Laozi
Philosopher
"Loss is not as bad as wanting more."
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Wanting More
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Carole King
Singer-songwriter
"Not only do you want to leave the audience wanting more, you want to leave yourself wanting more."
Stephen King
Author
"Wanting more is just a recipe for heartache."
Jim Rohn
Author, Motivational Speaker
"Economic disaster begins with a philosophy of doing less and wanting more."
Wayne Dyer
Author, Motivational Speaker
"I start every day by wanting more for others than I do for myself. I think that is how God works, and that is how I think we have to work."
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"There is no greater offence than harbouring desires. There is no greater disaster than discontent. There is no greater misfortune than wanting more."
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"You will never stop wanting more until you allow yourself to have what you already have. To take it in. Savor it. Now is a good time to do that . . ."
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"We actually did a lot of takes on this movie [J. Edgar Hoover]. I never left the set wanting more. That's for sure. I don't know. This was a very difficult character for me and a lot of the other actors here, and at times we went and did 8 or 9 or 10 takes on a single day."
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