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"To assert that we desire to bring about revolution in other countries, by interfering with their lives, is to speak of something which does not exist and which we never preach."
"What you intuitively desire, that is possible to you."
"If our deepest desires cannot be satisfied in this world, then we must have been made for another world."
"Our desire is not only to SEE glory, but to participate in the glory we see."
"Desire is the creator; desire is the destroyer."
"When I was young, I knew William Burroughs really well. And William's secret desire, which he never quite did, was to write a straightforward detective novel."
"A short cut to riches is to subtract from our desires."
"That single thought is enough. The impulse increases to a wish, the wish to a desire, the desire to an uncontrollable longing, and the longing (to the deep regret and mortification of the speaker, and in defiance of all consequences,) is indulged."
"The desire to die was my one and only concern; to it I have sacrificed everything, even death."
"Each one should realize there is nothing in (us) which denies that which (we) desire."
"Make a list of your current wants and desires. Next to each, put down what benefit or payoff there would be when you achieve it. Look at this list often throughout the day and before retiring at night."
"A person who is emotionally free has no desire to convince, cajole, insist, beg, seduce, manipulate or control. He/she is free to love"
"I feel an earnest and humble desire, and shall do till I die, to increase the stock of harmless cheerfulness."
"Never let a short term desire get in the way of a long term goal."
"The Alexander Technique gives us all things we have been looking for in a system of physical education: relief from strain due to maladjustment, and constant improvement in physical and mental health. We cannot ask for more from any system; nor, if we seriously desire to alter human beings in a desirable direction, can we ask for any less."
"Yes the truth is that men's ambition and their desire to make money are among the most frequent causes of deliberate acts of injustice."
"To the Young Artists of Italy! The cry of rebellion that we launch, linking our ideals with those of the Futurist poets, does not originate in an aesthetic clique. It expresses the violent desire that stirs in the veins of every creative artist today."
"Desire only God, and your heart will be satisfied."
"I believe that for the typical smoker nicotine satisfaction is the dominant desire, as opposed to flavor and other satisfactions."
"For the resolute and determined, there is time and opportunity."
