Quotes about Pushed

Life can be pulled by goals just as surely as it can be pushed by drives. Votes: 1

I'm fine with being beat-up and pushed around, but I'm really scared of heights and scared of ledges. Votes: 1

I hope people remember me as a guy who brought magic to the people. You know, pushed the boundaries of wonder. Votes: 1

Oft when the white, still dawn lifted the skies and pushed the hills apart, I have felt it like a glory in my heart. Votes: 1

The reserve of modern assertions is sometimes pushed to extremes, in which the fear of being contradicted leads the writer to strip himself of almost all sense and meaning. Votes: 1

I'd like to say to all my fans out there, thanks for the support. And to all my doubters, thank you very much because you guys have also pushed me. Votes: 1

People can do more than they ever believe they can do. Physically, mentally, academically. You have to be pushed. It hurts. But it's worth it, and it's a great thing. Votes: 1

There comes a time when people get tired of being pushed out of the glittering sunlight of life's July and left standing amid the piercing chill of an alpine November. Votes: 1

I always thought that one of the reasons why a painter likes especially to have other painters look at his or her work is the shared experience of having pushed paint around. Votes: 1

I found that dance, music, and literature is how I made sense of the world... it pushed me to think of things bigger than life's daily routines... to think beyond what is immediate or convenient. Votes: 1

I think I was born strong-willed. That's not the kind of thing you can learn. The advantage is, you stick to what you believe in and rarely get pushed out of what you want to do. Votes: 1

I don't like kids that are pushed into things by stage mums, but when I can see they are having a good time, they're excited and enjoying the process, then I think it's wrong to discriminate. Votes: 1

I don't like getting pushed around for being a Jew, and I don't think Christians like getting pushed around for being Christians. I think people who believe in God are sick and tired of getting pushed around, period. Votes: 1

The secret is not to give up hope. It's very hard not to because if you're really doing something worthwhile I think you will be pushed to the brink of hopelessness before you come through the other side. Votes: 1

As a longtime fan of talk radio, I'm very worried about the low opinion that conservative hosts and callers have of the American artist. Art is portrayed as a scam, a rip-off and snow job pushed by snobbish elites. Votes: 1

I'm learning that human pressure on wildlife is becoming increasingly dangerous. You've got to be more alert because more animals have been pushed around, wounded, subjected to human harassment, ambushed, all kinds of stress. When they attack, it's totally predictable. Votes: 1

I started writing while I was a little boy. Maybe it's because I was reading a lot of books I admired, and thought that I would like to write something like that someday. Also, my love for good writing pushed me. Votes: 1

Both my parents were amateur badminton players. My father is a scientist and wanted me to be a doctor. But my mom was very aggressive and loved badminton. She pushed me right from the age of nine to take up the sport. Votes: 1

My parents were very open about what kind of talent I had. They never pushed me to become an accountant because they knew that would be just absolutely ridiculous. So they were encouraging in what I am able to do with some success. Votes: 1

The reason laziness is rarely pushed as a lifestyle option is down to one simple reason: money. There are fortunes to be made out of active lifestyles. Gyms charge fees. But no one is going to make money out of sleep. It is free. Votes: 1

We see evidence that lakes and forests and wetlands can have different equilibria - so you have a savanna system that may be stable and thriving, but it can also tip over and become an arid steppe if pushed too far by warming, land degradation, and biodiversity loss. Votes: 1

As far as the Animals breaking up - it was my fault. I wanted out. We took it to the max, as far as we could take it. Our reunion tour in 1983 went pretty good until we left America. Then we pushed it too hard and it fell apart. Votes: 1

I've realized that my... let me call it 'destiny' or some force that has pushed me to identify looking for your comfort zone as a kind of limitation. And everybody has a tendency to fall into the comfort zone. I did that in the early stage of my career. Votes: 1

If I'm pushed, I'd also have to admit I don't like people with allergies. They just annoy me. There seems to be something far too self-centred about it. 'No thanks, I'm allergic.' Why not just say 'No thanks'? I wasn't asking for your medical history, I was just passing around the nuts. Trying to be friendly, that's all. Votes: 1

I always wanted to be that guy who pushed the envelope in all kind of ways and tried something new. When I keep that rule going, it always takes me to a new place. There are times when I fail miserably, but I always find myself knowing one more thing better, doing one more thing that I never did before. Votes: 1

I was always pushed to do that much more, and in the long run that made me more of an MMA fighter. My mom always told me that if I let it go to the judges, I'd lost. There was no way I was going to win a decision, so I had to find ways to finish the fight fast. Votes: 1

When I'm pushed, I shove. Votes: 0

Communism didn't fall. It was pushed. Votes: 0

In politics, nothing moves unless it's pushed. Votes: 0

I'd much rather resign than be pushed. Votes: 0

I have pushed virtue to outright brutality. Votes: 0

I refuse to be pushed around anymore. Votes: 0

I can be pushed just so far. Votes: 0

My mom pushed me to take drama class. Votes: 0

When you're pushed killing is as easy as breathing Votes: 0

I love being pushed out of my comfort zone. Votes: 0

My wonder button is being pushed all the time. Votes: 0

I like being moved. I don't like being pushed. Votes: 0

Ladies and gentlemen, communism didn't fall. It was pushed. Votes: 0

Men fearing their innate power, pushed woman back into slavery. Votes: 0

Nothing ever happens by chance; everything is pushed from behind. Votes: 0

Women have been systematically pushed out of spirituality by men. Votes: 0

A leader is the wave pushed ahead by the ship. Votes: 0

America will not tolerate being pushed around by anybody, anyplace. Votes: 0

I tend to be a lazy actress, unless I'm pushed. Votes: 0

I had been pushed as far as I could stand Votes: 0

People are always fighting reality until it's pushed down their throats. Votes: 0

