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America is a friend to the people of Iraq. Our demands are directed only at the regime that enslaves them and threatens us. When these demands are met, the first and greatest benefit will come to Iraqi men, women and children.

Quote by George W. Bush about children, man, people

No tyranny is so irksome as petty tyranny: the officious...

No tyranny is so irksome as petty tyranny: the officious demands of policemen, government clerks, and electromechanical gadgets.

Quote by Edward Abbey

What this book demands from a reader is a willingness to...

What this book demands from a reader is a willingness to accept that the best writer in America could write almost nothing but record reviews.

Quote by Lester Bangs about writers, nothing

Machiavelli's teaching would hardly have stood the test of Parliamentary government, for public discussion demands at least the profession of good faith.

Quote by Lord Acton about teaching, tests, faith, public, good, good luck

Because power corrupts, society's demands for moral...

Because power corrupts, society's demands for moral authority and character increase as the importance of the position increases.

Quote by John Adams about authority, society, character, moral, power

We have had such a letter movement on two occasions in Denmark when more than a quarter of the adult Danish population participated. Such an achievement, however, demands a really great effort and also a great deal of money.

Quote by Fredrik Bajer about money

Political liberty, the peace of a nation, and science...

Political liberty, the peace of a nation, and science itself are gifts for which Fate demands a heavy tax in blood!

Quote by Honoré de Balzac about gifts, destiny, blood, liberty, science, nation, peace

Sex pleasure in woman is a kind of magic spell; it...

Sex pleasure in woman is a kind of magic spell; it demands complete abandon; if words or movements oppose the magic of caresses, the spell is broken.

Quote by Simone de Beauvoir about magic, pleasure, woman, sex

I would like to be Maria, but there is La Callas who...

I would like to be Maria, but there is La Callas who demands that I carry myself with her dignity.

Quote by Maria Callas about dignity

Battles are won by slaughter and maneuver. The greater...

Battles are won by slaughter and maneuver. The greater the general, the more he contributes in maneuver, the less he demands in slaughter.

Quote by Winston Churchill

You get involved with a character after spending a long...

You get involved with a character after spending a long time waiting, and this demands a lot of energy and concentration.

Quote by Catherine Deneuve about concentration, character, time

The press regularly proclaims my ambitions and my...

The press regularly proclaims my ambitions and my financial demands.

Quote by Placido Domingo about press

France on its own cannot impose its point of view. But neither should it give up on its demands. With a clear vote for change France will be in a strong position.

Quote by Laurent Fabius about change

The Dark Side of the Moon is a fine album with a textural and conceptual richness that not only invites, but demands involvement. There is a certain grandeur.

Quote by Alan Parsons about wealth, moon, dark

It has nothing to do with the emotional demands of a...

It has nothing to do with the emotional demands of a role, I've done comedies that are as draining to me as any drama.

Quote by Sean Penn about nothing

Everything that is possible demands to exist.

Everything that is possible demands to exist.

Quote by Gottfried Wilhelm Freiherr von Leibniz about opinion

The woman who thinks she is intelligent demands equal...

The woman who thinks she is intelligent demands equal rights with men. A woman who is intelligent does not.

Quote by Sidonie - Gabrielle Colette about woman, man

Believing that the power to destroy belongs to the Creator alone I affirm... that any theory which, when carried out, demands the annihilation of force, is necessarily erroneous.

Quote by James Prescott Joule about power, destruction, force, police, god

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