Compulsions Quotes

In this sad world of ours,

sorrow comes to all;

and to the young,

it comes with bitterest agony because it takes them unawares.

I have had experience enough to know what I say.

Against the assault of laughter,

nothing can stand.

A friend may well be reckoned

the masterpiece of nature.

Life’s barely long enough to get good at one thing.

So be careful what you get good at.

All that is necessary for the forces of evil to

prevail is for enough good men to remain silent.

Creativity is the key to

success in the future, and

primary education is where

teachers can bring creativity

in children at that level.

Love the life you live.

Live the life you love.

Most people honestly want to do as well,

as they can in their lives.

If you wait for 90%,

in most cases,

you’re probably being slow.

Who never doubted,

never half believed.

Where doubt is,

there truth is

it is her shadow.

We seldom realize,

for example,

that our most private thoughts

and emotions are not actually our own.

Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves;

and under the rule of a just God,

cannot long retain it.

The purpose of our lives is to be happy.

There is no distinctly American criminal class

except Congress.

Every natural fact is a symbol of some spiritual fact.

I believe in the American dream and the power of education.

If there is not the war,

you don't get the great general;

if there is not a great occasion,

you don't get a great statesman;

if Lincoln had lived in a time of peace,

no one would have known his name.

Science is global.

Einstein's equation,

E=mc2,

has to reach everywhere.

Science is a beautiful gift to humanity,

we should not distort it.

Science does not differentiate between multiple races.

We shall require a substantially new manner of thinking

if mankind is to survive.

If you always put limits on everything you do,

physical or anything else,

it will spread into your work and into your life.