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 More about this quote Tags: war force children nations Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
When love is gone, there's always justice./ And when justice is gone, there's always force./ And when force is gone, there's always Mom./ Hi, Mom! —Laurie Anderson More about this quote Tags: justice love force parenting mothers dependability Mom Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Law is order in liberty, and without order liberty is social chaos. The highest test of a people's fitness for free institutions is their willingness to obey law. In monarchies and empires physical force restrains the multitude and maintains government. In a democracy all depends on the intelligence and conscience of the people. —John Ireland (bishop) More about this quote Tags: intelligence force conscience liberty laws Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
A woman can be anything the man who loves her would have her be. —J. M. Barrie More about this quote Tags: power relationships force women men Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
The acquisition of the spirit of nonresistance is a matter of long training in self-denial and appreciation of the hidden forces within ourselves. . . . It puts different values upon things and upsets previous calculations. . . . It is the greatest force because it is the highest expression of the soul. —Mahatma Gandhi More about this quote Tags: soul force nonresistance training self-denial Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Here and there awareness is growing that man, far from being the overlord of all creation, is himself part of nature, subject to the same cosmic forces that control all other life. Man's future welfare and probably even his survival depend upon his learning to live in harmony, rather than in combat, with these forces. —Rachel Carson More about this quote Tags: awareness force creation nature control Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Really, when I look back on it, I did exactly what I had set out to do. I changed my life. I woke myself up. I rediscovered passions of every variety. I forced myself to take a little time. I found a way to bring some of who I used to be into who I was. —Katherine Center in Everyone is Beautiful More about this quote Tags: life force change self Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email