The tragedy of life and of the world is not that men do not know God; the tragedy is that, knowing Him, they still insist on going their own way.
William Barclay

The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it.
Terry Pratchett

There is something suspicious about music, gentlemen. I insist that she is, by her nature, equivocal. I shall not be going too far in saying at once that she is politically suspect.
Thomas Mann

Those who insist on the dignity of their office show they have not deserved it.
Baltasar Gracian

To this day I always insist on working out a problem from the beginning without reading up on it first, a habit that sometimes gets me into trouble but just as often helps me see things my predecessors have missed.
Robert B. Laughlin

True friendships don't fade in Hollywood, as so many myths about show business would have you insist.
Kent McCord

We are insisting and we will continue to insist that this faith of the church must continue to be upheld come rain, come fire. That is our position.
Peter Akinola

We insist that the international community cannot depend on any country with weapons of mass destruction which has relations with terrorists, and which allows itself the luxury of not respecting the law and of defying the international community.
Jose Maria Aznar

We pacifists have not ceased to point to the grave danger of armaments and to insist on their curtailment.
Ludwig Quidde

We should insist that governments receiving American aid live up to standards of accountability and transparency, and we should support countries that embrace market reforms, democracy, and the rule of law.
Lee H. Hamilton

When you sign with a label, they do insist upon certain rights, and if you have a competent attorney, your rights will be protected.
Tommy Shaw

Why do you always insist on playing while I'm trying to conduct?
Eugene Ormandy

Workers insist that they are not disgruntled. They are very gruntled.
Kevin Nealon