My hometown was one of the major U.S. Air Force bases.

- Ang Lee

The connections between and among women are the most feared, the most problematic, and the most potentially transforming force on the planet.

- Adrienne Rich

A governor can be a very good friend to people. A governor can be a formidable force.

- Andrew Cuomo

I've learned never to try and force words to come.

- Alan Garner

I'm not an aviation historian, I'm not an Air Force aficionado, and I'm definitely not a ufologist. I'm not someone who studies UFOs.

- Annie Jacobsen

The absolute pacifist is a bad citizen; times come when force must be used to uphold right, justice and ideals.

- Alfred North Whitehead

Don't force it, get a bigger hammer.

- Arthur Bloch

It's hard to force creativity and humor.

- Al Yankovic

Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.

- Albert Einstein

As militias go, the Ohio Defense Force is on the moderate side.

- Barton Gellman

The markets want to force us to do certain things. That we won't do. Politicians have to make sure that we're unassailable, that we can make policy for the people.

- Angela Merkel

The Muslim Brotherhood and the Salifist parties are a real force in the Egyptian society.

- Ahmed Zewail

Persuasion is often more effectual than force.

- Aesop

The application of military force, or the prospect of such application, inhibits terrorist violence.

- Benjamin Netanyahu

Encourage kids to enjoy running and play in athletics. Don't force them to run too much competition.

- Arthur Lydiard

I examined a lot of CIA declassified UFO files, which are fascinating, because there was a huge UFO craze going on in America. There still is today, but it certainly started in '47. And by the '50s, it was in full force.

- Annie Jacobsen

To be deeply in love is, of course, a great liberating force.

- Anne Morrow Lindbergh

Disunion by force is treason.

- Andrew Jackson

I flew on Air Force Two for eight years, and now I have to take off my shoes to get on an aeroplane.

- Al Gore

It is as impossible to withhold education from the receptive mind, as it is impossible to force it upon the unreasoning.

- Agnes Repplier