Quotes of: Compels Keyword

A mere enumeration of government activity is evidence -- often the sole evidence offered -- of "inadequate" nongovernment institutions, whose "inability" to cope with problems "obviously" required state intervention. Government is depicted as acting ...

Knowledge And Decisions

We submit to the majority because we have to. But we are not compelled to call our attitude of subjection a posture of respect.

Ambrose Bierce

It is necessity and not pleasure that compels us. [Italian: Necessita c'induce, e non diletto.]

Inferno

I always feel compelled to lend my voice to things I strongly believe in.

Keri Hilson

It is in the compelling zest of high adventure and of victory, and in creative action, that man finds his supreme joys.

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

I would like to prove that on TV, everyday lives can be as compelling as the life-styles of the rich and famous. Especially lives that we catch at extraordinary moments.

Jane Pauley

Even though I don't believe in God, I feel strangely compelled to fight the atheist label.

Amber Heard

Management's job is to convey leadership's message in a compelling and inspiring way. Not just in meetings, but also by example.

Jeffrey Gitomer

You can never fully put your finger on the reason why you're suddenly, inexplicably compelled to explore one life as opposed to another.

Daniel Day-Lewis

All the wealthiest people in the U.S. seem compelled to brag about how humble they are.

Craig Brown

Atheism deprives superstition of its stand ground, and compels Theism to reason for its existence.

George Holyoake

Because religion has such a compelling hold on the deep psyches of so many people, feminists cannot afford to leave it in the hands of the fathers.

Carol P. Christ

I have always been drawn to coming-of-age stories and books and movies featuring compelling young characters.

Emily Giffin

When the competent men of the system are compelled to quit, the system will soon quit itself.

Amit Kalantri

What is compelling with 'War Horse' is the jaw-dropping, awe-inspiring craftsmanship in this movie.

Stacey Snider

Economy: As an adjective, cheap; As a noun, that which compels us to render ourselves as such.

Contradictionary

Evil is the moment when I lack the strength to be true to the Good that compels me.

Ethics: An Essay on the Understanding of Evil

It is the writer's job to craft a story so compelling that strangers will pay to hear it.

Seeley James

I feel like my responsibility as an actor is to make characters as compelling and believable as possible.

Kevin Bacon

The worst mockery God can make of a moralist is that He compels him to be a solipsist.

Kedar Joshi

I found myself compelled - like this weird, shameful compulsion - to draw cute animals.

Lynda Barry