Famous quotes containing the words force, reserve and/or command:
“The affirmative class monopolize the homage of mankind. They originate and execute all the great feats. What a force was coiled up in the skull of Napoleon!”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (18031882)
“Her face had the seamed reserve of the old in this country [Japan]. It was a neighborhood poignantly rich in old ladies.”
—Angela Carter (19401992)
“It is often necessary to know how to obey a woman in order sometimes to have the right to command her.”
—Victor Hugo (18021885)
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