Compelled Quotes

353 quotes by 309 authors

War is such a peculiar thing - inaugurated by the whims of few, affecting the fate of many. It is difficult, if not impossible, thing… — Errol Morris
When talented people write badly, it's generally for one of two reasons: Either they're blinded by an idea they feel compelled to prove of they're… — Robert McKee
We are compelled, our faith urging us, to believe and to holdâ€”and we do firmly believe and simply confessâ€”that there is one holy Catholic and… — Pope Boniface VIII
It was not the part of His kindly love that he who was to praise God's divine generosity in regard to others should be compelled… — Giovanni Pico della Mirandola
Even if Hitler at the last moment would want to avoid war which would destroy him he will, in spite of his wishes, be compelled… — Emil Ludwig
I was compelled to perform. When I say perform, I was compelled to go out and do my engagements and not let people down and… — Princess Diana
We are supernaturalists first, not naturalists. The only reason we feel compelled to accommodate science is that science says we ought to. But it is… — Matt Chandler
In the twentieth century, men -- all of us -- find themselves compelled to commit or condone evil for the sake of preventing an evil… — Emil Fackenheim
Nothing seems to me to be rarer today then genuine hypocrisy. I greatly suspect that this plant finds the mild atmosphere of our culture unendurable.… — Friedrich Nietzsche
Loving one another with the charity of Christ, let the love you have in your hearts be shown outwardly in your deeds so that compelled… — Clare of Assisi
While you'll feel compelled to charge forward it's often a gentle step back that will reveal to you where you and what you truly seek. — Rasheed Ogunlaru
It is contrary to the principles of reason and justice that any should be compelled to contribute to the maintenance of a church with which… — George Mason
No man shall be compelled to frequent or support any religious worship, place, or ministry whatsoever. — Thomas Jefferson
Indeed, the real question is not, "Why greatness?" but "What work makes you feel compelled to try to create greatness?" if you have to ask… — James C. Collins
I too am compelled to carry the gospel of freedom beyond my particular hometown. — Martin Luther King, Jr.
True obedience is a matter of love, which makes it voluntary, not compelled by fear or force. — Dorothy Day
The day that a woman who is passing before you sheds a light upon you as she goes, you are lost, you love. You have… — Victor Hugo
Champions are propelled by desire, not compelled by fear — Denis Waitley
Tis hard with respect to Beauty, that its possessor should not have a life enjoyment of it, but be compelled to resign it after, at… — William Makepeace Thackeray
Because war and preparations for war have acquired legitimacy, and because of the tremendous proliferation of arms through production and export, so that they are… — Alva Myrdal

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