Not wanting to disappoint is what pushed me to be successful. Votes: 0

Few men progress, except as they are pushed along by events. Votes: 0

War is an act of violence pushed to its utmost limits. Votes: 0

if you are going to be pushed you had better jump Votes: 0

This guy [Donald Trump] is not going to get pushed around. Votes: 0

Don't be pushed by your problems. Be led by your dreams. Votes: 0

I didn't beat her. I just pushed her out of bed. Votes: 0

We are pushed by pain until we are pulled by vision. Votes: 0

What sort of God would it be, who only pushed from without. Votes: 0

All babies look like Renée Zellweger pushed against a glass window. Votes: 0

Has someone or something pushed your anxiety button? Answer it with prayer! Votes: 0

I needed to be pushed as an artist and as a person. Votes: 0

It's what I've learned over the years that has pushed me beyond limits. Votes: 0

They finally pushed me out, It's cool though cos I hae a dog. Votes: 0

At electric speed, all forms are pushed to the limits of their potential. Votes: 0

It's nice to be pushed, when you're being pushed in the right direction. Votes: 0

It hurts to much to be close to you, but continually pushed away. Votes: 0

Edie Sedgwick had a cool style; she pushed the envelope for the time. Votes: 0

There's no such thing as boundaries only limits that get pushed further and further. Votes: 0

Dance music has pushed its way into the mainstream. Which is good for me. Votes: 0

Life is pulled by goals and pushed by drive. Make sure you have both! Votes: 0

All thoughts, desires, conventions, attachments which come from outside must be ruthlessly pushed away. Votes: 0

In American religious history, theological qualms tend to get pushed aside when politics intervenes. Votes: 0

It doesn't count if your swing is going the highest if you're getting pushed. Votes: 0

Women are often pushed into the idea that they write softer, more character-driven jokes. Votes: 0

When a man is pushed, tormented, defeated, he has a chance to learn something. Votes: 0

My behavior last night was poor.Poor? Agatha coughed. You pushed me through a window! Votes: 0

Vulnerability pushed, I pushed back. I lost the fight, but probably won my life back. Votes: 0

I can be approached, but never pushed; befriended but never coerced; killed, but never shamed. Votes: 0

Most blacks are happy, except those who have had other ideas pushed into their ears. Votes: 0

Raising children pushed me to walk the walk and practice life as I preach it. Votes: 0

I love to be pushed so I can prove myself, because once again, I will. Votes: 0

They've pushed me down a big ravine, but I'll get back up to the top. Votes: 0

I've pushed several women in front of violent situations. My rule is save myself first. Votes: 0

Sometimes the father feels pushed out because of the connection between the mother and the child. Votes: 0

I like extreme situations: people pushed out of their comfort zones; the civil veneer stripped off. Votes: 0

Probably what pushed the Russians over the edge was SDI. They realized they couldn't beat us. Votes: 0

It was Jacques Chirac and Schroeder both, who pushed us into a conflict to remove Milosevic. Votes: 0

It was really a pleasure to play someone who's literally pushed past her breaking point repeatedly. Votes: 0

Janeane Garofalo ended up, in a sense, being pushed by the media into becoming a pundit. Votes: 0

He'd pushed her. He'd scared her. He'd besieged her. He'd vowed he wouldn't, and he did. Votes: 0

In the beginning I pushed toward perfection, but it takes time to get to certain places. Votes: 0

Art is art. Television has elevated itself, in certain ways, but it's always pushed people's consciousness. Votes: 0

I always felt that the Cubans were being pushed into the Soviet Bloc by American policy. Votes: 0

Globalization was a deep trend pushed by technology and right ideas, as much as anything else. Votes: 0

My dad was like a stage mother he always pushed me to do what I wanted. Votes: 0

It's not how hard you pushed along the way. It's having something in you to finish. Votes: 0

I always pushed myself. Whenever I felt I needed to stop, I made myself run faster. Votes: 0

Venom were the first thrash band i heard on record-it really pushed me to the best! Votes: 0

Even if I was a Republican, George Bush would have pushed me out of that party. Votes: 0

I am a fallen woman, but I assure you: I did not fall. I was pushed. Votes: 0

No matter what happens, if I get pushed down, I’m going to come right back up. Votes: 0

Directors have to push me. I have to be pushed up. Not all the time, but often. Votes: 0

I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed, or numbered !My life is my own. Votes: 0

I pushed my ragged mouth against the mirror. A thousand crushed bleeding lips pushed back at me... Votes: 0

I have bad reflexes. I was once run over by a car being pushed by two guys. Votes: 0

Success in the movies has pushed me to places I didn't know I was allowed to go. Votes: 0

I think this whole Billy Bush thing just pushed women over the edge because it's so visceral. Votes: 0

I hope by the time I am president that we will have pushed ISIS out of Iraq. Votes: 0

After 'Urinetown,' 'Avenue Q' and now 'Mormon,' is there an envelope remaining to be pushed? Votes: 0

To say that my dad pushed me is an understatement. I was never naturally drawn to football. Votes: 0

When you get pushed down, you pick yourself up and move on. I've never been a victim. Votes: 0

The world is not real for me until it has been pushed through the mesh of language. Votes: 0

I wanted to write literature that pushed people into their lives rather than helping people escape from them. Votes: 0

Music has always pushed ahead social movements and can do much more than just dumb down a populace. Votes: 0

I very much regret that our administration has pushed the whole issue of Kosovo to the back burner. Votes: 0

I can be very passionate but I also have a bit of a hot temper - when pushed. Votes: 0

I have not been so much pushed by winds as pulled forward by the force of my decisions. Votes: 0

Being a parent can make you a horrible person at times, because you're pushed to the limit constantly. Votes: 0

Strong and independent? I'm neither. I'm just being pushed along by reality, whether I like it or not. Votes: 0

When I heard, Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, I thought, Did he fall or was he pushed? Votes: 0

My parents always pushed creativity on us, but they made it seem like the fun thing to do. Votes: 0

