Compulsions Quotes

It does not take a majority to prevail…

but rather an irate,

tireless minority keen to set brushfires of freedom

in the minds of men.

Life itself is but the shadow of death, and souls departed but the shadows of the living.

I’ll take a child that has talent and a great mother over a child

that has world class talent and a mother that’s a nut.

You’re only given a little spark of madness.

You mustn’t lose it.

Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities.

Truth isn't.

There is only one corner of the universe

you can be certain of improving, and that’s your own self.

You can’t be witty without observing the absurdities around you.

An open heart is an open mind.

We will drain the swamp.

There are no secrets to success. it is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.

I spent my youth learning to play,

my age learning to live.

Every once in a while, I get mad.

'The Lorax' came out of my being angry.

The ecology books I'd read were dull...

In 'The Lorax,' I was out to attack

what I think are evil things and let the chips fall where they might.

No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear.

Count your age by friends,

not years.

Count your life by smiles,

not tears.

Big jobs usually go to the men

who prove their ability to outgrow small ones.

You see, God helps only

people who work hard.

That principle is very clear

The trouble with having an open mind, of course,

is that people will insist on coming along and putting things in it.

I am humble Abraham Lincoln.

I have been solicited by my friends to

become a candidate for the Legislature.

My politics are short and sweet,

like the old woman's dance.

Events will unfold as they are destined,

but human action can shape their outcomes.

A man builds a fine house;

and now he has a master,

and a task for life: he is to furnish,

watch, show it,

and keep it in repair,

the rest of his days.