Subdue Quotes

“When people’s parallel truth collides with their real truth, they may have a hard time in subduing all the fanciful items and characters of their invented world. (“The day the mirror was talking back”)”
― Erik Pevernagie

“One may not always know his purpose until his only option is to monopolize in what he truly excels at. He grows weary of hearing the answer 'no' time and time again, so he turns to and cultivates, monopolizes in his one talent which others cannot possibly subdue. Then, beyond the crowds of criticism and rejection, the right people recognize his talent - among them he finds his stage.”
― Criss Jami, Killosophy

“Common sense will tell us, that
the power which hath endeavoured to subdue us, is of all others, the
most improper to defend us.”
― Thomas Paine, Common Sense

“She walked away without bothering to look further. She knew he’d be fine. Her specialty was subduing without causing any real damage. He’d lie there for a few minutes. He’d be sore, maybe bruised tomorrow. He’d brush the cobwebs off his imagination to invent a story for his buddies about how three seven-foot, three-hundred-pound male karate black belts attacked him in the park.

But she would bet her life on the fact that he would never sneak up on another fragile-looking woman without remembering this night. And that was the point. That was what Gaia lived for.”
― Francine Pascal, Fearless

“. . . the sole aim of Okinawa Karate is to teach A person to handle violence and violent individuals; whether it is tactile, mental or spiritual”
― Soke Behzad Ahmadi, KARATE POWER Lethal power of Fajin

“. . . most martial artists want to know how A technique is done, A seasoned Sensei will demonstrate why”
― Soke Behzad Ahmadi, Dirty Fighting : Lethal Okinawan Karate

“Don't be in temper, to leave so quickly, that I may be dying. But all too soon, the leaves and debris will gather elsewhere.”
― Anthony Liccione

“We subdue that in others which we have learned to subdue in ourselves. Around the upright man there is drawn a wide circle of peace, within which the arrows of evil soon cease to fall; nor have his fellows the power to inflict moral suffering upon him.”
― Maurice Maeterlinck, Wisdom and Destiny

“Any time someone gives you drugs, the purpose is to subdue. Always. Whether it is from a dealer, a friend, your mother/brother/sister/son, or your government--especially your government--the intention is to subdue, and always to feed another motive. Why?

Because in getting high, your power and your intellect are blunted. Can the motive ever be in your best interests? Governments notoriously use sex, drink, and drugs to subdue their people. Notoriously. And we're falling for it.”
― Northern Adams, Mickey and the Gargoyle

“Even though this generation still believes in the miracle working power of God, they must no longer wait for God to bring water from the rocks, but rather construct dams, water systems, subdue the power of the ocean thereby give glory to God almighty”
― Sunday Adelaja

“Subdue this.”
― Helen Oyeyemi, Mr. Fox

“Every one of us has a portion of land that we need to subdue for God.”
― Sunday Adelaja

“God is looking for godly people to send to the world of finances to subdue it for him.”
― Sunday Adelaja

“Use the capacity and talent given to you by God to go and subdue the world given to you by Him”
― Sunday Adelaja

“You are born to establish the kingdom of love as you subdue the earth”
― Sunday Adelaja

“The earth you subdue becomes your kingdom”
― Sunday Adelaja

“The purpose of subduing is a function of taking responsibility for the entire earth”
― Sunday Adelaja

“For a man to subdue a man is to defile God’s purpose”
― Sunday Adelaja

“Pray as you scale the mountains ahead of you. Ask God to help you recognize the ones you should subdue.”
― Gift Gugu Mona, Coming to Grips with the Mountains and Valleys of This World