Compulsions Quotes

We can’t be in survival mode.

We have to be in growth mode.

A little more persistence,

a little more effort,

and what seemed hopeless

failure may turn to

glorious success.

War

An act of violence whose object is to constrain the enemy,

to accomplish our will.

In a democracy,

the people get the government they deserve.

A single rose can

be my garden...

a single friend,

my world.

Step with care and great tact,

and remember that Life's a Great Balancing Act.

Patriotism is supporting your country all the time,

and your government when it deserves it.

The value of a principle is

the number of things it will explain.

Education must not simply teach work

it must teach life.

The biggest thing in life is to have the heart of a champion.

I told my dentist my teeth are going yellow.

he told me to wear a brown tie.

Books were my pass to personal freedom.

I learned to read at age three,

and soon discovered there was a whole world,

to conquer that went beyond our farm in Mississippi.

He who is not everyday conquering

some fear has not learned the secret of life.

Even if you’re on the right track,

you’ll get run over if you just sit there.

Imagination is the highest kite one can fly.

An open heart is an open mind.

Useless laws weaken the necessary laws.

The meaning of life is contained in every single expression of life.

It is present in the infinity of forms and phenomena

that exist in all of creation.

Usually,

when I'm rappin',

I'm creating a big story,

a concept song that sounds like a movie to me.

Lenience will operate with greater force,

in some instances than rigor.

It is therefore my first wish to have

all of my conduct distinguished by it.