I was planning to go into architecture. But when I arrived, architecture was filled up. Acting was right next to it, so I signed up for acting instead. [On his college registration experience]

Quote by G K Chesterton

Topics: Compromise Quotes

You can never have a revolution in order to establish a democracy. You must have...

You can never have a revolution in order to establish a democracy. You must have...

Angels can fly because they take themselves lightly; devils fall because of their gravity.

Angels can fly because they take themselves lightly; devils fall because of their gravity.

A stiff apology is a second insult... The injured party does not want to be...

A stiff apology is a second insult... The injured party does not want to be...

Education is the period during which you are being instructed by somebody you do not...

Education is the period during which you are being instructed by somebody you do not...

There is a road from the eye to heart that does not go through the...

There is a road from the eye to heart that does not go through the...

Happiness is a mystery like religion, and it should never be rationalized.

Happiness is a mystery like religion, and it should never be rationalized.

Compromise used to mean that half a loaf was better than no bread. Among modern...

Compromise used to mean that half a loaf was better than no bread. Among modern...

Youth is the period in which a man can be hopeless. The end of every...

Youth is the period in which a man can be hopeless. The end of every...

The object of opening the mind, as of opening the mouth, is to shut it...

The object of opening the mind, as of opening the mouth, is to shut it...

A good novel tells us the truth about its hero; but a bad novel tells...

A good novel tells us the truth about its hero; but a bad novel tells...

Courage is getting away from death by continually coming within an inch of it.

Courage is getting away from death by continually coming within an inch of it.

The purpose of Compulsory Education is to deprive the common people of their commonsense.

The purpose of Compulsory Education is to deprive the common people of their commonsense.

No man who worships education has got the best out of education... Without a gentle...

No man who worships education has got the best out of education... Without a gentle...

Happiness is a mystery like religion, and it should never be rationalized

Happiness is a mystery like religion, and it should never be rationalized

The only words that ever satisfied me as describing Nature are the terms used in...

The only words that ever satisfied me as describing Nature are the terms used in...

Half a truth is better than no politics.

Half a truth is better than no politics.

The worst of work nowadays is what happens to people when they cease to work.

The worst of work nowadays is what happens to people when they cease to work.

Education is simply the soul of a society as it passes from one generation to...

Education is simply the soul of a society as it passes from one generation to...

If you can read this, thank a teacher.

If you can read this, thank a teacher.

Without some type of college education, how do people expect to succeed in life? Its...

Without some type of college education, how do people expect to succeed in life? Its...