Red Sox fans have been pushed to the brink over the years, but that's how faith grows stronger. Votes: 0

O my brothers, am I then cruel? But I say: that which is falling should also be pushed! Votes: 0

What is technology?" Cian pulled his brother inside, pushed the button for the next floor. "It's another god. Votes: 0

If there's one thing I can't stand, it's somebody doing something because I pushed them in that direction. Votes: 0

I grew up in them streets, like everyone else but instead of pushin' drugs, I pushed knowledge of self Votes: 0

Don't be pushed by your problems, be led by your dreams. Govern your life by priorities not your pressures. Votes: 0

Scrooge pushed past Mary number 1 and Joseph number 2 in the wings without so much as an 'excuse me'. Typical. Votes: 0

What you notice is the loneliness. Daniel started to isolate himself, because it hurt less than being pushed away. Votes: 0

You can't let yourself be pushed around. You can't live in fear. That's no way to live your life. Votes: 0

Lady, I didn't get up this morning wanting to be a jackass... but you just pushed my jackass button. Votes: 0

I've been pushed down many flights of stairs in my time, but I always manage to find an elevator Votes: 0

History has to move in a certain direction, even if it has to be pushed that way by neurotics. Votes: 0

I used to own a dingy and can still sail one if pushed, but I like the pleasure boats. Votes: 0

My parents pushed us very hard to work, both in the home, doing chores and cooking, and at school. Votes: 0

I don't have children, but I imagine if parents are really pushed on the subject, they probably have favorite children. Votes: 0

Sexuality is pushed back more and more and people try to replace what they've lost with other forms of excitement. Votes: 0

Some people swallow the universe like a pill; they travel on through the world, like smiling images pushed from behind. Votes: 0

I love playing really strung out characters, and characters that are really pushed to their limits and losing their mind. Votes: 0

The law is not a series of calculating machines where answers come tumbling out when the right levers are pushed. Votes: 0

For instance, The Sixth Sense had mediocre to bad reviews. Slowly, the audience pushed it and it received critical attention. Votes: 0

In missional churches, the baby birds have been pushed out of the nest and are learning to fly for themselves. Votes: 0

For instance, 'The Sixth Sense' had mediocre to bad reviews. Slowly, the audience pushed it and it received critical attention. Votes: 0

Our educational system basically strives for normal-which is too bad. Sometimes the exceptional is classified as abnormal and pushed aside. Votes: 0

There is a bit of me if I'm pushed in one way I might bounce back and go the opposite. Votes: 0

Love does not appear with any warning signs. You fall into it as if pushed from a high diving board. Votes: 0

The path of love is not for the faint of heart. It is tested and pushed over and over again. Votes: 0

The United States is not a nation of people which in the long run allows itself to be pushed around. Votes: 0

My mom nor my father never pushed me into the music business. I always did it because I wanted to. Votes: 0

No, I'm not talking about the Russians; I mean the Germans. In spite of everything, to have pushed so far! Votes: 0

Love and trust and justice, concern for the poor, that's being pushed to the margins, and you can see it. Votes: 0

The more we pull together toward a new day, the less it matters what pushed us apart in the past. Votes: 0

People have become inappropriate. People have pushed too far. People have climbed one too many fences. I'm just tired of it. Votes: 0

We were very young in Duran, and to get pushed in a corner can be very difficult to get out of. Votes: 0

Will I ever get control of my life? Will I always be shoved back and pushed around by those I trust? Votes: 0

My center is giving way, my right is pushed back, my left is wavering. The situation is excellent. I shall attack! Votes: 0

Stay in the middle,don't get pushed to the side,every chance that's worth taking,is a chance worth the fight Votes: 0

What's being pushed is to have Darwinism critiqued, to teach there's a controversy. Intelligent design itself does not have any content. Votes: 0

Our dreams must be stronger than our memories. We must be pulled by our dreams, rater than pushed by our memories. Votes: 0

Rigor pushed too far is sure to miss its aim, however good, as the bow snaps that is bent too stiffly. Votes: 0

I think one of the reasons I pushed myself so hard and worked so hard is because I never felt special. Votes: 0

Uncertain as I was as I pushed forward. I felt right in my pushing, as if the effort itself meant something. Votes: 0

Few of us know what we are capable of doing... we have never pushed ourselves hard enough to find out. Alfred Votes: 0

A lot of people who work for WikiLeaks have the same instinct as me: If you are pushed you push back. Votes: 0

Day is pushed out by day, and each new moon hastens to its death. [Lat., Truditur dies die, Novaeque pergunt interire lunae.] Votes: 0

I had never thought about being a professional fighter but meeting Pat [ Militich ] and the guys just pushed me in that direction. Votes: 0

I really don't like the city anymore. You get pushed and harassed and people grope you. It's too tumultuous. It's too crazy. Votes: 0

I was not pushed into the business by anything other than my own ambition and my own dream of wanting to act. Votes: 0

If you are working on something exciting that you really care about, you don't have to be pushed. The vision pulls you. Votes: 0

My parents are creative on many fronts, and they pushed me to be that way, too. They wanted me to write, actually. Votes: 0

People like you always want back The love they pushed aside But people like me are gone forever When you say goodbye. Votes: 0

This filing spike is a result of bad information being pushed on people, and then they file for bankruptcy out of fear. Votes: 0

People like you always want back the love they pushed aside. But people like me are gone forever when you say goodbye. Votes: 0

The climate system is being pushed hard enough that change will become obvious to the man in the street in the next decade. Votes: 0

The best time I ever had with Joan Crawford was when I pushed her down the stairs in Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? Votes: 0

To know a thing well, know it's limits; Only when pushed beyond it's tolerance will it's true nature be seen. -The Amtal Rule Votes: 0

It's destiny that pushed me towards showbiz. I wanted to start off as a technician, but out of compulsion, I became an actor. Votes: 0

