Compulsions Quotes

Have a heart that never hardens,

and a temper that never tires,

and a touch that never hurts.

Death does not concern us, because as long as we exist, death is not here. And when it does come, we no longer exist.

Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful,

we must carry it with us or we find it not.

None of us got where we are solely by pulling

ourselves up by our bootstraps.

I looked up my family tree and found out

I was the sap.

You find your voice when you’re willing to take risks.

Never give a sucker an even break.

Courage is not simply one of the virtues,

but the form of every virtue at the testing point.

Years ago I went into my laboratory and said,

'Dear Mr. Creator, please tell me what the universe was made for?'

The Great Creator answered,

'You want to know too much for that little mind of yours.

Ask for something more your size, little man.'

Your job is not just to do what your parents say,

what your teachers say,

what society says,

but to figure out what your heart,

calling is and to be led by that.

For the last 33 years,

I have looked in the mirror every morning and

asked myself: If today were the last day of my life,

would I want to do what I am about to do today?

You know,

let's put it this way,

if all the people in Hollywood who have had plastic surgery,

if they went on vacation,

there wouldn't be a person left in town.

The most radical revolutionary will become a conservative

the day after the revolution.

It’s all about the long term.

I have great respect for the semicolon;

it is a mighty handy little fellow.

Strength does not come from winning.

Your struggles develop your strengths.

Man needs his difficulties

because they are necessary

to enjoy success.

Education begins the gentleman,

but reading, good company,

and reflection must finish him.

Absence and death are the same

only that in death there is no suffering.

I want to go when I want.

It is tasteless to prolong life artificially.

I have done my share;

it is time to go.

I will do it elegantly.