Insist
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.
I believe that life is a journey towards God, and that no one has the right to insist that you go a certain road.
I love America more than any other country in this world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.
In light of these facts Republicans have put forth a variety of proposals to make Social Security remain solvent for future generations. But up to this point, Democrats have chosen to oppose our good faith efforts and insist that indeed there is no problem.
Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.
Experts on romance say for a happy marriage there has to be more than a passionate love. For a lasting union, they insist, there must be a genuine liking for each other. Which, in my book, is a good definition for friendship.