Quotation Explorer - 'Require'

Good ideas never require guns; and if an idea requires guns, it is not a good idea! - Mehmet Murat ildan
To bring one's self to a frame of mind and to the proper energy to accomplish things that require plain hard work continuously is the one big battle that everyone has. When this battle is won for all time, then everything is easy.
You never require a teacher to lead you into the wrong path, but you do require a kindly word to conduct you aright. - Charles Haddon Spurgeon
I require myself not to be equal to the best, but to be better then the bad. - Seneca
If colleges are going to justify themselves, they are going to have to thrive at those things that require physical proximity. That includes moral and spiritual development. Very few of us cultivate our souls as hermits. We do it through small groups and relationships and in social contexts. - David Brooks
The unleashed power of the atom has changed everything except our thinking. Thus, we are drifting toward catastrophe beyond conception. We shall require a substantially new manner of thinking if mankind is to survive. - Albert Einstein
...civility doesn't require consensus or the suspension of criticism. It is simply the ability to disagree productively with others while respecting their sincerity and decency. - Ravi Iyer and Jonathan Haidt
I've been trying for some time to develop a lifestyle that doesn't require my presence. - Garry Trudeau
Over time, we commit acts with intentions, either good or bad, that require forgiveness. - Emily Thorne
An average man is egoistic, proud and has strong self esteem. They always require partners who massage their ego not those who will drag their ego to the mud. - Jaachynma N.E. Agu
Hope doesn't require a massive chain where heavy links of logic hold it together. A thin wire will do...just strong enough to get us through the night until the winds die down. - Charles R. Swindoll
Law is a jealous subject - It will require and consume all of you should you choose to pursue her. - Elias Tan JS
Like good reading skills, good writing skills require immersion and imaginative engagement. - Sara Sheridan
A woman has to be intelligent, have charm, a sense of humor, and be kind. It's the same qualities I require from a man. - Catherine Deneuve
Many books require no thought from those who read them, and for a very simple reason; they made no such demand upon those who wrote them. - Charles Caleb Colton
The acquiring of intelligence doesn't require an institution if you got the heart to seek knowledge, and the balls to use it as wisely as those who came before you. - James Emlund
Being a good leader does not require you possessing a fancy title, no more than possessing a fancy title makes you a good leader. - Mark W. Boyer
No man was ever a great success traveling an easy pre-made road. All great things REQUIRE sweat, tears and maybe even some blood spilled to be accomplished. The average man walks the easy road, the innovators CREATE the road! - Levon Peter Poe
The ability to see the future does not require sight just Vision and Passion to embrace Change for a better American future.-12-05-2013 - Michael E. McKinzy Sr.
The more I know of the world, the more am I convinced that I shall never see a man whom I can really love. I require so much! - Jane Austen
In most cases, our thoughts about experiences that have happened to us cause greater grief than the events themselves. Understanding it may be difficult and require some effort, but remind yourself as often as you need to, that past and future exist only as stories in our minds. - J.F.Kelly
[F]or what in this world is worth doing that doesn't require a portion of one's body and soul? - Jamie Kornegay
We read deeply for varied reasons, most of them familiar: that we cannot know enough people profoundly enough; that we need to know ourselves better; that we require knowledge, not just of self and others, but of the way things are. - Harold Bloom
Pride does not only come with great responsibility. It is buy one get one free. Great responsibility will require great resourcefulness. - Janna Cachola
Our real Self does not ask questions, as it does not require answers. It is there, it is present Now. We are only able to find it if we forget about questions and submit to the Self, radiating its light in the Present! - Frank Wanderer
Do not ask, "Is is possible?" rather, "Is is worth what it will require of me to make it happen? - Toni Sorenson
The fundamental premise that all are equal under and before the law and all are entitled to the equal protection and the equal benefit of the law and when that is put in place, the law enforcement becomes manageable because just laws foster compliance, do not require coercion. - George Stamatis
Even the most impassioned devotee of the ghost story would admit that the taste for it is slightly abnormal, a survival, perhaps, from adolescence, a disease of deficiency suffered by those whose lives and imaginations do not react satisfactorily to normal experience and require an extra thrill - L.P. Hartley
Two types of dust I require to wipe my sin - Munia Khan
Let us here observe, that a religion that does not require the sacrifice of all things, never has power sufficient to produce the faith necessary unto life and salvation. - Joseph Smith Jr.
