Demanded Quotes

Every possession and every happiness is but lent by chance for an uncertain time, and may therefore be demanded back the next hour.

All was well, until I reached the port of Havre. Three officers with the rank of lieutenant, whom afterwards I knew to be Scotland Yard men, came aboard and demanded to see my papers which they took away from me.

When they tested Fatal Attraction, the audiences were so upset by her behavior, they literally demanded her blood.

The Bible declares that on the sixth day God created man. Right then and there, God should have demanded a damage deposit.

You may not like the idea of putting money into a home when you're moving out. But it's demanded by the market. You need to show it off. You don't have to rip out the kitchen and bathroom. But maybe replace the tiles or the countertops. Get professional advice.

Senator Hillary Clinton is attacking President Bush for breaking his campaign promise to cut carbon dioxide emissions, saying a promise made, a promise broken. And then out of habit, she demanded that Bush spend the night on the couch.

First and last, what is demanded of genius is love of truth.

This assumes an upward revision of the European Budget, which is precisely what Jacques Chirac refuses to do. On the contrary, he has demanded a reduction.

They demanded a monopoly of the coasting trade, in order to get higher freights than they could get in open competition with the carriers of the world.

Managers have very tough jobs. I always respected their job but demanded respect in return.

If everyone demanded peace instead of another television set, then there'd be peace.

I demanded two weeks of rehearsal because to me as an actor, that's the most important time.

Happiness does not come from doing easy work but from the afterglow of satisfaction that comes after the achievement of a difficult task that demanded our best.

The critical principle demanded an examination, for instance, of the contribution of different periods, thus to some extent embarking on historical linguistics.

Actually, I can't imagine anything more tedious than a perfect person, especially if it was someone who also demanded perfection from me.

At the time I attempted to purchase the rights back for the 3 Homestead records, but the owner demanded an outrageous sum in the neighborhood of $10,000, about 10 times more money than I could get my hands on at the time.

The voices of moral authority in the theatre demanded only punctuality and physical performance. In the light of continuing pressure and stress, the occasional lip service paid to moderation was meaningless. Starvation and poisoning were not excesses, but measures taken to stay within the norm.