Desire Quotes

7210 Desire quotes by 3487 unique authors

O, once in each man's life, at least, Good luck knocks at his door; And wit to seize the flitting guest Need never hunger more.… — John L. Bates
... the more we recruit from immigrants who bring no personal traditions with them, the more America is going to ignore the things of the… — Katharine Fullerton Gerould
Notice carefully every word here. It is not our prayer which draws Jesus into our hearts. Nor is it our prayer which moves Jesus to… — