Only work which is the product of inner compulsion can have spiritual meaning. Votes: 5
Walter GropiusWe receive the truths of science by compulsion. Nothing but ignorance is able to resist them. Votes: 3
Chauncey WrightEvery compulsion is put upon writers to become safe, polite, obedient, and sterile. Votes: 2
Sinclair LewisI found myself compelled - like this weird, shameful compulsion - to draw cute animals. Votes: 2
Lynda BarryAny imposition from without means compulsion. Such compulsion is repugnant to religion. Votes: 0
Mahatma GandhiCan the mind become completely still without coercion, without compulsion, without discipline? Votes: 0
Jiddu KrishnamurtiCoercion or compulsion never brings about growth. It is freedom that accelerates evolution. Votes: 0
Paramahansa YoganandaEverybody acts not only under external compulsion but also in accordance with inner necessity. Votes: 0
Albert EinsteinGovernment means always coercion and compulsion and is by necessity the opposite of liberty. Votes: 0
Ludwig von MisesThere's a statement in the Quran: There should be "absolutely no compulsion in religion." Votes: 0
Hamza YusufWe will always find fundamentally the compulsion to become what the soul should be... Votes: 0
Edith SteinMen are always wicked at bottom unless they are made good by some compulsion. Votes: 0
Niccolo MachiavelliNo compulsion in the world is stronger than the urge to edit someone else's document. Votes: 0
H. G. WellsEvery effort under compulsion demands a sacrifice of energy. I never paid such a price. Votes: 0
Nikola TeslaAdrian!You Used compulsion on that guy. That.... I mean, it's....." "Awesome?Yeah,I Know Votes: 0
Richelle MeadI'll be writing until I can't write anymore. It's a compulsion with me. I love writing. Votes: 0
J. K. RowlingI write when something sticks in my craw. Writing is a compulsion " or an itch. Votes: 0
Hisaye YamamotoI make music and I can't stop. It's a compulsion and an obsession and a curse. Votes: 0
Juliana HatfieldStudy depends on the goodwill of the student, a quality that cannot be secured by compulsion. Votes: 0
QuintilianScholarship is to be created not by compulsion, but by awakening a pure interest in knowledge. Votes: 0
Ralph Waldo EmersonIn education, as in religion and love, compulsion thwarts the purpose for which it is employed. Votes: 0
John Lancaster SpaldingA white lie is always pardonable. But he who tells the truth without compulsion merits no leniency. Votes: 0
Karl KrausThe dividend I get [from my compulsion] is the freedom to be totally disorderly in my dreamworld. Votes: 0
George CarlinIt is no part of a physician's business to use either persuasion or compulsion upon the patients. Votes: 0
AristotleThe hardness of God is kinder than the softness of men, and His compulsion is our liberation. Votes: 0
C. S. LewisThere cannot be a good tax nor a just one; every tax rests its case on compulsion. Votes: 0
Frank Chodorovthe compulsion to work long years in pursuit of some inner vision must be fueled by stubborn fires. Votes: 0
Silvia Tennenbaum"I pay my taxes," says somebody, as if that were an act of virtue instead of one of compulsion. Votes: 0
Robert Menzies