I've pushed myself to push toward things that disturb me. I've developed a habit of recording these things because these things often disappear. Votes: 0

Her heart kicked hard against her ribs, seized by a terrible fear that refused to let go no matter how hard she pushed. Votes: 0

Richard wondered how the marquis managed to make being pushed around in a wheelchair look like a romantic and swashbuckling thing to do. Votes: 0

I think if you don't have it [desire], you're not going to be pushed into anything. You've got to want to do something. Votes: 0

People out there said I was too small. It's those kinds of moments that pushed me to be where I'm at right now. Votes: 0

People never move towards revolution; they are pushed towards it by intolerable injustices in the economic and social order under which they live. Votes: 0

I think that ordinary people who are placed in extraordinary circumstances find themselves pushed beyond their limits, and learn new truths about themselves. Votes: 0

Be wise today; 'tis madness to defer. Next day the fatal precedent will plead; thus on, til wisdom is pushed our of life. Votes: 0

A lot of what has pushed me forward is desire, and I have expressed that in my songwriting - perhaps because it's safer! Votes: 0

Kids can be born with potential but unless it's encouraged - pushed, even - I don't think it will ever come to fruition. Votes: 0

A horse will never tire of a rider who possesses both tact and sensitivity because he will never be pushed beyond his possibilities. Votes: 0

Migrants all over the world are pushed and pulled across borders by hunger, terror and climate change. It happened to my own family. Votes: 0

My dad never pushed me but the big thing is that he helped me by going out in the backyard and playing with me. Votes: 0

There are many amazing female directors that made work in more skewed times, so we should be thankful for the boundaries they pushed through. Votes: 0

Collaboration is far more powerful than competition. Do not think that only if you are pushed to the wall, you will do your best. Votes: 0

House Republican leaders voted more than 300 times to undermine environmental safeguards since 2011, but almost none of these measures became law because Americans pushed back. Votes: 0

I love to play characters who are stuffy and nerdy who either then have a dark side or are pushed to a breaking point. Votes: 0

My father really, really pushed me to excel in a way that I resented for years and then realized had really worked for me. Votes: 0

Running, the music flew into him, became the wind that pushed back his hair and the slap of his own feet on the pavement. Votes: 0

For the purpose of acquiring gain, everything else is pushed aside or thrown overboard, for example, as is philosophy by the professors of philosophy. Votes: 0

Pain was their body's way of telling them that they'd pushed themselves to their limits -- which was exactly where they were supposed to be. Votes: 0

I couldn't sell air conditioners on a 98-degree day. When I demonstrated them in a showroom, I pushed the wrong button and blew the circuit. Votes: 0

Pain was their body's way of telling them that they'd pushed themselves to their limits - which was exactly where they were supposed to be. Votes: 0

Trump says he wants to run for president. Why not? It wouldn't be the first time he pushed a black family out of their home. Votes: 0

If we can exit a relationship, pressure to reconcile lessens; if we must live with those who have wronged us, we are pushed to reconcile. Votes: 0

I knew her well enough to understand that when Delia pushed you away, it was her way of making sure she didn't get shoved first. Votes: 0

My music - that's the one area I won't let myself be pushed around. But in other parts of my life, I'm a confused mess. Votes: 0

I doubt anybody would have pushed me [on the music]. When I was at Sony nobody ever gave me any creative suggestions on the music. Votes: 0

I still think punk's around. It's been pushed into the mainstream and it gets harder to draw that line between what's pop and what's punk. Votes: 0

As frost, raised to its utmost intensity, produces the sensation of fire, so any good quality, overwrought and pushed to excess, turns into its own contrary. Votes: 0

What worries me sometimes in the culture is that the role for music that actually challenges and enlightens the audience is being pushed to the sidelines. Votes: 0

When I walk off the field exhausted, drenched in sweat, knowing I pushed myself to the physical, mental, and emotional limits, there is no better feeling. Votes: 0

Right," said Fat Charlie conversationally. "You realize, of course, that this means war." It was the traditional war cry of a rabbit when pushed too far. Votes: 0

Marriage brings up all the things I pushed to the back burner - the fears, the mistrust, the doubts, the insecurities. It's like opening Pandora's box. Votes: 0

I know that Oswald killed Kennedy. Now, was he pushed? Encouraged to do it by outsiders? Possibly. Possibly. Was he sitting down with Fidel Castro? No. Votes: 0

Unless you're not pushing yourself, you're not living to the fullest. You can't be afraid to fail, but unless you fail, you haven't pushed hard enough." Votes: 0

I know a lot of the intense moments in 'Titanic' were made that much easier and were pushed to even further limits because of that relationship. Votes: 0

We have never pushed it far enough to know, but we decided 47 percent was the right percentage. You can quote us on that. It's very mathematical. Votes: 0

The path of peace is not a passive journey. It takes incredible strength not to open a can of 'whoop-ass', justifiably, when ones button is pushed. Votes: 0

Snoopy (musing on his rooftop): Good Grief! Is it November already? My life is going by too fast. I think someone pushed the "Fast Forward" button. Votes: 0

Right, said Fat Charlie conversationally. You realize, of course, that this means war. It was the traditional war cry of a rabbit when pushed too far. Votes: 0

As we spend more, and as companies are pushed to invest, they say, "Hey wait a minute! There's more demand in the system. Let's invest more." Votes: 0

I have always had a drive that pushed me to try for perfection, and golf is a game in which perfection stays just out of reach. Votes: 0

I was part of the generation that pushed the Internet. In fact, I broke as an artist in the U.S.A. because of the Internet. Votes: 0

As an actor, I love being pushed. I love the feeling of, "Oh my god, I have to keep trying. What else is there to do?". Votes: 0

There’s something to be said about sitting in front of the TV and being removed from your own life and just pushed into another one. Votes: 0

When I came up, there was room for the new and the old. For every new artist, an old one didn't have to be pushed out. Votes: 0