Mathematics is the cheapest science. Unlike physics or chemistry, it does not require any expensive equipment. All one needs for mathematics is a pencil and paper. - George Pólya
Change requires one to start now here or nowhere. Both places require one to pass through the same starting point today, right now from Cinderella In Focus - H.L. Balcomb
All great things worth having require great sacrifice worth giving. - Paullina Simons
I require three things in a man. He must be handsome, ruthless and stupid. - Dorothy Parker
We require from buildings, as from men, two kinds of goodness: first, the doing their practical duty well: then that they be graceful and pleasing in doing it; which last is itself another form of duty. - John Ruskin
I am not a ‘wise man,’ nor . . . shall I ever be. And so require not from me that I should be equal to the best, but that I should be better than the wicked. It is enough for me if every day I reduce the number of my vices, and blame my mistakes. - Seneca
Mammals require three essentials in life, identity, stimulation, and security, and by far the most important of these three psychological cornerstones is identity. - David Sheldrick
Nature does require her times of preservation. - William Shakespeare
The greatest happiness you can have is knowing that you do not necessarily require happiness. - William Saroyan
Life itself has an incomparable ability to test your wits that you won’t require anything extra or don’t have to go anywhere outside your space to get them tested. Aniruddha. - Aniruddha Sastikar
The only thing I was fit for was to be a writer, and this notion rested solely on my suspicion that I would never be fit for real work, and that writing didn't require any. - Russell Baker
I can be tolerant of traffic jams and disorganization, faulty technology, miserable weather, and bland foods. People, however, require more than the cold, grudging favor of being tolerated. They require love. - Richelle E. Goodrich
Endeavor to be always patient of the faults and imperfections of others for thou has many faults and imperfections of thine own that require forbearance. If thou are not able to make thyself that which thou wishest, how canst thou expect to mold another in conformity to thy will? - Thomas a Kempis
Writing my own novels in the '90s...I never imagined that in ten years, science and rationality would require explanation and defense in a world rocked and ruled by religious fervor. - Mary Doria Russell
I believe that there are parts to human nature that cannot be reached by either legislation or education, but require the power of God to deal with. - Stephen R. Covey
A huge mistake that many of us make is to work hard our entire life for money and not require money to work for us in return. - Daniel Willey
The way we can replenish our memories is to look back at textual information that we have either written or read before. If that method is accomplished, we can comprehend and complete tasks that require us to use more critical thinking. - Saaif Alam
All social interactions require some loss of freedom. - Erol Ozan
Desperate affairs require desperate remedies. - Horatio Nelson
God doesn't require us to succeed; he only requires that you try. - Mother Teresa
Kindness carries no price tag neither does it require making a purchase. A random act of kindness can change someone's life...choose to be kind always. - Kemi Sogunle
Corrupt utility companies require a corrupt legal system to protect them from their own sickened workers and the masses. - Steven Magee
Other people feel love when we listen without judging and accept them without demanding change. We all desperately require these basic needs. When we can do this for another, we are indeed that person’s angel. - David W. Earle
If you want to feel the truest spirit of Christmas, go out and find someone sadder than you, lonelier than you, poorer than you and give what you can in a smile, in time, in compassion. The best Christmases always require the gift of self. - Toni Sorenson
The phrase, "American Dream", a lifestyle approach that doesn't require God's power, just ours, was coined in 1931 by James T. Adams. - Gary Patton
When introverts are in conflict with each other...it may require a map in order to follow all the silences, nonverbal cues and passive-aggressive behaviors! - Adam S. McHugh
Maturing is realizing how many things don’t require your comment. - Rachel Wolchin
There are very few jobs that actually require a penis or vagina. All other jobs should be open to everybody. - Florynce Kennedy
Most things worth having require some sacrifice, usually more than you expect.
Education is the guardian genius of democracy. It is the only dictator that free men recognize, and the only ruler that free men require. - Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar
Gratitude was never meant to be an excuse for giving up on the obstacles God has put before you. Some of the most magical things he can bring us require faith and a lot of planning. - Shannon L. Alder
Most of life’s big steps require a certain muddling through, a trusting that no one really knows the magical formula for the big firsts in life [Cram, Cusi, "‘One Life to Live’ and 14 Beautiful Boys to Kiss," Cafe, January 14, 2015]. - Cusi Cram
Jesus does not demand of us higher standards, he offers us himself. Jesus does not require of us super-human ability or commitments. He gives us his ability and grace. - Ronnie McBrayer
Saints cannot exist without a community, as they require, like all of us, nurturance by a people who, while often unfaithful, preserve the habits necessary to learn the story of God. - Stanley Hauerwas
Dreams are the inner perceptions and realizations that require goal oriented actions and persistence. - Debasish Mridha
God does not require that we be successful only that we be faithful. - Mother Teresa
Radical feminism is working for the eradication of domination and elitsim in all human relationships. This would make self-determination the ultimate good and require the downfall of society as we know it today. - Cellestine Ware
I am no more humble than my talents require. - Oscar Levant
I love the place; the magnificent books; I require books as I require air. - Sholem Asch
Any transition serious enough to alter your definition of self will require not just small adjustments in your way of living and thinking but a full-on metamorphosis. - Martha Beck
I say beware of all enterprises that require new clothes, and not rather a new wearer of clothes. - Henry David Thoreau
I am too tired, I must try to rest and sleep, otherwise I am lost in every respect. What an effort to keep alive! Erecting a monument does not require an expenditure of so much strength. - Franz Kafka
If writing didn't require thinking then we'd all be doing it. - Jeremiah Laabs
1 Minute Wisdom: Rethink Your Success Mindset because...Whatever you create in your imagination and dreams, will require the right mindset to manifest in reality. - Tony Dovale
Loving is effortless.. while Relationships, they require your time and patience... the two things we all lack.. - Sanhita Baruah
Real meaningful endeavours, the biggies in human existence, often require the sacrifice of others. - Diane Frolov and Andrew Schneider
I require three things in a man: he must be handsome, ruthless, and stupid. - Dorothy Parker
I believe the choice to be excellent begins with aligning your thoughts and words with the intention to require more from yourself. - Oprah Winfrey
Simplicity is complex. It's never simple to keep things simple. Simple solutions require the most advanced thinking. - Richie Norton
Brigands demand your money or your life; women require both.
