Desire sets our compass, but real life steers our course.

In a compass, we got north, south, east and west, right? But in between that, you got things like north-east - now that, to…

— BJ the Chicago Kid

It signified nothing that the raw, male magnetism that emanated from him probably made compasses malfunction in his presence.

— Gaelen Foley

We must be born with an intuition of mortality. Before we know the word for it. Before we know that there are words. Out…

— Tom Stoppard

I have an excellent internal compass.

— Hugh Bonneville

I have told you of the Spaniard who always put on his spectacles when about to eat cherries, that they might look bigger and…

— Robert Southey

People who do not know the Bible well have been gulled into thinking it is a good guide to morality. This mistaken view may…

— Richard Dawkins

There is an ancient Indian saying: "We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children." If we use…

— Patricia Schroeder

I take no pleasure in seeing DeLay swing gently in the wind. But the thing I believe in the most is ethics. If someone…

— Tom DeLay

“Why a compass?” Ty asked. He hadn’t taken his eyes off Zane’s yet. Zane smiled and ran his thumb across the pendant. “Because you…

— Abigail Roux

Anger is an emotion, not a compass.

— Tom Tancredo

put the car in "d" set the compass to "n" and get the "f"out of there

— Seth Grahame-Smith

The only two good words that can be said for a hurricane are that it gives sufficient warning of its approach, and that it…

— Gertrude Atherton

Families are the compass that guide us. They are the inspiration to reach great heights, and our comfort when we occasionally falter.

— Brad Henry

Whether you are buying a car or casting a ballot, choosing a job or planning a family, follow your moral compass. Don't let others…

— Denis Hayes

It is cruel for you to leave your daughter, so full of hopeand resolve, to suffer the humiliations of disfranchisement she already feels so…

— Susan B. Anthony