I think it's cool to come out of somewhere where you're being pushed into this mold and then you figure out in that who you are. Votes: 0

I can definitely be tough when pushed. In relationships, you have to take a stand for who you are and how you're willing to be treated. Votes: 0

--and yet, whenever he started with the questions I froze stiff, as if I'd been pushed onstage in a play where I didn't know the lines. Votes: 0

When I grew up, I had a lot of fun ski racing with my friends. We pushed each other, and this made it easier to work hard. Votes: 0

I hated it when people tried to force me out when I wasn't ready. It was very painful, and it actually pushed me away from doing so. Votes: 0

Asking for advice is an act of humility.... The act alone says, "I need you." The decision maker and the adviser are pushed into a closer relationship. Votes: 0

Shawn's (Shawn Weatherly - former beauty queen) acting ability is such that she could not convey the concept of falling if your pushed her off a cliff. Votes: 0

I have always been a singer/songwriter, and I was pushed in places I didn't want to do, like pop or top forty. I don't belong there. Votes: 0

The young very seldom lead anything in our country today. It's been quite some time since a younger generation pushed an older one to a higher standard. Votes: 0

When humans were young, they were pushed around in strollers. When they were old, they were pushed around in wheelchairs. In between, they were just pushed around. Votes: 0

Come to the edge. We might fall. Come to the edge. It's too high! Come to the edge! And they came, and he pushed, and they flew. Votes: 0

We seek absolute neutrality in Buddhism. We don't want to be drawn into anything in particular. We don't want to be pushed away from anything in particular. Votes: 0

Comedy has always been something I love, but for some reason - probably because of the British accent - I've always been pushed toward more period work. Votes: 0

I do have big tits. Always had 'em - pushed 'em up, whacked 'em around. Why not make fun of 'em? I've made a fortune with 'em. Votes: 0

You know my dad pushed me to believe that I was going to be the best. I just never thought of life without tennis, even looking forward. Votes: 0

A mighty, eternal and incomprehensible force pushes us all forward. But while all are so being pushed, many linger and look back. Unconsciously, they oppose this force. Votes: 0

When Vishous pushed open the door to the exam room, he got a gander at the kind of seating arrangement that made him think fondly of castration. Votes: 0

Lawmakers in both political parties have often acceded to unions' requests to avoid political confrontations or to curry favor. They have pushed difficult choices into the future. Votes: 0

When the business interests... pushed through the first installment of civil service reform in 1883, they expected that they would be able to control both political parties equally. Votes: 0

I am very proud of my role in 'Singularity.' It pushed me into the territory of period romance. It was a very emotional and challenging role. Votes: 0

We seek absolute neutrality in Buddhism. We don't want to be drawn into anything in particular. We don't want to be pushed away from anything in particular. Votes: 0

I wanted to be a pilot, but I was always drawing bodies. When I realised I wanted to pursue something creative, my parents pushed me towards architecture. Votes: 0

I love all my Wrights and it would be impossible to say which one I love more, but if you really pushed me, it would be Joe. Votes: 0

One day, when I was about eight years old, some kids pushed me on stage at school during a talent show because they knew I could sing. Votes: 0

My career did start in the Spanish language industry, and that's probably because my father is my manager. He pushed my career in the direction he knew best. Votes: 0

We don't know our hearts until life puts us to the test, and WWII fascinates because it was the last time everyone was simultaneously pushed to their limit. Votes: 0

Denise clung to the feel of his hands as she pushed at her panic. It's okay. You're safe...and this has got to be the ugliest couch ever. Votes: 0

We touched with a softness that pushed through the skin into memory, like arms plunged into a river - we could feel the weight of each other's stones. Votes: 0

I could feel the tears beginning to collect in my throat again, but I pushed them apart, away from each other. Tears are only a threat in groups. Votes: 0

You don't know what would have happened if I hadn't pushed. Nobody knows. I did it the way I did it, and it worked. Above all, it worked. Votes: 0

I have learned to walk: ever since, I let myself run. I have learned to fly: ever since, I do not want to be pushed before moving along. Votes: 0

The truly humble feel the ground beneath their feet every day and do not only become aware of it when held aloft or pushed down to their knees. Votes: 0

I have come to know well that fates are fickle in the business of English football. And I feel that I have pushed mine well past the limit. Votes: 0

When demons are required someone will always be found to supply the part, and whether you step forward or are pushed is all the same in the end. Votes: 0

First of all, I'm not buff enough. I got pushed away from the basket. And even when I didn't, I couldn't get anyone to throw me a pass. Votes: 0

You've asked me out tons of times." "Not really. I've made inappropriate suggestions and frequently pushed for nudity. But I've never asked you out on a real date. Votes: 0

He took comfort in the neon signs, the wild strands of jazz creeping out of clubs whenever happy swells of people pushed through the doors in their finery. Votes: 0

My short stories have always pushed twenty pages. That's no length for a short story to be. You either do them short like Carver or you stop trying. Votes: 0

If you've ever found yourself pushed to the limits of your tolerance... you find yourself doing some things that, from the outside, can be seen as quite insane. Votes: 0

On gym days, I don't get to my desk until 4 in the afternoon, and everything except bedtime and the appointment with the liquid narcotic is pushed back a bit. Votes: 0

Without my mother's ambition, her drive, I doubt that on my own I would have pushed myself out of Pozzuoli and into the frightening world that was faraway Rome. Votes: 0

On gym days, I don't get to my desk until 4 in the afternoon, and everything except bedtime and the appointment with the liquid narcotic is pushed back a bit." Votes: 0

Living in a world where people measure their happiness by self-indulgence and decadence, Is like watching a whole society being pushed into the abyss of perpetual decay and aberrations. Votes: 0

I think, for years, people have been pushed down by religion, and I don't say that disrespectfully, but they've been shown a God that you can't measure up to. Votes: 0

