Balzac’s ambition was to be omnipotent. He would be Michelangelesque, and that by sheer force of minuteness. He exaggerated scientifically, and made things gigantic by a microscopic fulness of detail. – William Ernest Henley
One must be a somebody before they can have a enemy. One must be a force before he can be resisted by another force. – Sophie Swetchine
Every once in a while I feel the tremendous force of the novel. But it does not stay with me. – Zane Grey
This creature of the poem may assemble itself into a being with its own centrifugal force. – Sharon Olds
There are hours when I must force the novel out of my mind and be interested in the children. – Zane Grey
You can’t tolerate anybody attempting to threaten or intimidate your body. You must respond with force. – Ta-Nehisi Coates
The power which money gives is that of brute force; it is the power of the bludgeon and the bayonet. – William Cobbett
We used to fight the LRA with only one dimensional force that only walks on foot, but now, we have got multiple forces to fight the rebels. – Yoweri Museveni
I have always been opposed to illegal changes of our Government or the overthrow of its institutions, whether by force or other illegal means. I have always believed in the democratic processes. – Sidney Buchman
We have been protecting the lives of the Russian peacekeepers who had been attacked by their Georgian comrades, because there was a joint peacekeeping force. – Sergei Lavrov
Hence no force, however great, can stretch a cord, however fine, into a horizontal line which is accurately straight: there will always be a bending downwards. – William Whewell
We need to force Iran to dismantle its nuclear program entirely or face the threat of military force to destroy that program. – Tom Cotton
Jazz has been such a force in music, that any musician, including classical composers, have been influenced, and obviously performers, also. – Yo-Yo Ma
The Cape Town is considerably increased within the last eight years. Its respectability with regard to strength has kept pace with its other enlargements and rendered it very secure against any attempt which is not made with considerable force. – William Bligh
I cannot consent to be led three or four hundred leagues out of my route, without its being by force of arms. – Zebulon Pike
When Sulla died in the year 676, the oligarchy which he had restored ruled with absolute sway over the Roman state; but, as it had been established by force, it still needed force to maintain its ground against its numerous secret and open foes. – Theodor Mommsen
Governments go to war directly or by proxy without declaring war. Force, or threat of force, are constantly used to dominate other countries. – Sean MacBride