Compulsions Quotes

There is no passion to be found playing small in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.

Victory belongs to the most persevering.

But friendship is

the breathing rose,

with sweets in every fold.

The main problem with writing in verse is,

if your fourth line doesn't come out right,

you've got to throw four lines away and figure,

out a whole new way to attack the problem,

So the mortality rate is terrific.

Be brave.

Take risks.

Nothing can substitute experience.

The secret source of humor is not joy but sorrow;

there is no humor in Heaven.

The banality of evil.

No person is so wretched but that mercy may reach him.

We should take care not to make the intellect our goal;

it has, of course, powerful muscles, but no personality.

All happy families are alike;

each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.

The President's post should not be politicised.

Once a president is elected,

he is above politics.

Success is the best revenge.

There are several good protections against temptation,

but the surest is cowardice.

I have been complimented many times

and they always embarrass me;

I always feel that they have not said enough.

Character is what you are in the dark.

You only live once,

but if you do it right,

once is enough.

Life is about perseverance and embracing who you are.

Every day is a chance to reinvent yourself.

I never took a day off in my twenties.

Not one.

I want to be useful or bring enjoyment to all people,

even those I've never met.

I want to go on living even after my death!