Desirability Quotes

17 quotes by 15 authors

An ingenious compound of desirability and appearance. Discovery of truth is the sole purpose of philosophy, which is the most ancient occupation of the human… — Ambrose Bierce
As the tall dark and handsome male star, Carey Grant always stands for male beauty and desirability, whether in a 30s screwball, a 40s film… — Steven A. Cohen
To those critics who see capitalism as a system of inegalitarian, oppressive structures, its defenders have vaunted its ability to recognize and encourage what they… — Immanuel Wallerstein
Truth is like the stars; it does not appear except from behind obscurity of the night. Truth is like all beautiful things in the world;… — Khalil Gibran
Ideally, nothing should be embraced by a consumer firmly, nothing should command a commitment till death do us part, no needs should be seen as… — Zygmunt Bauman
EMACS could not have been reached by a process of careful design, because such processes arrive only at goals which are visible at the outset,… — Richard Stallman
Truth - An ingenious compound of desirability and appearance. — Ambrose Bierce
Well I believe in the desirability of an optimal society. — Tom Stoppard
I do honestly and sincerely believe in the necessity or desirability of Hindu-Muslim unity. I am also fully prepared to trust the Muslim leaders. But… — Lala Lajpat Rai
If we wish to preserve a free society, it is essential that we recognize that the desirability of a particular object is not sufficient justification… — Friedrich August von Hayek
Mastery over the body - its impulses, its needs, its size - is paramount; to lose control is to risk beauty, and to risk beauty… — Caroline Knapp
A Rolex watch or an expensive car are the things guys often use to show status, wealth, and basic desirability. — Helen Fisher
I had only one desire: to dismember it. To see of what it was made, to discover the dearness, to find the beauty, the desirability… — Toni Morrison
Before venturing on so large an undertaking as is involved in the task I had set myself I consulted a number of distinguished scholars as… — James Loeb
The reserve currency role seems to add prestige to an area and some people in Europe have talked about the desirability of the euro becoming… — Robert C. Solomon
I suggested to them also the great desirability of a general knowledge on the Island of the English language. They are under an English speakinggovernment… — Calvin Coolidge

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