In her own simple way, Rosa Parks changed the history of our nation. She forced us to recognize the dignity of every person. She was a prophet -- a common instrument of God inviting us and challenging us to a new vision of solidarity, equality and justice. We were blessed to have her as citizen of Detroit. Adam Maida More Adam Maida Quotes 3
In most of the European countries - France stands out in its resistance to this particular form of American cultural imperialism - the national film industries were forced onto the defensive after the war by such binding agreements. Fredric Jameson American Critic More Fredric Jameson Quotes 1
The want of logic annoys. Too much logic bores. Life eludes logic, and everything that logic alone constructs remains artificial and forced. Andre Gide French Novelist More Andre Gide Quotes 1
The taxpayer paid between $5000 and $10,000 to help him elude capture -- what a disgrace -- no one forced him to get the tattoo. David Garrett More David Garrett Quotes 1
Forced marriages are a deviation from the respected practice of arranged marriages. The issue has remained hidden- as do many issues around abuse and domestic violence. Meera Syal More Meera Syal Quotes 1
Without greater support for childcare, parents of young children may be forced to choose cheaper, poor quality care for their children or fail to provide it entirely. Tim Johnson American Politician More Tim Johnson Quotes 1
I think art is the only thing that's spiritual in the world. And I refuse to forced to believe in other people's interpretations of God. I don't think anybody should be. No one person can own the copyright to what God means. Marilyn Manson American Musician More Marilyn Manson Quotes 1
Take care to get what you like or you will be forced to like what you get. George Bernard Shaw Irish Dramatist More George Bernard Shaw Quotes 1
We have arrived at that point of time in which we are forced to see our own humiliation, as a nation, and that a progression in this line cannot be a productive of happiness, private or public. Henry Knox American Soldier More Henry Knox Quotes 1
Music embodies feeling without forcing it to contend and combine with thought, as it is forced in most arts and especially in the art of words. Franz Liszt Hungarian Composer More Franz Liszt Quotes 0
The reality is that no one can be forced to join a union against their will, and a union cannot take action against those who decide not to join their union. Dan Lipinski American Politician More Dan Lipinski Quotes 0
When I saw corruption, I was forced to find truth on my own. I couldn't swallow the hypocrisy. Barry White American Musician More Barry White Quotes 0
It appears that the media filters we carry in our heads are like computers: they've been forced to get faster in order to keep up with the demands our high-speed society puts on them. Roy H. Williams American Businessman More Roy H. Williams Quotes 0
Too often in the past, U.S. leaders have forced Israel to pay the price for American strategic interests in the Middle East - through concessions in the peace process as well as passivity in the face of Iraqi attacks. Ron Silver American Actor More Ron Silver Quotes 0
How it infuriates a bigot, when he is forced to drag out his dark convictions! Logan Pearsall Smith American Critic More Logan Pearsall Smith Quotes 0
Although both sides of my family were religious, I was never forced to practice the Jewish faith. I did not really rebel against it, but then, as today, I disliked organized religion. I have a strange inhibition about praying with others. Georg Solti Hungarian Musician More Georg Solti Quotes 0
Violence can only be concealed by a lie, and the lie can only be maintained by violence. Any man who has once proclaimed violence as his method is inevitably forced to take the lie as his principle. Alexander Solzehnitsyn Russian Novelist More Alexander Solzehnitsyn Quotes 0
Any man who has once proclaimed violence as his method is inevitably forced to take the lie as his principle. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Russian Author More Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Quotes 0
Sometimes I think that I was forced to withdraw into depression because it was the only rightful protest I could throw in the face of a world that said it was alright for people to come and go as they please, that there were simply no real obligations left. Elizabeth Wurtzel American Writer More Elizabeth Wurtzel Quotes 0
I found myself in a race with Mother Nature to play as much baseball as I could before she forced me to stop. Willie Stargell American Athlete More Willie Stargell Quotes 0
Nothing that's forced can ever be right, if it doesn't come naturally, leave it. Al Stewart Scottish Musician More Al Stewart Quotes 0
I'm a Southerner - I never take satisfaction in touching a nerve. I guess if I'm forced to find a good side, I'm glad that people are talking about an issue that hasn't really been discussed all that much. I'm glad that people are talking about it from the black perspective and the white perspective. Kathryn Stockett American Novelist More Kathryn Stockett Quotes 0
I have known for some time that I can meet any man I want but that does not mean that I want to meet anyone. I certainly don't like being forced into situations. Sharon Stone American Actress More Sharon Stone Quotes 0
Young people are forced to mature sooner now than in the '40s. I was doing things at age 14 that guys in the movie were just beginning to do at 16 and 17. Parker Stevenson American Actor More Parker Stevenson Quotes 0