No fairy tale, this. This was by no stretch of the imagination a polished fantasy. This was a searing, living force, rough around the edges, unfamiliar and bittersweet. And precious.
I thought about writing the character as male, but then I would be forced to portray him as a woman in a man's body.
If we assume that man actually does resemble God, then we are forced into the impossible theory that God is a coward, an idiot and a bounder.
When you're listening to the radio, you're hearing dance beats, all the bells and whistles, and 'Say Something' makes you quiet and forces you to listen.
Our work is directly proportional to the distances our dreams travel across, as force (power) is a constant factor
A democracy, the realistic observer is forced to conclude, is likely to be idealistic in its feelings about itself, but imperialistic about its practice.
The notion of religious liberty is that you cannot be forced to participate in a religious ceremony that's not of your choosing simply because you're out-voted.
An object in motion tends to remain in motion along a straight line unless acted upon by an outside force.
In you is a formidable force that can bring the desired change you want in the world. Stop waiting for the perfect time, go to work now!
Spread the gospel that the Marine Corps is a force that has changed. We're not in 1942 anymore.
Justice is an unassailable fortress, built on the brow of a mountain which cannot be overthrown by the violence of torrents, nor demolished by the force of armies.
A conductor can do wild things which can feel forced, but if you're directing from within the orchestra, you can't do that, things have to feel natural.
She was right off that scale, stranger; hurricane force nine was a gentle breeze where she came from.
The ear disapproves but tolerates certain musical pieces; transfer them into the domain of our nose, and we will be forced to flee.
I can't tell you if the use of force in Iraq today will last five days, five weeks or five months, but it won't last any longer than that.
Obama behaves like a centrist who leans tentatively left on certain social programs but boldly right on military force and civil liberties.
I have a sort of long-term plan to direct. I'm pragmatic about it. I realize I don't need to rush it or force it.
If we live our lives looking for the excitement and exhilaration that change can bring, we will be much happier than when we are eventually forced to accept it anyways.
Our whole social environment seems to us to be filled with forces which really exist only in our own minds.
I suppose that the scope and implications of such forces have rendered my personal accounting ritual pretty much obsolete. That's how things sometimes go.
I don't see 'lines of force' as being destructive, except to the extent that they are exclusively traceable through observance of the path of distorted material left in their wake.