Graystripe pushed past Tigerheart and Whitestorm and crouched beside his old friend. "I would have taken your place if you had let me". His voice was hoarse with grief. Votes: 0

Anyone who thinks that people can be fooled or pushed around has an inaccurate and pretty low estimate of people - and he won't do very well in advertising. Votes: 0

I never set fire to a piano. I'd like to have got away with it, though. I pushed a couple of them in the river. They wasn't any good. Votes: 0

He pushed away from her and raised his arm, forcing his stump into her face. "A Hand without a hand? A bad jape, sister. Don't ask me to rule. Votes: 0

I'm not going to be bullied or pushed around by the group of the day. You've got to have political courage. You've got to have your own inner beliefs. Votes: 0

I think that the working hours and star pressures pushed a lot of people into drugs in those days. And there seemed to have been a lot of alcoholism. Votes: 0

My wife really pushed me in that direction, to write my own songs and start singing, so I think having the whole family thing is such a huge thing. Votes: 0

The worst elements in Mexico are being pushed into the United States by the Mexican government. The Border Patrol knows this. Likewise, tremendous infectious disease is pouring across the border. Votes: 0

A sagging economy, a soaring national debt, and an increasingly restive Congress pushed Obama to order troop reductions that are both deeper and faster than recommended by his military commanders. Votes: 0

All urbanization, pushed beyond a certain point, automatically becomes suburbanization.... Every great city is just a collection of suburbs. Its inhabitantsdo not live in their city; they merely inhabit it. Votes: 0

Thousands of members of Congress have come and gone over the years, their individual achievements hidden in committee reports, private compromises, amendments pushed through or blocked, and innumerable, unnoticed meetings. Votes: 0

I enjoy writing in a lot of different styles, so I pushed to find that vicious place, or that vulnerable place, and let it exist as intensely as I could. Votes: 0

I've been chased. I've been pushed. I've been screamed at. I've been verbally abused. I've been afraid for my safety. But I did it all in the name of entertainment. Votes: 0

When he is pushed, tormented, defeated, he has a chance to learn something; ... he learns his ignorance, is cured of the insanity of conceit; has got moderation and real skill. Votes: 0

Looking at my life through the lens of history has made me increasingly grateful to standout women who pushed those boundaries to make the changes from which I have benefited. Votes: 0

Suddenly a single shot on the extreme left rang out on the clear morning air, followed quickly by several others, and the whole line pushed rapidly forward through the brush. Votes: 0

Occasionally in my travels I meet people who have pushed too far into the nagual. These individuals are not too balanced but they have made great journeys in the unknown. Votes: 0

Mostly I do Iyengar. I like anything that's hard enough to make me cry in class. I like to be pushed over my limit and broken down a little bit. Votes: 0

Once I was in a restaurant and I dropped my fork on the floor, and they gave me a new fork. So I pushed my girlfriend out of her chair. Votes: 0

There are many ways to grow football-wise. You go slow or are pushed to go faster, otherwise you get left behind. For me, there would be trouble in stopping learning. Votes: 0

For me, the creative process, first of all, requires a good nine hours of sleep a night. Second, it must not be pushed by the need to produce practical applications. Votes: 0

For me, the creative process, first of all, requires a good nine hours of sleep a night. Second, it must not be pushed by the need to produce practical applications Votes: 0

Some people are like wheelbarrows; useful only when pushed, and very easily upset. The time to stop talking is when the other person nods his head affirmatively but says nothing. Votes: 0

You don't go to a comedy and try to laugh. You laugh in spite of yourself. You don't just come on stage and cry. Something has pushed you to cry. Votes: 0

That helped me to keep in touch with myself and to keep in touch with this really quite extraordinary language and literature into which I had pushed a little way. Votes: 0

I was constantly being pushed toward a European ideal of what it means to be a classical or opera singer, let's say in the Renata Tebaldi mode. I reject that. Votes: 0

The free nations of the world will not be pushed around by terrorist cowards whose goal is to spread fear and destruction and destroy our liberty and way of life. Votes: 0

All of William S. Burroughs friends pushed it forward and introduced me to one another. I was able to enter into that beat family for a while and document it. Votes: 0

There'll be a little metal fleck in the football, so you can tell for sure whether the guy with the ball got over the goal line or was pushed back. Votes: 0

It's okay. I'm used to people not wanting me at their parties." I pushed to my feet. The stars seemed to twirl a bit with the movement. "No big deal. Votes: 0

It just goes to show that what one person considers a "bad attitude" might actually just be total frustration over being pushed beyond the brink of one's mental and physical endurance. Votes: 0

I get one shot at life, and I can say that I've lived a crazy one, and I've pushed the limit almost at every turn, and I'm super proud of that. Votes: 0

With respect to the FBI, they had problems communicating in a vertical way, within the FBI itself, so that information of importance could get pushed up to those who were decision-makers. Votes: 0

I decided to do the maximum to hold onto the lead for as long as possible. That is why I pushed so hard from the beginning. I was at 100 percent concentration. Votes: 0

Western science is a product of the Apollonian mind: its hope is that by naming and classification, by the cold light of intellect, archaic night can be pushed back and defeated. Votes: 0

I think what I have done is claimed the space and pushed it forward as much as I can in relationship to who I am and how I live my life. Votes: 0

It made me strong.I took a step back, near my whole self in the mirror.I pushed back my shoulders and raised my chin, my back straight as an arrow. Votes: 0

I was wildly out of style when that television theme song suddenly pushed its way onto the Top Ten. It was certainly not the record company trying to make that happen. Votes: 0

I was very pushed to look a certain way and act a certain way, and it wasn't me, but I played by their rules to get my foot in the door. Votes: 0

To most of us nothing is so invisible as an unpleasant truth. Though it is held before our eyes, pushed under our noses, rammed down our throats- we know it not. Votes: 0

