Demand Quotes - Page 15

• To air one's views gratuitously, is to imply that the demand for them is brisk.

  William Strunk, Jr.

  Air, Views

  William Strunk Jr., E.B. White (1962). “the Elements of Style”

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• No government demands so much from the citizens as democracy and none gives back so much.

  James Bryce

  Government, Giving, Democracy

  James Bryce (2008). “Modern Democracies”, p.608, Cosimo, Inc.

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• Cats don't fight for their rights; they take them for granted. They have a right to be fed, watered, stroked on demand and supplied with a lap and a clean commode

  Lilian Jackson Braun

  Cat, Fighting, Rights

  Lilian Jackson Braun (1995). “The Cat Who Came to Breakfast”, p.256, Penguin

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• The signal instances of Providential goodness which we have experienced and which have now almost crowned our labors with complete success demand from us in a peculiar manner the warmest returns of gratitude and piety to the Supreme Author of all good.

  George Washington

  Gratitude, Return, Peculiar

  George Washington, John Clement Fitzpatrick, David Maydole Matteson (1778). “The Writings of George Washington from the Original Manuscript Sources, 1745-1799”

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• Let our pupil be taught that he does not belong to himself, but that he is public property ... He must be taught to amass wealth, but it must be only to increase his power of contributing to the wants and demands of the state... [Education] can be done effectually only by the interference and aid of the Legislature.

  Benjamin Rush

  Doe, Done, Want

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• The reasonable man will adjust to the demands of his environment. The unreasonable man expects his environment to adjust to his own needs. Therefore, all progress depends upon the unreasonable man.

  George Bernard Shaw

  Men, Progress, Needs

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• The person who demands a sign and at the same time has already determined that anything that cannot be explained scientifically is meaningless is not merely stacking the deck; he is losing at his own game.

  Ravi Zacharias

  Games, Losing, Determined

  Ravi Zacharias (2009). “Zacharias 2 in 1-Jesus Among Other Gods & Deliver Us from Evil”, p.43, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• In a fallen world, if you demand perfection or nothing, you will always get nothing.

  Edith Schaeffer

  Perfection, Fallen World, Ifs

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• To do is hard, but to teach is still harder. Do not teach only to teach. Teach to improve the pupil. To be a teacher requires tremendous, vigorous discipline on oneself. We are teachers because somebody demands it from us. But the teacher should first rub his own self, and teach afterwards

  B.K.S. Iyengar

  Teacher, Self, Discipline

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• The use of force is easy to rationalize in terms of basic economics. 'We should make them PAY for what they've done!' It's just the law of demand: raise the price of crossing us, and fewer people will cross us. Make the price another Hiroshima, and perhaps the quantity demanded will fall to zero.

  Bryan Caplan

  Zero, Fall, Law

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• At its highest, love is a religious state of consciousness. I love you too, Buddha loves, Jesus loves, but their love demands nothing in return.

  Rajneesh

  Religious, Jesus, Love You

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• Bravery is a requisite virtue because life demands it.

  Joseph M. Marshall III

  Bravery, Virtue

  Joseph M. Marshall III (2002). “The Lakota Way: Stories and Lessons for Living”, p.127, Penguin

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• When we talked about Socrates, we saw how dangerous it could be to appeal to people's reason. With Jesus we see how dangerous it can be to demand unconditional forgiveness. Even in the world of today, we can see how mighty powers can come apart at the seams when confronted with simple demands for peace, love, food for the poor, and amnesty for the enemies of the state.

  Jostein Gaarder

  Jesus, Simple, People

  Jostein Gaarder (2010). “Sophie's World”, p.140, Hachette UK

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• Being a team player should not imply a demand for simple obedience and conformity.

  Alfie Kohn

  Team, Simple, Player

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• The history of clothing practices provides guidance for fashioning a new ethic that emphasizes quality over quantity, longevity over novelty, and versatility over specialization. With such an ethic, consumers would demand a shift toward more timeless design, away from fast-moving trends. Clothes could become more versatile in terms of what they can be used for, their ability to fit differently shaped bodies and to be altered.

  Juliet B. Schor

  Moving, Practice, Clothes

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• People who demand signs never believe them when they come.

  Michael Card

  Believe, People

  Michael Card (2012). “Mark: The Gospel of Passion”, p.106, InterVarsity Press

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• Do not let yourselves be discouraged or embittered by the smallness of the success you are likely to achieve in trying to make life better. You certainly would not be able, in a single generation, to create an earthly paradise. Who could expect that? But, if you make life ever so little better, you will have done splendidly, and your lives will have been worthwhile.
  Property may be destroyed and money may lose its purchasing power; but, character, health, knowledge and good judgement will always be in demand under all conditions.

  Roger Babson

  Character, Judgement, Trying

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• Those who had demanded no more than an end to the bombing of North Vietnam and a commitment to negotiations saw their demands being realized, and lapsed into silence.

  Noam Chomsky

  Commitment, Silence, Being Real

  Noam Chomsky (2004). “At War with Asia”, p.62, AK Press

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• I think if you listen to our records, they come at different points in your life. When people say to me that Stars records have themes, I think what they mean is we write songs - or try to write songs - that are timeless. We try to write songs that catch you at the right time in your life, and that you can hold on to. We write kitchen sink songs. If you're doing the dishes or you're driving to your mom's funeral, or if you're getting over having done MDMA and you feel sad, you can listen to Stars because we're not going to demand of you that you be cool.

  Torquil Campbell

  Mom, Song, Stars

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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• If you think about it, a lot of great horror films have bad sequels just because the market demands you to make the other one right away.

  Fede Alvarez

  Thinking, Horror, Film

  Source: collider.com

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• If, as consumers, we can change our mindset so that we see gnarled, twisted, lumpy or otherwise imperfect produce as beautiful, we can create demand, change the system and ultimately help feed the world.

  Dana Cowin

  Beautiful, World, Helping

  "How ugly food can end hunger". Interview with Lauren Lee-Johnson, edition.cnn.com. November 23, 2015.

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• I think for me, as a parent, once my children are thoroughly informed, they can make the decisions that they want to make. The only thing that I demand is a complete comprehension [of the information].

  Will Smith

  Children, Thinking, Decision

  Source: www.gq.com

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• The health of the eye demands a horizon.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Eye, Horizon

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• Beauty and elegance are a right, not a surplus... . We must demand, at least, intention.

  Paola Antonelli

  Elegance, Intention, Surplus

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• Once it's established that we are a team, I can demand of you and expect you to demand of me. Life without pain is an addiction and the fantasy of perpetual happiness is like the "delusion of fusion."

  Carl Whitaker

  Pain, Team, Addiction

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