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• All the reasons which made the initiation of physical force evil, make the retaliatory use of physical force a moral imperative.

  Ayn Rand

  Evil, Novelists, Use

  "The Virtue of Selfishness". Book by Ayn Rand, 1964.

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• Being of service is not an option, it is a biological necessity. Every kind of action we do for someone is a reanimation of our own life force - and of the other person's.

  Caroline Myss

  Action, Kind, Persons

  FaceBook post by Caroline Myss from Feb 07, 2014

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• The real Christmas comes to him who has taken Christ into his life as a moving, dynamic, vitalizing force. The real spirit of Christmas lies in the life and mission of the Master.

  Howard W. Hunter

  Real, Lying, Moving

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• The audience has spoken. They want stories. They’re dying for them. They’re rooting for us to give the right thing. And they will talk about it, binge on it, carry it with them on the bus and to the hairdresser, force it on their friends, tweet, blog, Facebook, make fan pages, silly GIFs, and god knows what else about it..

  Kevin Spacey

  Silly, Giving, Dying

  "Kevin Spacey Speech Urges Broadcast Networks To Adopt Netflix Model At The Edinburgh Television Festival" by Alex Moaba, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 26, 2013.

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• In the beginning, the feminine principle was seen as the fundamental cosmic force. All ancient peoples believed that the world was created by a female Deity... female deities were gradually overshadowed by or incorporated into the attributes of a number of male gods, then eclipsed by the ascendance of the single male deity that dominates the Judeo-Christian tradition.

  Judy Chicago

  Christian, Numbers, Principles

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• In the beginning, the feminine principle was seen as the fundamental cosmic force. All ancient peoples believed that the world was created by a female Diety.

  Judy Chicago

  Principles, Female, Fundamentals

  Judy Chicago (2007). “The Dinner Party: From Creation to Preservation”, Merrell Pub Limited

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• What if we truly believed that there is a beneficent order to things, a force that's holding things together without our conscious control? What if we could see, in our daily lives, the working of that force? What if we believed it loved us somehow and cared for us, and protected us? What if we believed we could afford to relax?

  Marianne Williamson

  Order, What If, Relax

  Marianne Williamson (1992). “A return to love: reflections on the principles of "A course in miracles"”

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• It's not always easy to do the right thing. But, doing the right thing makes you strong, it builds character, it forces you to make decisions based upon your beliefs and not what other people think. In life, and in business, you have to stand for what you believe in and sometimes you have to stand alone. But, what makes you a leader is having the courage of your convictions.

  Queen Latifah

  Leadership, Strong, Believe

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• Civilization never recedes; the law of necessity ever forces it onwards.

  Jules Verne

  Law, Civilization

  Jules Verne (2013). “The Collected Works Of Jules Verne”, p.1275, Simon and Schuster

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• For the first time since life appeared on earth, one species- us- is single-handedly altering the physical, chemical and biological nature of earth. We have become a force of nature

  David Suzuki

  Earth, Firsts, Chemicals

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• The fact that a man is to vote forces him to think.

  John Jay Chapman

  Men, Thinking, Voting

  John Jay Chapman (1900). “Practical Agitation”

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• Act boldly and unforeseen forces will come to your aid.

  Dorothea Brande

  Aids, Unforeseen

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• That thing you had to force yourself to do-the actual act of writing-turns out to be the best part.

  Anne Lamott

  Writing, Being The Best, Caffeine

  Anne Lamott (2007). “Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life”, p.26, Anchor

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• It is our nature to conform; it is a force which not many can successfully resist. What is its seat? The inborn requirement of self-approval.

  Mark Twain

  Self, Society, Requirements

  Mark Twain (2000). “The Jumping Frog: And 18 Other Stories”, p.85, Book Tree

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• The most important force inside you for feeling better all the time is the will to get more fit.

  Jeff Galloway

  Feel Better, Feelings, Important

  Jeff Galloway (2008). “Running: Getting Started”, p.21, Meyer & Meyer Verlag

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• I cannot afford to believe that freedom from intolerance is the right of only one particular group. And I cannot afford to choose between the fronts upon which I must battle these forces of discrimination, wherever they appear to destroy me. And when they appear to destroy me, it will not be long before they appear to destroy you.

  Audre Lorde

  Believe, Long, Battle

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• The State is not force alone. It depends upon the credulity of man quite as much as upon his docility. Its aim is not merely to make him obey, but also to make him want to obey.

  H. L. Mencken

  Men, Want, States

  H.L. Mencken (2013). “Minority Report”, p.315, Knopf

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• A shepherd on a hilltop who looks at a mess of stars and thinks, ‘There’s a hunter, a plow, a fish,’ is making mental connections that have as much real force in the universe as the very fires in those stars themselves.

  Annie Dillard

  Stars, Real, Thinking

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• Music is a spiritual thing, you don't play with music. If you play with music you will die young. You see, because when the higher forces give you the gift of music...musicians hip, it must be well used for the gift of humanity.

  Fela Kuti

  Spiritual, Play, Giving

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• There are two basic motivating forces: fear and love.

  John Lennon

  Love Yourself, Two, Make You Think

  "Celebrating John Lennon’s Birthday in His Own Inspiring Words" by Jeryl Brunner, parade.com. October 09, 2014.

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• We all share the wound of fragmentation. And we can all share in the cure of unification. Healing is the unification of all our forces -- the powers of being, feeling, knowing and seeing.

  Gabrielle Roth

  Healing, Knowing, Feelings

  Gabrielle Roth (2011). “Maps to Ecstasy: The Healing Power of Movement”, p.206, New World Library

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• Love is the force that makes us fully human.

  David Suzuki

  Love Is, Humans

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• You cannot lead without passion. Passion causes things to move, and passion creates a force multiplier. Passion actually covers a multitude of sins. Real EntreLeaders care deeply, and that is basically what passion is. Passion is not yelling or being wild; it is simply caring deeply.

  Dave Ramsey

  Real, Moving, Passion

  Dave Ramsey (2011). “EntreLeadership: 20 Years of Practical Business Wisdom from the Trenches”, p.19, Simon and Schuster

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• It seems to me that the experiences that stay with you, the things you'll always remember, aren't the ones you can force, or go looking for. I've always thought of those things as the ones that somehow find you.

  Jessi Kirby

  Remember, Seems

  Jessi Kirby (2014). “Golden”, p.31, Simon and Schuster

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• It’s really important to understand that God is not an impersonal force. Even though He is invisible, God is personal and He has all the characteristics of a person. He knows, he hears, he feels and he speaks.

  Tanya Luhrmann

  Important, Speak, Invisible

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