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It felt at that moment unarguable that a horizon line might exert as potent or pull upon the mind as a mountain's summit. — Robert Macfarlane

democratic theory is concerned with processes by which ordinary citizens exert a relatively high degree of control over leaders; — Robert A. Dahl

Is it not obvious that the more complex an economy, the more certainly will governmental control of productive effort exert a retarding influence? — Leonard Read

A mother can exert an influence unequaled by any other person in any other relationship. — D. Todd Christofferson

It was lovely, and tempting, to exert power over men and to shine before others, but power also had its perditions and perils. — Hermann Hesse

We have a terror of seeming to exert ourselves, lest it be noticed that we exerted ourselves and did not succeed. — Mignon McLaughlin

All Lucas had to do was exert his will and the unfaithful bastard's heart would shrivel in his chest. But where was the fun in that? — D.B. Reynolds

The power I exert on the court depends on the power of the power of my arguments, not my gender — Sandra Day O'Connor

Situational variables can exert powerful influences over human behavior, more so that we recognize or acknowledge. — Philip G. Zimbardo

Photography was the first available demonstration that light could indeed exert an action sufficient to cause changes in material bodies. — Henry Fox Talbot

Let me ask you, sir, when is the time for brave men to exert themselves in the cause of liberty and their country, if this is not? — George Washington

If we do not exert the right of eating our neighbor, it is because we have other means of making good cheer — Voltaire

US academic institutions are being bought via funding by biotechnology firms which exert a vice-like grip on the US government. — Ignacio Chapela

Color is a means to exert a direct influence on the soul. — Wassily Kandinsky

The National League was born the following year, as an attempt to exert the control of capital over labor. — John Thorn

Sunset, springtime, the blue of the sea, the stars in the sky, all the things that entrance us exert their magic only in the orbit if woman. — Yasmina Khadra

The United States is willing to exert strong leadership to give diplomacy its very best chance to succeed. — Condoleezza Rice

A large majority of Americans believe that corporations exert too much influence on our daily lives and our political process. — Jim McGovern

Some people exert more energy on less important things; some people exert less energy on less important things. — Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

Mountains are moved when we choose positivity, when we choose to exert the power of love, when we chip away at our problems 1 day at a time. — D. Allen Miller

I know the force women can exert in directing the course of events. — Helen Gahagan Douglas

The final end of government is not to exert restraint but to do good. — Rufus Choate

you are trained for job but you are born to work.Exert then your energy in the right proportion on the most vital matters — Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

Progressive Conservative candidates from Quebec want to exert real power in Ottawa, not simply be content with playing a secondary role. — Kim Campbell

What is the use of having powers, doctor, when one has no field upon which to exert them? — Arthur Conan Doyle

If they exert it not for good, they will for evil; if they advance not knowledge, they will perpetuate ignorance. — Frances Wright

Exert only calculated force where it will be effective, rather than straining and struggling with pointless attrition tactics. — Ryan Holiday

There can never be any real freedom on earth as long as people try to exert ownership over the natural resources of the world. — Bryant McGill

It's about gaining your trust and your respect, so you'll let me exert my will over you. — E.L. James

Don't exert all your energy on employment, locate your purpose — Sunday Adelaja

Everyone has an influence on public affairs if he will take the trouble to exert it. — Calvin Coolidge

That city in which those who are not wronged, no less than those who are wronged, exert themselves to punish the wrongdoers. — Solon

The harder the heart is, the more dead is it in sin, and the more unable to exert good affections and acts. — Jonathan Edwards

Whatever power I exert is collegial. — Katharine Graham

What happens when you run out of patience? Just exert a little bit more. Keep stretching it. — Art Hochberg

Dreams are real; dreams exert influence — Elaina J. Davidson

Temperance gives nature her full play, and enables her to exert herself in all her force and vigor. — Joseph Addison

Control is as much an effect as a cause, and the idea that control is something you exert is a real handicap to progress — Steve Grand

We are all rich in mind, we just have to exert a little more pressure to ourselves in order to expose our wealthiness to the outside world — Mojela Malelu

There are no living beings who exert more power over others, pound for pound, than tiny babies and extremely thin moguls. — Stanley Bing

Sound and sufficient reason falls, after all, to the share of but few men, and those few men exert their influence in silence. — Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

With dawn of the new year on the horizon, I resolved to exert my will on the world. — Holly Black

Earnestly I must exert myself in order to return as much as I have received. — Albert Einstein

Whether we are happy depends on inner harmony, not on the controls we are able to exert over the great forces of the universe — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

Dictatorships start wars because they need external enemies to exert internal control over their own people. — Richard Perle

The need to exert power, when thwarted in the open fields of life, is the more likely to assert itself in trifles. — Charles Horton Cooley

Human beings can always be relied upon to exert, with vigor, their God-given right to be stupid. — Dean Koontz

I contend that non-violent acts exert pressure far more effective than violent acts, for the pressure comes from goodwill and gentleness. — Mahatma Gandhi

All real success springs from that inward might which we exert upon society. — Alexander Crummell

Those who exert the first influence upon the mind have the greatest power. — Horace Mann

O timid one, awaken, exert yourself, draw back the curtains your training and background have hung over the windows of your soul. — Spencer W. Kimball

Remember this! It is never an entire people who is cruel; it is merely individuals who exert their will on others. — Sujata Massey

People who can't be witty exert themselves to be devout and affectionate. — George Eliot

Shame can exert as much pressure as anger. — Mark Lawrence

As the gout seems privileged to attack the bodies of the wealthy, so ennui seems to exert a similar prerogative over their minds. — Charles Caleb Colton

Canlit might not exert the fascination of - say - a venereal wart. — Margaret Atwood

As long as imperialism exists it will, by definition, exert its domination over other countries. Today that domination is called neocolonialism. — Che Guevara

Nothing tends so much to the corruption of science as to suffer it to stagnate; these waters must be troubled before they can exert their virtues. — Edmund Burke

Philosophy, as we use the word, is a fight against the fascination which forms of expression exert upon us. — Ludwig Wittgenstein

That even in the face of the most shocking tragedy of my life, I could exert some control over its impact. — Sheryl Sandberg

My health may be better preserved if I exert myself less, but in the end doesn't each person give his life for his calling? — Clara Schumann

Exert energy to get it, give love to be loved and challenge yourself beyond expectations. You are not as fickle as you think — Gabrielle Anna

We must keep prices under control to ensure that price increases do not exert a major negative impact on people's lives. — Li Keqiang

We have all got to exert ourselves a little to keep sane, and call things by the same names as other people call them by. — George Eliot

Americans rouse - be unanimous, be virtuous, be firm, exert your courage, trust in Heaven, and nobly defy the enemies both of God and man! — Alexander Hamilton

Exert your talents, and distinguish yourself, and don't think of retiring from the world, until the world will be sorry that you retire. — Samuel Johnson

Worrying about bills, food, or other problems leaves less capacity to think ahead or to exert self-discipline. So, poverty imposes a mental tax. — Nicholas Kristof

It is possible to exert a power over all things, all beings. But we must begin with intent always. — Frederick Lenz

There are few young women in existence who have not the power of fascinating, if they choose to exert it. — Benjamin Disraeli

Better exert power than justify it! — Raheel Farooq