force of tsunamis, and he doesn?t stop planes from smashing into buildings. Deus Ex Machina is overrated. Great short quote and quotation by: Waiter Rant, Waiter Rant weblog, 09-09-05 ,

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Igor Stravinsky

What force is more potent than love…

15 Feb , 2011  

What force is more potent than love? Great short quote and quotation by: Igor Stravinsky , Russian composer in US (1882 – 1971)

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Ken Thompson

When in doubt, use brute force…

15 Feb , 2011  

When in doubt, use brute force Great short quote and quotation by: Ken Thompson ,

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John Milton

Who overcomes by force hath overcom…

15 Feb , 2011  

Who overcomes by force hath overcome but half his foe. Great short quote and quotation by: John Milton , English poet (1608 – 1674)

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Martin Luther King Jr., The Christmas Sermon On Peace in on Dec 24, 1967

Wisdom born of experience should te…

15 Feb , 2011  

Wisdom born of experience should tell us that war is obsolete. There may have been a time when war served as a negative good by preventing the spread and growth of an evil force… If we assume that life is worth living, if we assume that mankind has the right to survive, then we must […]

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Ralph Waldo Emerson, Letters and Social Aims: The Comic, 1876

Wit makes its own welcome, and leve…

15 Feb , 2011  

Wit makes its own welcome, and levels all distinctions. No dignity, no learning, no force of character, can make any stand against good wit. Great short quote and quotation by: Ralph Waldo Emerson, Letters and Social Aims: The Comic, 1876 , US essayist & poet (1803 – 1882)

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Wit makes its own welcome, and leve…

15 Feb , 2011  

Wit makes its own welcome, and levels all distinctions. No dignity, no learning, no force of character, can make any stand against good wit. Great short quote and quotation by: Ralph Waldo Emerson, Letters and Social Aims: The Comic, 1876 , US essayist & poet (1803 – 1882)

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