Force Quotes

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  Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into friend.

  Martin Luther King, Jr.

  Love, Friendship, Change

  Martin Luther King (Jr.) (2012). “A Gift of Love: Sermons from Strength to Love and Other Preachings”, p.50, Beacon Press

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  Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.

  Albert Einstein

  Love, Inspirational, Life

  Albert Einstein (2010). “The Ultimate Quotable Einstein”, p.252, Princeton University Press

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  Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.

  Colin Powell

  Inspirational, Positive, Inspiring

  Colin L. Powell (1995). “My American Journey”, Random House Incorporated

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• A mind at peace, a mind centered and not focused on harming others, is stronger than any physical force in the universe.

  Wayne Dyer

  Positive, Happiness, Stay Strong

  FaceBook post by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer from Aug 01, 2010

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• The connections between and among women are the most feared, the most problematic, and the most potentially transforming force on the planet.

  Adrienne Rich

  Inspirational, Motivational, Feminist

  "The Last Poem I Loved: 'Modotti' by Adrienne Rich" by Laura Goode, therumpus.net. April 02, 2012.

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• There are always two forces warring against each other within us.

  Paramahansa Yogananda

  Struggle, Two, Conflict

  Paramahansa Yogananda (2011). “The Law of Success: Using the Power of Spirit to Create Health, Prosperity, and Happiness”, p.15, BookBaby

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• Great hearts steadily send forth the secret forces that incessantly draw great events.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Positive, Heart, Law Of Attraction

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• Disbelief in magic can force a poor soul into believing in government and business.

  Tom Robbins

  Believe, Humor, Government

  Tom Robbins (2003). “Even Cowgirls Get the Blues”, p.82, Bantam

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• This is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown with great force.

  Dorothy Parker

  Book, Reading, Beer

  Quoted in The AlgonquinWits, ed. Robert E. Drennan (1968)

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• Remember that mindsets can not be changed through force and coercion. No idea can ever be forcibly thrust upon any one.

  Pervez Musharraf

  Change, Ideas, Pakistan

  FaceBook post by Pervez Musharraf from Dec 26, 2011

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• Force shites upon Reason's Back.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Reason

  Benjamin Franklin (2004). “Poor Richard's Almanack”, p.41, Barnes & Noble Publishing

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• Civilization is nothing more than the effort to reduce the use of force to the last resort.

  Jose Ortega y Gasset

  Power, Civilization, Effort

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• The Air Force comes in every morning and says, 'Bomb, bomb, bomb' ... And then the State Department comes in and says, 'Not now, or not there, or too much, or not at all.'

  Lyndon B. Johnson

  Morning, Military, Air

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• Force is the vital principle and immediate parent of despotism.

  Thomas Jefferson

  War, Military, Parent

  Thomas Paine, Thomas Jefferson (1988). “Paine and Jefferson on Liberty”, p.143, Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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• Hate and force cannot be in just a part of the world without having an effect on the rest of it.

  Eleanor Roosevelt

  Peace, Hate, Political

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• The use of force alone is but temporary. It may subdue for a moment; but it does not remove the necessity of subduing again; and a nation is not governed, which is perpetually to be conquered.

  Edmund Burke

  Inspirational, Government, Doe

  Speech 'On Conciliation with America' 22 March 1775

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• Right reason is stronger than force.

  James A. Garfield

  Stronger, Reason

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• Love is a binding force, by which another is joined to me and cherished by myself.

  Thomas Aquinas

  Love Is, Binding

  Saint Thomas (Aquinas) (1960). “Philosophical Texts”

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• I can trust my friends... these people force me to examine myself, encourage me to grow.

  Cher

  Friendship, Trust, Encouragement

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• You are the most powerful cultural force in the world.

  William J. Clinton

  Powerful, Patriotic, World

  Clinton, William J. (1997). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton, 1995”, p.343, Best Books on

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• Power acquired by violence is only a usurpation, and lasts only as long as the force of him who commands prevails over that of those who obey.

  Denis Diderot

  Power, Long, Denial

  "L'Encyclopédie". Book by Denis Diderot, 1751-1766.

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• Force always attracts men of low morality.

  Albert Einstein

  Love, Life, Leadership

  Albert Einstein (2011). “The World As I See It”, p.14, Open Road Media

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• The direct use of force is such a poor solution to any problem, it is generally employed only by small children and large nations.

  David Friedman

  Funny, Peace, Children

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• Non-violence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind. It is mightier than the mightiest weapon of destruction devised by the ingenuity of man.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Courage, Peace, Men

  Mahatma Gandhi (2005). “All Men Are Brothers”, p.81, A&C Black

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• The most important quality in a leader is that of being acknowledged as such. All leaders whose fitness is questioned are clearly lacking in force.

  Andre Maurois

  Leadership, Business, Quality

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