Quotes of: Military-force Keyword

And yet this very singleness of vision and thorough one-ness with his age is a mark of the successful man. It is as though Nature must needs make men narrow in order to give them force.

The Souls of Black Folk

Listen, Harper. I realize how hard this is for you." A flash of anger heats up in my chest. She doesn't understand. She can't. If she did, she'd leave me alone instead of trying to force me to talk about this.

Saving June

...Today the lack of faith is an expression of profound confusion and despair. Once skepticism and rationalism were progressive forces for the development of thought; now they have become rationalizations for relativism and uncertainty.

Man for Himself: An Inquiry into the Psychology of Ethics

Be kind, be all sympathy, For each and every human being Is forced to fight against himself.

My Life's Soul-Journey: Daily Meditations for Ever-Increasing Spiritual Fulfillment

The years I have squandered in puerile excitement, in going hither and thither, in seeking to force nature and time, I ought to have spent in solitude and meditation, in endeavoring to make myself worthy of being loved.

Mademoiselle de Maupin

Getting stuck can be the best thing that could happen to us, because it forces us to stop. It halts the momentum of our lives. We have no choice but to notice what is around us, and we end up searching for Jesus.

Messy Spirituality

The winds have a force so terrific as to eclipse anything previously known in the world. We have found the kingdom of blizzards. We have come to an accursed land.

Mawson's Will: The Greatest Polar Survival Story Ever Written

I want him to live if HE wants to live. If he doesn't, then by forcing him to carry on, you, me..... we become just another shitty bunch of people taking away his choices.

Me Before You

Mysteries force a man to think, and so injure his health.

Ne Pariez Jamais Votre Tête Au Diable Et Autres Contes Non Traduits Par Baudelaire

Love doesn't seem to follow a plan; it's not a series of steps. It can hit with the force of nature - an earthquake, a tidal wave, a storm of wild, relentless energy that is beyond your simple attempts at control.

The Nature of Jade

you know, a daydream properly utilized can be the most powerful force in the universe. One need only dream of freedom to begin to break the spell of enslavement.

Nicholas St. North and the Battle of the Nightmare King

Anger makes you smaller, while forgiveness forces you to grow beyond who you were.

Neglected But Undefeated: The Life Of A Boy Who Never Knew A Mother's Love

In Bruce’s opinion, the only fun in dating was the sport of it. The more it was like a tennis match, where he had to wear down his opponent through expertise and sheer force of will, the better he liked it.

A Night to Remember

A pang of deep longing ripples through me. I’m torn between my promise to send Aydan to the Abyss and my need to keep him safe. The opposing forces fragment what remains of my mind, breaking me down once again.

Lacrimosa

Don’t be disheartened by the forces of evil. Nothing can happen that God hasn’t allowed. Even resistance is all part of grand orchestration. The devil always has you right were God wants you.

Life, the Truth, and Being Free

Forgiveness that is insincere, forced or premature can be more psychologically damaging than authentic bitterness & rage.

Love Your Enemies: How to Break the Anger Habit & Be a Whole Lot Happier

The United States finds itself with forces of reaction. Do I have to demonstrate this? The Taliban's annihilation of music and culture? The enslavement of women?

A Long Short War: The Postponed Liberation of Iraq

Garrick was panting when he replied, “You’re not forcing me to do anything. I just want you to be sure. You can say stop at anytime.” His lips pulled wide. “You don’t need to make up a new pet.

Losing It

I walk like a guitar being strummed, and I love like cheese being forced through a grater. I like my nachos covered in melted music.

Love quotes for the ages. And the ageless sages.

As often as we made love I remembered what my poet told me, that this man was born of a goddess, the force that moves the stars and the waves of the sea and couples the animals in the fields in spring, the power of passion, the light of the evening s...

Lavinia

You, sir, are not only a selfish asshole, but you're a coward. You didn't have the balls to stand and fight for what was yours, instead you chose to flee and force others into a fight that wasn't even theirs to begin with.

My Wolf Cowboy