Quotes About Compelled

Not in vain does it [the proletariat] go through the stern but steeling school of labour. It is not a question of what this or that proletarian, or even the whole proletariat, at the moment regards as its aim. It is a question of what the proletariat is, and what, in accordance with this being, it will historically be compelled to do.

The 'free' laborer, thanks to the development of capitalistic production, agrees, i.e. is compelled by social conditions, to sell the whole of his active life, his birthright for a mass of pottage.

All our liberties are due to men who, when their conscience has compelled them, have broken the laws of the land.

What would a man do, if he were compelled to live always in the sultry heat of society, and could never bathe himself in cool solitude?

It is in human nature to relax, when not compelled by personal advantage or disadvantage.

By life's very nature we are compelled to find and maintain balance, or be subject to the symptoms of the lack thereof.

Members of Congress should be compelled to wear uniforms like NASCAR drivers, so we could identify their corporate sponsors.

Mr. Speaker, I once again find myself compelled to vote against the annual budget resolution for a very simple reason: it makes government bigger.

That they may have a little peace, even the best dogs are compelled to snarl occasionally.

All our liberties are due to men who, when their conscience has compelled them, have broken the laws of the land.

The life of faith does not follow automatically when a person becomes a Christian. It requires deliberate action on his part. This is especially true in affluent society. The believer must put himself in a position where he is compelled to trust God...It is only as he gets rid of his reserves and other false supports that he can truly launch out into the deep.

God has such a deep reverence for our freedom that he'd rather let us freely go to Hell than be compelled to go to Heaven.

Insurance companies, whether private or government owned, must be compelled to pay for health-promoting measures. In turn, this will encourage physicians to offer such treatments in earnest.

If we do not learn from history, we shall be compelled to relive it. True. But if we do not change the future, we shall be compelled to endure it. And that could be worse.

Whenever we try to be perfect, behind any noble purposes we have lies our desperate need to be accepted. It is this same unexpressed need that most often drives us to take on too much. In trying to be perfect we worked on the quality of our activities: Was that good or clever enough? Did I impress them with how well I did that? In taking on too much, we stress the quantity of what we do: Have I done enough? Perhaps if I do just one more thing they will be compelled to like me.

I like 'Shameless.' The first season I just watched it straight through. I literally didn't get up. I just had to finish it.

You don't need to know this - but here goes: due to some acquired infantilism, I feel compelled to fall asleep listening to the radio. On a good night, I'll push the frail barque of my psyche off into the waters of Lethe accompanied by the midnight newsreader - on a bad one, it's the shipping forecast.

Whenever I have time and am compelled to watch anything, it's usually something I'm not in!

If it looks like fun, and it looks like quality, then I'll do it. I don't feel compelled to work - or not to work.

If I feel compelled or feel that I really need to say something at a certain time, I'll say it. But more do than not; I'm trying to lead by example.

I feel one shouldn't turn director unless one is compelled to tell a story.

You, friend, are on a quest. I don't know what that is, said Despereaux. You don't have to know. You just have to feel compelled to do the thing, the impossible, important task at hand.

I'll never understand why the survivors of a tragedy feel compelled to make people believe they're more to be pitied than the ones who didn't make it.

He would spend a lot of time in Aaron's office, though never for the typical reasons a restless boy might be compelled to see the principal: cheating, pot brownies, AOL unkindness.