Demanding Quotes

“For God to prove himself on demand, physically, would be a grave disappointment, and the strongest Christians should be considerably grateful that he chooses not to do so. The skeptic endlessly demands proof, yet God refuses to insult the true intelligence of man, the '6th sense', the chief quality, the acumen which distinguishes man from the rest of creation, faith.”
― Criss Jami, Killosophy

“Woman. Buckle”
― Kristen Ashley, Knight

“The living are more demanding; the dead can wait.”
― Primo Levi, If This Is a Man • The Truce

“She loved him, more than she could ever find words for, but this love he felt for her was not quite the same. It wasn't so much stronger, as more demanding, more insistent. As though he feared he would lose that which he had finally won.”
― Jean M. Auel, The Mammoth Hunters

“Now is our ultimate priority. Everything else can wait. Now requires that we neglect all pressing demands and attend to what is most important, this precious moment in its infinite possibilities and potential.”
― Amos Smith, Holistic Mysticism: The Integrated Spiritual Path of the Quakers

“I spend my life constantly calling in ‘imaginary’ debts that aren’t owed to me in order to avoid the ‘real’ debts that I owe to others, and so everybody ends up bankrupt.”
― Craig D. Lounsbrough

“When you demand perfection within yourself, you become more fallible.”
― Bryant McGill, Simple Reminders: Inspiration for Living Your Best Life

“If the road is easy, it’s probably easy because it’s not a road and you’re not on it.”
― Craig D. Lounsbrough

“On Religion - I compare the god of the Christian bible to a psychotic, jealous girlfriend. Who else but a crazy girlfriend would demand that a man mutilate his penis as a sign that he loves her? Who else but a crazy boyfriend would do it?!”
― Marsha Hinds

“I will love or I will hate. And while it might be true that the former will demand everything of me, I can be certain that the latter will take everything from me.”
― Craig D. Lounsbrough

“In most cases, the louder that you’re talking the less that you’re saying.”
― Craig D. Lounsbrough

“No voice is so loud that it can demand that I listen to it.”
― Craig D. Lounsbrough

“The aim of demanding quick responses or decisions is to limit time to consider options.”
― Steven Redhead, Life Is a Dance

“...maybe our work together is made more difficult because we are brother and sister... making us impatient with each other. Besides, Vaslav is, as always, unduly demanding with me... no different now that he is working on his own ballet, but just as he usually is for my dancing endeavors... But how much I am learning from him...”
― Bronislava Nijinksa, Bronislava Nijinska: Early Memoirs

“If I demand that I be the captain of my own ship, I’ll probably be spending most of my time in a lifeboat. And if I then demand to be the captain of the lifeboat, I’ll probably be spending all of my time being the lunch of something that doesn’t care that I’m a captain.”
― Craig D. Lounsbrough

“I take back my words and won’t ask you for anything, for I know that you will do the best.”
― Neelam Saxena Chandra, the red diary

“Pronoun abuse is when a politician demands to be identified as a patriot.”
― Craig D. Lounsbrough

“The best version of you is likely the very one that you’re demanding you’re not. And if you want to be something that is less than what you already are, keep on demanding.”
― Craig D. Lounsbrough

“He who is demanding what is due to or deserved by him is not necessarily demanding.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“At the point that an organization becomes militant, it has in that act revealed the impotency of its message. For it is apparent that the appeal of the message is insufficient to capture the imagination of the masses. And we would be wise to remember that fear never captures imagination.”
― Craig D. Lounsbrough

“Incessantly demanding that others agree with us evidences the insecurities that we have regarding both our opinion as well as our ability to defend it.”
― Craig D. Lounsbrough

“The basic cause of misery is man's incapacity to give love. Man asks for love, but he is not willing to give love. He demands love, but he has forgotten that unless you give, you cannot get. Giving comes first, and then getting happens on its own accord. And when love comes without asking or demanding,it brings joy and happiness. 
This is something fundamental to understand: give and forget about getting back. Then it comes back a thousandfold. It starts showering on you, because that is the nature of existence. Whatever we give comes back. 
Love has to be given without any desire for getting - and then joy and happiness is yours.”
― Swami Dhyan Giten, Meditation: A Love Affair with the Whole - Thousand and One Flowers of Silence, Love, Joy, Truth, Freedom, Beauty and the Divine

“You are quite demanding.' He lifted one shoulder in a shrug. 'I imagine a Princess to be demanding.'

'I am not demanding,' I stated. 'Get off me.'

He arched a brow. 'Really?'

'Telling you to move is not being demanding.'

'We'll have to disagree on that.' He paused. 'Princess.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, From Blood and Ash

“I thought you were going to kiss me.'

'Isn't that what I'm doing?'

I shook my head. 'That's not what you can do.'

He chuckled against my lips. 'You're right. It's not.'

Then he truly kissed me.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire

“God will demand everything of you lest He lose all of you.”
― Craig D. Lounsbrough

“I've saved your life twice now and presented you with the head of your enemy, and this isn't enough? You're a demanding little thing, aren't you?”
― Carissa Broadbent, The Serpent and the Wings of Night

“This should come as a surprise to no one, but just so we are all clear, what I want? I get. And what I want is for you to keep me company during my stay here.'

I inhaled sharply. 'Well, I suppose this will be a first for you, then.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, Fall of Ruin and Wrath

“Life may demand everything from you. But if it didn’t, you would likely miss the chance to give everything to it.”
― Craig D. Lounsbrough

“Writing a good book demands everything that the author has and that he draw upon everything that he doesn't.”
― Craig D. Lounsbrough

“The gentle mountains, the dense valleys, the bustling roads, and the fresh winds are reminders that life is a captivating, entertaining, demanding, and ever-changing journey.”
― Gift Gugu Mona, Coming to Grips with the Mountains and Valleys of This World