Desirable Quotes

379 quotes by 315 authors

Why should women have to fit into child sizes in order to be considered desirable? That is both sick and depressing. — Meg Cabot
Itâ€™s hard to feel desire when you donâ€™t feel desirable — Christine Feehan
We need a home in the psychological sense as much as we need one in the physical: to compensate for a vulnerability. We need a… — Alain de Botton
It is desirable that a man live in all respects so simply and preparedly that if an enemy take the town... he can walk out… — Henry David Thoreau
For most women, being seen, having others pay attention to you, is imagined and experienced as more desirable and more powerful than commanding an army… — Phyllis Chesler
...vicinity to the sea is desirable, because it is easier to do nothing by the sea than anywhere else, and because bathing and basking on… — Edward Frederic Benson
I went over the heads of the things a man reckons desirable. No doubt invisibility made it possible to get them, but it made it… — H.G. Wells
[He was aware] of the value of the word of praise dropped at exactly the right moment; and he would have thought himself extremely stupid… — Georgette Heyer
Wealth is certainly a most desirable thing, but poverty has its sunny side, and one of the sweet uses of adversity is the genuine satisfaction… — Louisa May Alcott
When I say "The good man gave his good dog a good meal," I use "good" analogically, for there is at the same time a… — Peter Kreeft
They may not look dangerous, but if angered [bowtruckles] will gouge out human eyes with their fingers, which, as you can see, are very sharp… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
Many people feel that mass acceptance and smooth socialization are desirable life paths for a young adultâ€¦ Many people are often wrongâ€¦ Donâ€™t bother being… — Janeane Garofalo
You know you've checked into Heartbreak Hotel for real when you feel less desirable than uncooked fish. — Plum Sykes
Don't say 'wife.' I'm your mistress. Wife's such an ugly word. Your 'permanent mistress' is so much more tangible and desirableâ€¦ . — F. Scott Fitzgerald
Education is identical with helping the child realize his potentialities. The opposite of education is manipulation, which is based on the absence of faith in… — Erich Fromm
Of course.â€ She fluffed her hair. â€œI donâ€™t want to brag, but Iâ€™m very high maintenance.â€ â€œUh, I think low maintenance is whatâ€™s desirable.â€ â€œLow… — Gena Showalter
It has to be admitted that, in a sneaking way, although he hated the discomfort of seasickness, once he was over it, he enjoyed the… — John Flanagan
In this age, the mere example of non-conformity, the mere refusal to bend the knee to custom, is itself a service. Precisely because the tyranny… — John Stuart Mill
There are three motives for which we live; we live for the body, we live for the mind, we live for the soul. No one… — Wallace D. Wattles
She confused him and hindered the flow of his ideas. Self-expression had never seemed at once so desirable and so impossible. — F. Scott Fitzgerald

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