Compulsivity In A Sentence Quotes & Sayings

For the Stoics, however, the near impossibility of becoming a sage is not a problem. They talk about sages primarily so they will have a model to guide them in their practice of Stoicism. The sage is a target for them to aim at, even though they will probably fail to hit it. The sage, in other words, is to Stoicism as Buddha is to Buddhism. Most Buddhists can never hope to become as enlightened as Buddha, but nevertheless, reflecting on Buddha's perfection can help them gain a degree of enlightenment. — William B. Irvine

Despair, when not the response to absolute physical and moral defeat is, like war, the failure of imagination. — Adrienne Rich

That depends. Are you going to call me an ass again?"
"That depends. Are you going to act like one?" -Ashton and Maya — Kelley Armstrong

I had a hip replacement a couple of years ago. I have a song about that. And why wouldn't you? It strikes me that that was a huge event. It's kind of funny and horrible and interesting, so why wouldn't one write about that? — Loudon Wainwright III

I really, specifically, love acting, and I think it's a really cool thing to be really indulgent and follow that. I have a lot of ambitions in life, but for the next few years, I just want to be an actor. That's a lucky opportunity, and that drives me to want to be good at that. — Kristen Stewart

The failure of Socialism since 1945 is that whilst encouraging us all, the creators of wealth, to produce less through strikes, it has caused us all to demand a higher level of our own product. — Brian Harris

The fast-food industry is in very good company with the lead industry and the tobacco industry in how it tries to mislead the public, and how aggressively it goes after anybody who criticizes its business practices. — Eric Schlosser

A champion of the workingman has never been known to die of overwork. — Robert Frost

The end of life puts the longest life on a par with the shortest. — Augustine Of Hippo

I love dressing up. It's the best part of being a girl, I think. — Emma Roberts