Filipinos are not a reading people, and despite the compulsory course on the life and works of Rizal today, from the elementary to the university levels, it is accepted that the 'Noli me Tangere' and 'El Filibusterismo' are highly regarded but seldom read (if not totally ignored). Therefore one asks, how can unread novels exert any influence?
A government is a compulsory territorial monopolist of ultimate decision-making (jurisdiction) and, implied in this, a compulsory territorial monopolist of taxation. That is, a government is the ultimate arbiter, for the inhabitants of a given territory, regarding what is just and what is not, and it can determine unilaterally, i. e. , without requiring the consent of those seeking justice or arbitration, the price that justice-seekers must pay to the government for providing this service.
I was first introduced to Kafka's writing during my compulsory army-service basic training. During that period, Kafka's fiction felt hyperrealistic.
I see encouraging signs of democracy developing in other places in the Middle East. In Tunisia, in Iraq, and now in Egypt. Tunisia is the one Muslim country that does something for girls and education. As far as I know, this is the only Muslim country where this is true. There is compulsory education for girls from the age of 5.
Religion is compulsory in English schools, you know.
Everything that is not forbidden is compulsory.
A lovely thing about Christmas is that it's compulsory, like a thunderstorm, and we all go through it together.
Getting old is horrible, but it is interesting. . . one of the things I've realized is that growing old is compulsory, but growing up is optional.
Here's the way the licensing works. . . If you write a song, nobody can record your song before you do without your permission. But, once the song is recorded, they can get what's called a 'compulsory license', and they can record the tune, but they have to pay you royalties.
Avoid compulsion and let early education be a matter of amusement. Young children learn by games; compulsory education cannot remain in the soul.
A modern liberal is someone who doesn't care what you do, as long as it's compulsory.
Learning is not compulsory; it's voluntary. Improvement is not compulsory; it's voluntary. But to survive, we must learn.
Growing old is compulsory - growing up is optional.
Humility is indeed beatness, a compulsory virtue that no one exhibits unless he has to.
that strictly(and how)scienti fic land of supernod where freedom is compulsory and only man is god.
Jari Litmanen should be made compulsory.
We must create the conditions for immigrants to normally integrate into our society, learn Russian and, of course, respect our culture and traditions and abide by Russian law. In this regard, I believe that the decision to make learning the Russian language compulsory and administer exams is well grounded. To do so, we will need to carry out major organisational work and introduce corresponding legislative amendments.
The school of life embodies a compulsory education that no man escapes.
At some clubs success is accidental. At Arsenal it is compulsory.
Life's inevitable changes are like a compulsory roller-coaster ride. You can cower and shut your eyes tight, or you can exult in the thrills.
