Imposing – Quotes

The idea of imposing

The idea of imposing universal peace on the world by force is a barbarian fantasy. Garet Garrett

The famous statue of Christ the Redeemer that overlooks Rio de Janeiro is only 130 feet tall. McGuinty’s eco-idols [Wind Turbines] will be three times that height, but will serve the same imposing purpose. Ezra Levant

Wars in old times

Wars in old times were made to get slaves. The modern implement of imposing slavery is debt. Ezra Pound

But there is a

But there is a corollary to freedom and that’s personal responsibility, and the real challenge is how you generate that personal responsibility without imposing it. Esther Dyson

Glory is largely a

Glory is largely a theatrical concept. There is no striving for glory without a vivid awareness of an audience… The desire to escape or camouflage their unsatisfactory selves develops in the frustrated a facility for pretending — for making a show — and also a readiness to identify themselves wholly with an imposing spectacle. Eric … Read more

If a society is

If a society is to preserve stability and a degree of continuity, it must learn how to keep its adolescents from imposing their tastes, values, and fantasies on everyday life. Eric Hoffer

A strict belief in

A strict belief in fate is the worst of slavery, imposing upon our necks an everlasting lord and tyrant, whom we are to stand in awe of night and day. Epicurus

I wondered why I

I wondered why I was so startled by the encounter when there was something that seemed utterly inevitable about the moment. Not in any grand, destined sense; just in the quiet, stubborn way that unfinished business has of imposing its will on the unwilling. Emily Giffin

I wasn\\’t imposing my

I wasn’t imposing my presence on anyone, which is very important for a would- be journalist. I stayed back. Always let people be themselves. Elliott Erwitt

We were all created

We were all created in His image, and yet we were each created different and unique. No two people are alike. No two hearts beat to the same rhythm. If God had wanted everyone to be the same. He would have made it so. Therefore, disrespecting differences and imposing your thoughts on others is tantamount … Read more