Quotes about Force
Persuasion is better than force.
- Aesop
Stupidity is a more dangerous enemy of the good than malice. One may protest against evil; it can be exposed and, if need be, prevented by use of force. Evil always carries within itself the germ of its own subversion in that it leaves behind in human beings at least a sense of unease. Against stupidity we are defenseless.
- Dietrich Bonhoeffer
the world exercises dominion by force and Christ and Christians conquer by service.
- Dietrich Bonhoeffer
The more I have read the Bible and studied the life of Jesus, the more I have become convinced that Christianity spreads best not through force but through fascination.
- Shane Claiborne
Yet the Scriptures teach that God does move a person's will, but in such a way that the person acts freely and voluntarily. Furthermore, sovereignty on a human plane suggests force and coercion, people doing things against their wills as in the subjection of slaves to masters, but the Scriptures never portray God's sovereignty in this manner.
- Jerry Bridges
We must begin to believe that God, in the mystery of prayer, has entrusted us with a force that can move the Heavenly world, and can bring its power down to earth.
- Andrew Murray
In a universe that's an intelligent system with a divine creative force supporting it, there simply can be no accidents. As tough as it is to acknowledge, you had to go through what you went through in order to get to where you are today, and the evidence is that you did.
- Wayne Dyer
Force and mind are opposites; morality ends where a gun begins.
- Ayn Rand
Let me tell you what I literally told every world leader I've met with, and I've met them all: It's never, never, never been a good bet to bet against America. We have the finest fighting force in the world.
- Joe Biden
Words are the verbal embodiment of power.
- Robin Sharma
Faith is a spiritual force....It is substance. Faith has the ability to effect natural substance.
- Kenneth Copeland
Physical strength can never permanently withstand the impact of spiritual force.
- Franklin D. Roosevelt