Compulsions Quotes

Fighting for peace is like screwing for virginity.

To succeed in your mission,

you must have single

minded devotion to your goal.

It is better to be feared than loved,

if you cannot be both.

I know words.

I have the best words.

Success is a lousy teacher.

It seduces smart people into thinking they can’t lose.

Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.

You CAN have it all.

You just can't have it all at once.

My music is my life.

The highest compliment that you can pay me

is to say that I work hard every day.

Never lose a holy curiosity.

Good governance is the key to a prosperous nation.

There is only one corner of the universe

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

I have always found that plans are useless,

but planning is indispensable.

Don’t tell me what you value.

Show me your budget,

and I’ll tell you what you value.

Political courage means speaking your mind

even when it’s unpopular.

I like thinking big.

If you’re going to be thinking anything,

you might as well think big.

I don’t believe in luck;

I believe in preparation.

No amount of experimentation can ever prove me right;

a single experiment can prove me wrong.

One of the more difficult tasks for me as president

was to decide on the issue of confirming capital punishment

awarded by courts... to my surprise...

almost all cases which were pending had a social

and economic bias.

For my part, I desire to see the time when education

and by its means, morality, sobriety, enterprise and industry

shall become much more general than at present,

and should be gratified to have it in my power

to contribute something to the advancement of

any measure which might have a tendency to accelerate

the happy period.