Becky! Love!" Mum has pushed her way through her dancing guests to reach me. "What's wrong? Has labor started?" Honestly. My family has no idea about contemporary urban street dance trends. Votes: 0

She leaned into my shoulder. "Maybe you don't have to be a Caster to have power." I pushed her hair behind her ear. "Maybe you just have to fall for one. Votes: 0

One of the things that pushed me over the edge was that people on the Left were calling me names. How many kicks in the teeth do you have to endure. Votes: 0

You can't let yourself be pushed around. You can't live in fear. I mean, some people do live in fear. You can't live in fear. That's no way to live your life. Votes: 0

My eyes flew open, and I pushed back against rock-hard shoulders. I let out a little squeak of horror. "It's me," said a familiar voice. ..."Eric, what are you doing here?" "Snuggling. Votes: 0

Appalling is the soul of a man! Better might one be pushed off into the material spaces beyond the uttermost orbit of our sun, than once feel himself fairly afloat in himself. Votes: 0

Once I was beset by anxiety but I pushed the fear away by studying the sky, determining when the moon would come out and where the sun would appear in the morning. Votes: 0

I think I have a very nice demeanor, but at the same time, when pushed, I will freak out. I have a backbone, but I don't feel like I'm terrible about it. Votes: 0

They [American Muslim community] need to have close working cooperation with law enforcement in these communities, not be alienated and pushed away as some of Donald's [Trump] rhetoric, unfortunately, has led to. Votes: 0

All in With Laila Ali' is educational, inspirational, compelling programming profiling individuals that have reached for the sky, pushed themselves to the limit and did things that you would think were impossible. Votes: 0

We are to see the development of the country pushed forward at an unprecedented rate by an aggregation of capital, and a systematic application of it under the direction of competent men. Votes: 0

There are so many stars shining in the sky, so many beautiful things winking at you, but when Venus comes out, all the others are waned, they are pushed to the background. Votes: 0

Human beings do not like being pushed about by gods. They may seem to, on the surface, but somewhere on the inside, underneath it all, they sense it, and they resent it. Votes: 0

I hope that this year, you make mistakes. If you do, then it means you have tried, learned, lived, pushed yourself, changed you and your world, and most importantly, you've done something. Votes: 0

So I've been pushed farther and farther out into the mountains, but at the same time realizing that that experience is really nice and I'm glad I'm getting pushed out there farther. Votes: 0

As crazy as it sounds, I really think that God just put the reggae thing in me. I can point to a few things in my life that pushed me in that direction. Votes: 0

Films are very influential, and I especially feel a responsibility to tell stories that have been pushed aside. Being able to shed light on issues that need to be brought to the world. Votes: 0

Souls are like athletes, that need opponents worthy of them, if they are to be tried and extended and pushed to the full use of their powers, and rewarded according to their capacity. Votes: 0

Being onstage and communicating with an audience was part of my life since I was very little, but I was never pushed into singing. My parents were so uninterested in me making music. Votes: 0

Some romantic you are," Caine complained as he pushed the door open with his back."Whatever happened to women who liked to be swept off their feet?" "They got dropped," Diana said flatly. Votes: 0

To my mind [ Jonathan Edwards] is an interesting figure because he is both a canonical Reformed thinker, and yet also someone that pushed the envelope in a number of key areas of theology. Votes: 0

My mom and my dad never pushed me into performing. They never prohibited me from trying anything, or being anything. They never restricted me in any way. For which I'll be forever grateful. Votes: 0

I think my parents - my parents were very hands-off, quite liberal in terms of their - they really - they did encourage me, but they never really pushed me into anything, really. Votes: 0

I knew how to act and had studied acting and enjoyed it, but I'd never pushed myself to really perform as an actor, and create a role, and have the whole character's backstory. Votes: 0

Sometimes we set boundaries for ourselves in life, or even worse, we allow others to do so. In many cases, these boundaries are just in our mind and need to be pushed away. Votes: 0

I was keen on sports-that's how my nose got this way. It's not actually broken; the nose was just pushed up a little bit and moved over. It's an aquiline nose, quite Irish. Votes: 0

Great players and great teams want to be driven. They want to be pushed to the edge. They don't want to be cheated. Ordinary players and average teams want it to be easy Votes: 0

Young people often serve as scapegoats for the challenges communities face. At the same time, they are routinely pushed away from connecting to their communities as serious problem-solvers capable of changing the world. Votes: 0

There's not a comedy actor who doesn't want a chance to do drama, and vice versa. As actors, we're always looking to be pushed and to do the other side of the coin. Votes: 0

Our social relationships are limited, most of the time, to gossip and criticizing people's behavior. This observation slowly pushed me to isolate from the so-called social life. My days pass by in solitude. Votes: 0

Picture books are being marginalised. I get the feeling children are being pushed away from picture books earlier and earlier and being told to look at 'proper' books, which means books without pictures. Votes: 0

The biologists have essentially been pushed aside. Al Gore's just an opportunist. The person who is really responsible for this overestimate of global warming is Jim Hansen. He consistently exaggerates all the dangers. Votes: 0

My most earnest wish is to see the republican element of popular control pushed to the maximum of its practicable exercise. I shall then believe that our government may be pure and perpetual. Votes: 0

What did everyone think robot vacuuming was going to be? Well, they think Rosie the Robot from 'The Jetsons,' a human robot that pushed a vacuum. That was never going to happen. Votes: 0

Katsa watched the long grass moving around them. The wind pushed it, attacked it, struck it in one place and then another. It rose and fell and rose again. It flowed, like water. Votes: 0

Picture books are being marginalised. I get the feeling children are being pushed away from picture books earlier and earlier and being told to look at proper books, which means books without pictures. Votes: 0

Open your mind, allow your feelings to be expressed, to be pushed out, and your heart will neither break nor burst, but be a free-flowing channel of the life energy in your soul. Votes: 0

