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Excellence can be as strong a uniting force as solid vision.

~Azim Premji

Topics: Excellence Force Solid Strong Vision

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Cotton was a force of nature. There's a poetry to it, hoeing and growing cotton.

~B. B. King

Topics: Cotton Force Growing Nature Poetry

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I won't say that I'm an agnostic, since agnosticism maintains that one cannot know... but I'm not averse to the idea of some intelligence or some organizing force that set up the initial conditions of the universe in such a way that ultimately generated stars, planets and life.

~B. F. Skinner

Topics: Agnostic Cannot Conditions Force Idea Initial Intelligence Know Life Organizing Planets Say Set Since Some Stars Such A Way Ultimately Universe Up Way

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History shows that where ethics and economics come in conflict, victory is always with economics. Vested interests have never been known to have willingly divested themselves unless there was sufficient force to compel them.

~B. R. Ambedkar

Topics: Always Been Come Compel Conflict Economics Ethics Force History Interests Known Never Shows Sufficient Them Themselves Unless Vested Victory Where Willingly

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Do not hide behind utopian logic which says that until we have the perfect security environment, nuclear disarmament cannot proceed. This is old-think. This is the mentality of the Cold War era. We must face the realities of the 21st century. The Conference on Disarmament can be a driving force for building a safer world and a better future.

~Ban Ki-Moon

Topics: Behind Better Better Future Building Cannot Century Cold Cold War Conference Disarmament Driving Driving Force Environment Era Face Force Future Hide Logic Mentality Must Nuclear Perfect Proceed Realities Safer Says Security Until Utopian War Which World 21St Century

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We cannot continue to rely only on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives that we've set. We've got to have a civilian national security force that's just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded.

~Barack Obama

Topics: Achieve Cannot Civilian Continue Force Got Just Military National National Security Objectives Only Order Our Powerful Rely Security Set Strong We Cannot

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Love is a force more formidable than any other. It is invisible - it cannot be seen or measured, yet it is powerful enough to transform you in a moment, and offer you more joy than any material possession could.

~Barbara De Angelis

Topics: Any Cannot Could Enough Force Formidable Invisible Joy Love Love Is Material Measured Moment More Offer Other Possession Powerful Seen Than Transform You

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We believe, in fact, that the one act of respect has little force unless matched by the other - in balance with it... The acting out of that dual respect I would name as precisely the source of our power.

~Barbara Deming

Topics: Act Acting Balance Believe Dual Fact Force In Fact Little Matched Name Other Our Out Power Precisely Respect Source Unless Would

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Nonviolent action does not have to get others to be nice. It can in effect force them to consult their consciences.

~Barbara Deming

Topics: Action Be Nice Consult Does Effect Force Get Nice Nonviolent Others Them

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Nine years ago on September 14, 2001, I placed the lone vote against the 'Authorization for Use of Military Force' - an authorization that I knew would provide a blank check to wage war anywhere, at any time, and for any length.

~Barbara Lee

Topics: Against Any Anywhere Blank Check Force Knew Length Lone Military Military Force Nine Placed Provide September Time Use Vote Wage War Would Years Years Ago

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