I have a deep-seated respect for parrots. As gifted as I am with all other wildlife, parrots have this uncanny desire to… — Steve Irwin Copy Share Image
It was the slave's continuing desire for recognition that was the motor which propelled history forward, not the idle complacency and unchanging… — Francis Fukuyama Copy Share Image
I have indeed - praise be to God - attained my desire in this world, which was to travel through the earth,… — Ibn Battuta Copy Share Image
Through baseball we channel boys desire for exercise and let off their explosive violence without letting them get into the police court. — Herbert Hoover Copy Share Image
My own will and desires were now very much broken, and my heart was with much earnestness turned to the Lord, to… — John Woolman Copy Share Image
Obsession led me to write. It's been that way with every book I've ever written. I become completely consumed by a theme,… — Anne Rice Copy Share Image
“believe that desire is God-given, and that following that impulse is using your intuition. It will lead you to the correct place.… — Mandy Ingber Copy Share Image
To be honest, while every market is very different, we are all still fundamentally moved and inspired by similar human truths -… — David Droga Copy Share Image
“Desire and love! Few desires and few dreams are irrepressible, Because they arise from minds unknown interactions, With heart that beats in… — Javid Ahmad Tak Copy Share Image
“...nostalgia goes beyond individual psychology. At first glance, nostalgia is a longing for a place, but actually it is a yearning for… — Svetlana Boym Copy Share Image
I realized that here's a moment for me to learn so until I learn and understand more about how types of films… — Tyler Perry Copy Share Image
“It has made me better loving you... it has made me wiser, and easier, and brighter. I used to want a great… — Henry James Copy Share Image
One of the greatest foes of the Christian is religious complacency.. Orthodox Christianity has fallen to its present low estate from lack… — Aiden Wilson Tozer Copy Share Image
These illustrations suggest four general maxims[...]. The first is: remember that your motives are not always as altruistic as they seem to… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
When over long periods of human history I scrutinized the activity of the Jewish people, suddenly there arose up in me the… — Adolf Hitler Copy Share Image
He who can wait for what he desires takes the course not to be exceedingly grieved if he fails of it; he,… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
“An unsuspected yearning uncovered, discovered. For a simpler time and a simpler life. Before Internet, and climate change, and terrorism. When neighbors… — Louise Penny Copy Share Image
I resolved from the beginning of my quest that I would not be misled by sentiment and desire into beliefs for which… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
“We act as a conduit for the observers’ unexpressed desires, the silent appreciation they may contain for anything; a lover, a river,… — Guy Mankowski Copy Share Image
Above all we must not wish to cling to our suffering. Suffering surely deepens us and enhances our person, but we must… — Hans Urs von Balthasar Copy Share Image
Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life: the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and unbearable pity for… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
“I can't explain my feelings for him...they're strange. But he says it is why we are so much alike, why I dream… — Nadège Richards Copy Share Image
Sometimes I'm uncomfortable with the level of fame I've got! It all depends on the day and what's going on. I don't… — Philip Seymour Hoffman Copy Share Image
No one should forget: Eros alone can fulfill life; knowledge, never. Only Eros makes sense; knowledge is empty infinity;––for thoughts, there is… — Emile M. Cioran Copy Share Image
Let art, then, imitate nature, find what she desires, and follow as she directs. For in invention nature is never last, education… — Marcus Tullius Cicero Copy Share Image
“To be free, above all, was to be free from enslavement to one’s own basest desires, which could never be fulfilled, and… — Patrick J. Deneen Copy Share Image
Since photography gives us every guarantee of exactitude that we could desire (they really believe that, the mad fools !), then photography… — Charles Baudelaire Copy Share Image
You cannot imagine the craving for rest that I feel-a hunger and thirst. For six long days, since my work was done,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I was driven, as have been many writers, both by a repulsion of the childhood home's narrow confines and a desire to… — Shirley Geok-lin Lim Copy Share Image
The nastiness of women [in the 14th century] was generally perceived at the close of life when a man began to worry… — Barbara Tuchman Copy Share Image
“Human desires cannot be extinguished. Even Buddha, with all his sweet teachings, is not immune to seeking fame and followers. Thus, leaving… — Mwanandeke Kindembo Copy Share Image
Come, thou long expected Jesus, born to set thy people free; from our fears and sins release us; let us find our… — Charles Wesley Copy Share Image
It takes a long time to become a lawyer because you need three things - a bachelor's degree, a law degree, and… — Craig Ferguson Copy Share Image
In the depths of the human soul... the desire to give meaning to one's own life is joined by the fleeting vision… — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
The very instant I saw you, did My heart fly to your service; there resides To make me slave to it. ...mine… — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
In so many ways, he had wanted this his whole life—or at least ever since he’d survived his transition and had any… — J.R. Ward Copy Share Image
In matters of desire, don't get hastily involved because of easy availability; once you get involved, you will sink in deeply. In… — Zicheng Hong Copy Share Image
Let's face it. We're undone by each other. And if we're not, we're missing something. If this seems so clearly the case… — Judith Butler Copy Share Image
Only to the extent that men desire peace and brotherhood can the world be made better. No peace even though temporarily obtained,… — David O. McKay Copy Share Image
“He talked and talked, the kind of talking you do to stave off the inevitable physical desire, the kind of talking that… — Zadie Smith Copy Share Image
![“These illustrations suggest four general maxims[...]. The first is: remember that your motives are not always as altruistic as they seem to yourself. The second is: don't over-estimate your own merits. The third is: don't expect others to take as much interest in you as you do yourself. And the…” quote by Bertrand Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f03/bertrand-russell-69_desire_these-illustrations-suggest-four-general_3090726.jpg)
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