Causes Quote by Blaise Pascal

Concupiscence and force are the source of all our actions; concupiscence causes voluntary actions, force involuntary ones.

— Blaise Pascal

Desire is a powerful force that can be used to make things happen.

— Marcia Wieder

Since desire always goes towards that which is our direct opposite, it forces us to love that which will make us suffer.

— Anais Nin

“The instinct that drives compulsion is universal. It is an attempt to solve the problem of disconnection, alienation, tepid despair... the problem is ultimately…

— Russell Brand

All human actions have one or more of these seven causes : chance, nature, compulsion, habit, reason, passion, desire.

— Aristotle

It is our desire that binds us.

— Anonymous

“The common element in both submission and domination is the symbiotic nature of relatedness. Both persons involved have lost their integrity and freedom; they…

— Erich Fromm

If our feelings control our actions, it is because we have abdicated our responsibility and empowered them to do so.

— Anonymous

“Our thinking controls how we react towards our circumstances,therefore, never allow antecedent causes to necessitate your actions...”

— Christopher Ty

The vital energies regulate themselves naturally without compulsive duty or compulsive morality both of which are sure signs of existing antisocial impulses.

— Wilhelm Reich

All human activity is prompted by desire.

— Anonymous

It is attachment to desire, not desire itself, that is the underlying cause of practically all of our pain and suffering.

— Rod Stryker