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. - Carl Sagan
We shall require a substantially new manner of thinking if mankind is to survive. - Albert Einstein
God wants to bless us in many ways that require faith. We must trust that He is answering our prayers even when we can’t see it. - Stormie Omartian
You must match your energy, your vibration, with that of the universe, bringing it to a higher frequency where it synchronizes with the object, person, or situation you require. - Stephen Richards
Living your grandest dream will require you to be your grandest you. - Catrice M. Jackson
Women always think in the catastrophic, and when there is a calamity to rectify that might require a unmarried granddaughter, there older women will always act. Their powers of foresight and vigilance might make any disheveled or nubile young haggage ready for the altar in five minutes. - Michelle Franklin
Women that can work a camera with ease often work men just as effortlessly for both require the same commitment to vanity and manipulation. - Tiffany Madison
Men need usually full training while Women require often only a fine tuning for a scintillating acting in a real movie called life. - Anuj Somany
Mistakes from our collective past are like any other: they require intervention--a remedy--to correct. They don't erase themselves over time. - Jonathan R. Miller
All great achievements require time. - Maya Angelou
There is no such thing as a weird human being, It's just that some people require more understanding than others. - Tom Robbins
Most of what you do to fulfill God’s purposes will require acts of faith. - Jim George
Don't wait until you become rich to help somebody, kindness doesn't always require money - Charmaine J. Forde
The great can protect themselves, but the poor and humble require the arm and shield of the law. - Andrew Jackson
It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people's minds.
God stipulates in the Bible that Jesus Followers are to love and serve everyone regardless of their faith or lack of it. But, this does not require us to honour and respect their Biblically-heinous cultural practises like multiculturalism does! - Gary Patton
To require God to prove that He is able and willing to fulfill His promises would be proof positive that one does not trust Him. - Charles R. Swindoll
Cricket is an art. Like all arts it has a technical foundation. To enjoy it does not require technical knowledge, but analysis that is not technically based is mere impressionism. - C.L.R. James
Stories require faith, not facts. - T A Barron
Reading aloud with children is known to be the single most important activity for building the knowledge and skills they will eventually require for learning to read. - Marilyn Jager Adams
Breaking through writer's block is like thinking out of the box: Both require an ability to imagine a world outside your four walls or rearranging them to get a better view. - Susan J. McIntire
Life doesn't require that we be the best, only that we try our best. - H. Jackson Brown Jr.
I foresee the time when industry shall no longer denude the forests which require generations to mature, nor use up the mines which were ages in the making, but shall draw its materials largely from the annual produce of the fields. - Henry Ford
So many commands in the Bible require obedience without us experiencing any conviction to obey them. That is when our faith is truly tested. - Alan de Jager
If your eyes and mind can SEE IT, the body does not require external motivation to get motivated. - Harrish Sairaman
Beware of all enterprises that require new clothes. - Henry David Thoreau
A book is a journey. Journeys need their voyagers, and voyagers require a diversity of scenes; experiences. - Pablito Greco
Your kids require you most of all to love them for who they are, not to spend your whole time trying to correct them. - Bill Ayers
Three things at least they [good politicians] must require; the first is back-bone; the second is back-bone; and the third is back-bone. - Charles Sumner
Enzymes are things invented by biologists that explain things which otherwise require harder thinking.
Never exact of a friend in adversity what you would require in prosperity. - Joseph Smith Jr.
I can't tell you why I was in love with her. People didn't require that much as they do now. Folks were expected to be civilized to one another, honest, and - and clear. You relied on people being what they said they were, because there was no other way to survive. - Toni Morrison
t wait until you become rich to help somebody, kindness doesn't always require money - Charmaine J. Forde
You develop faith by doing things that require faith. - John H. Groberg
Stories are "how we organize the chaos of experience into the order we require just a carry-on." Joan Gideon - Rick Perlstein
When the tyrant has disposed of foreign enemies by conquest or treaty and there is nothing to fear from them then he is always stirring up some wary or other in order that the people may require a leader. - Plato
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