#forcing

Children have a way of forcing you back into the present moment. ↗

— Lorna Luft

#children #forcing #into #moment #present

At the same time, I think books create a sort of network in the reader's mind, with one book reinforcing another. Some books form relationships. Other books stand in opposition. No two writers or readers have the same pattern of interaction. ↗

— Margaret Mahy

#book #books #create #form #i

Whatever crushes individuality is despotism, by whatever name it may be called and whether it professes to be enforcing the will of God or the injunctions of men. ↗

— John Stuart Mill

#crushes #despotism #enforcing #god #individuality

The attorney general should be enforcing the law, not policy. ↗

— Michael Moriarty

#attorney general #enforcing #general #law #policy

Approximately 80% of our air pollution stems from hydrocarbons released by vegetation, so let's not go overboard in setting and enforcing tough emission standards from man-made sources. ↗

— Ronald Reagan

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Polite and velvety leaders, who take care to avoid bruising others, are generally not as effective at forcing change. ↗

— Walter Isaacson

#care #change #effective #forcing #generally

Forcing women in or near land combat will hurt recruiting, not help. ↗

— Phyllis Schlafly

#forcing #help #hurt #land #near

One thing I've been happy as peach pie about - because I'm all about the children and the happiness of a woman because that makes the happiness of the home - is that nannies, day cares and babysitters are all collapsing, which is forcing moms and dads to raise their children at home. ↗

— Laura Schlessinger

#because #been #cares #children #collapsing

Never follow somebody else's path; it doesn't work the same way twice for anyone... the path follows you and rolls up behind you as you walk, forcing the next person to find their own way. ↗

— J. Michael Straczynski

#behind #else #find #follow #follows

The recent 'panic' to control greenhouse gas emissions and billions of dollars being dedicated for the task has me deeply concerned that US, and other countries are spending precious global funds to stop global warming, when it is primarily being driven by natural forcing mechanisms. ↗

— Diane Douglas

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