Quotes About Compulsion

Prayer is commission. Out of the quietness with God, power is generated that turns the spiritual machinery of the world. When you pray, you begin to feel the sense of being sent, that the divine compulsion is upon you.

I do get addicted to stuff. I tried playing golf and I was soon going twice a day.

Unbelievable," I said. "First you wanted to hide her away to keep you alive. Now you actually want her out in the world to use her compulsion for your own psycho plans.

The pertinent question: if Americans did not want these wars should they have been compelled to fight them?

Those who are asking for more government interference are asking ultimately for more compulsion and less freedom.

And he did it. Dammit, he couldn't stop himself. His eyes traveled up to the bronze sea hag, the source of hundreds of years of ridiculousness.

Las mujeres anhelan lo que no pueden tener, incluso aunque no sea bueno para ellas. —¿Es

Las mujeres anhelan lo que no pueden tener, incluso aunque no sea bueno para ellas.

the kind of person who liked to have two cigarettes going at the same time.

when a man falls in love with orchids, he'll do anything to possess the one he wants. It's like chasing a green-eyed woman or taking cocaine.… it's a sort of madness.…

While very small, unless our childhood was damaged, those around us did their best to keep us absolutely safe, warm, cared for, loved. We leave that behind as we grow to adulthood, but we'll always be looking for it again, always be wanting to recreate the security and the validation that was ours in the early years. 'In love' holds out the promise that our beloved will make us the centre of their world, and for ever. No wonder it's an obsessive compulsion. We

I'd kissed him on the mouth, put my tongue in his mouth, and I knew that I did not know how to stop it. I had forgotten how to stop it.

I don't know what it is with Finnick and bread, but he seems obsessed with handling it.

A tendency toward obsession was hardwired into his brain and would likely be his undoing if he couldn't learn to outsmart it.

Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. 2 Corinthians 9:7

Attraction is beyond our will or ideas sometimes.

That's one thing I get neurotic about: I need my soup to be crazy hot.

The thing I can't figure out is why I have an undeniable compulsion to clean public spaces, airplane bathrooms, restaurant flatware, hotel gyms and Chapstick containers... yet I have no desire to make my own bed. Ever. Seriously, who made me, and where am I from?

I knew if I started touching you I wouldn't be able to stop.

... if sin had a taste she'd found it.

Sometimes, we want what we want. Even if we know it's going to kill us.

So you know what mean when I say that I don't think anyone who falls in love has a choice. You're just pulled to that person like true north, whether it's good for you or bound to break your heart.

Each day we kill a compulsive love with our impulsive actions.

Kindness is more powerful than compulsion.