Compulsions Quotes

A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.

Curiosity is one of the permanent

and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.

If we desire to avoid insult,

we must be able to repel it;

if we desire to secure peace,

one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity,

it must be known,

that we are at all times ready for War.

I hope I can be as good

of a father to my son

as my dad was to me.

Ideas are like fish.

If you want to catch little fish,

you can stay in the shallow water.

But if you want to catch the big fish,

you’ve got to go deeper.

Hatred does not cease by hatred,

but only by love;

this is the eternal rule.

I intend to live forever.

So far,

so good.

Never retreat.

Never explain.

Get it done

and

let them howl

Benjamin Jowett

Wall Street is the only place that people ride to in a Rolls

Royce to get advice from those who take the subway.

Great things are done when men and mountains meet;

this is not done by jostling in the street.

Marriage is neither heaven nor hell,

it is simply purgatory.

Woooo!

Life’s about living larger than life!

You've got to be a bit of a pirate in this world.

Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement.

Nothing can be done without hope and confidence

I'm a pretty nice dude.

I have fun,

and people take it the wrong way.

Live in such a way that you would not be ashamed

to sell your parrot to the town gossip.

Well done is

better than

well said

Do not tell fish stories where the people know you;

but particularly, don't tell them where they know the fish.

If you think you can slander a woman into loving you,

or a man into voting for you,

try it till you are satisfied.

The people themselves,

and not their servants,

can safely reverse their own deliberate decisions.