Compulsions Quotes

In 'Huckleberry Finn,'

I have drawn Tom Blankenship exactly as he was.

He was ignorant, unwashed,

insufficiently fed;

but he had as good a heart as ever any boy had.

In the middle of chaos lies opportunity.

For unflagging interest and enjoyment,

a household of children,

if things go reasonably well,

certainly all other forms of success and achievement lose their importance by comparison.

A friend is an

emotional bond,

just like friendship

is a human experience.

Where there is righteousness in the heart,

there is beauty in the character.

When there is beauty in the character,

there is harmony in the home.

When there is harmony in the home,

there is order in the nation.

When there is order in the nation,

there is peace in the world.

Let your heart feel for the afflictions and distress of everyone,

and let your hand give in proportion to your purse.

All that we are is the result of what we have thought.

The mind is everything.

What we think we become.

Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun,

the moon, and the truth.

You have to believe in yourself and never

let anyone tell you who you are.

Don’t criticize what you can’t understand.

Everybody

wants to go to

heaven,

but nobody wants to

die.

He who is brave is free.

I haven’t slept for ten days,

because that would be too long.

The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand.

In my view of the present aspect of affairs,

there is no need of bloodshed and war.

There is no necessity for it.

I am not in favor of such a course,

and I may say in advance,

there will be no blood shed unless it be forced upon the government.

The government will not use force unless force is used against it.

Great thoughts speak only to the thoughtful mind,

but great actions speak to all mankind.

The way I dress is an extension of my art.

In the state of nature,

life is solitary,

poor,

nasty,

brutish,

and short.

I'm just like anyone.

I cut and I bleed.

And I embarass easily.

In business,

the idea of measuring what you are doing,

picking the measurements that count…

is very important.