There is one thing sure about life: Life will push us hardly many times! When you are pushed, don't be surprised; stay firm like a plane tree or be elastic like a bamboo! Votes: 0

I have sympathy for young people, for their growing pains, but I balk when these growing pains are pushed into the foreground, when you make these young people the only vehicles of lifes wisdom. Votes: 0

If pushed to say what I like about Elizabeth, who, as I'm sure most of you know, overtook Queen Victoria this week to become our longest-serving monarch, it would be her uncomplaining, getting-on-with-it ethic. Votes: 0

I have sympathy for young people, for their growing pains, but I balk when these growing pains are pushed into the foreground, when you make these young people the only vehicles of life's wisdom. Votes: 0

For years, I've pushed the idea of a column compilation book mainly because it would be easy - I could just staple 'em all together. But publishers have been resistent, feeling the material dates. Votes: 0

You could write your way into happiness. It might not be the happiness you'd experience if Eldric pushed Leanne from a cliff, but there's a firefly glimmer in writing something that would please Rose. Votes: 0

You have kids studying master class visual arts who are pushed to make films that will be successful economically; that's what they focus on. So they work for corporate interest instead of artistic expression. Votes: 0

There is also a natural and very, very strong empathy with the underdog, with people who have suffered, people who have been pushed around by foreigners in particular, but also by their own people. Votes: 0

You stop viewing yourself as being "pushed around" by the world when you realize that only you can "push" yourself. To quote Buddha: "Nothing is upsetting you. You get upset because you are upsettable." Votes: 0

If this were a [Hollywood] studio film, I wouldn't have pushed my father into a table, I would have beat him up. My father wouldn't have kissed my girlfriend; he would have raped her. Votes: 0

I actually pushed the boundaries on how long a book like this [The Thorn and the Blossom] can be. The original plan called for two 7,500 word stories, and I turned in two 10,000 word stories. Votes: 0

Over a 10-year period, 99 out of 100 new entrepreneurs will fail. Only one will be left standing as others get pushed out of the market or burn out from working so hard. It's really sad. Votes: 0

If I had been born in the circus, my parents would have pushed me on that little high wire at four years old. That's when the body is most limber to learn those acrobatics. Votes: 0

Manny Pacquiao I'm calling you out let's fight May 5th and give the world what they want to see. My Jail Sentence was pushed back because the date was locked in. Step up Punk. Votes: 0

I was never pushed into the religion by my mother or anyone else. I made up my own mind when I was old enough. I am not a religious person, but I am spiritual. Votes: 0

The getting out part [of advise] may well be true. Because if you have tried the tender love thing... typically the abuser is not going to change until they are pushed in a corner. Votes: 0

When I'm pushed outside of my comfort zone, I feel vulnerable. That's also one of the reasons I like being pushed out of my comfort zone, because it makes you grow as a person. Votes: 0

Simmon pushed his hair out of his eyes, laughing boyishly. "You can't argue your way out of this one! She's obviously stupid for you. And you're just plain stupid, so it's a great match. Votes: 0

When you're a teenager, your friends are your life. When you grow up, friendships seem to get pushed further and further back, until it seems like a luxury, a frivolity, like a bubble bath. Votes: 0

Among the worst examples is that of the Alberni Indian Residential School (British Columbia) where, during the 1920s, children caught talking Indian suffered the hideous ordeal of having sewing needles pushed through their tongues. Votes: 0

We will not be intimidated or pushed off the world stage by people who do not like what we stand for, and that is, freedom, democracy and the fight against disease, poverty and terrorism. Votes: 0

Our heart wanders lost in the dark woods. Our dream wrestles in the castle of doubt. But there's music in us. Hope is pushed down but the angel flies up again taking us with her." Votes: 0

Our heart wanders lost in the dark woods. Our dream wrestles in the castle of doubt. But there's music in us. Hope is pushed down but the angel flies up again taking us with her. Votes: 0

It was very hard for me to practice and enjoy my tennis, and I didn't know the why, so I worked with psychologists to try and see what was happening. They pushed me really hard. Votes: 0

I think the great thing about acting is that it's not all the same. You're constantly challenged and constantly pushed to your limit. It's nice to see how your body can adapt to these things. Votes: 0

With the growing reliance on social media, we no longer search for news, or the products and services we wish to buy. Instead they are being pushed to us by friends, acquaintances and business colleagues. Votes: 0

I am the common man. I'm polite, I love my family and I play by the rules. And sometimes I get pushed around. That's my lifestyle, and that's what I try to bring to characters. Votes: 0

This is Rick Grimes being pushed to his absolute limit. And if you think you've seen that before, you haven't. And the Rick Grimes that comes out of this is really going to shock people. Votes: 0

My nails clawed against the smooth tiles as I pushed up onto my hands and knees. I rose unsteadily to my feet.Speed is my ally. Breathe. In and out. Focus. Time is my power. Votes: 0

As you know it is a comedy so everything is a little bit pushed. That's what's funny about this kind of movie is you can laugh about the absurdity, and the bad side of life. Votes: 0

In horror, character development is often pushed aside in favor of the shock value. The best genre movies to me are movies like The Shining. You had a connection to the characters in that film. Votes: 0

You feel the weight of the world and you take things in and you are acting out from a place of being pushed and visceral. It's heavy. You can't be there all of the time. Votes: 0

Downton' has really pushed me to a new level in my career, but it's not like I have a big career plan. They are about as useful as a birth plan; they should be burned. Votes: 0

Dick Clarke, who was head of counter-terrorism in the National Security Council, pushed constantly for the Principals Committee, which is the key national security group of top officials to take up the issue of terrorism. Votes: 0

Even though I had pushed through the Tango album, it was just not a very good environment to be in on a daily basis. In many ways, this is the best time of my life. Votes: 0

I found that dance, music, and literature is how I made sense of the world... it pushed me to think of things bigger than lifes daily routines... to think beyond what is immediate or convenient. Votes: 0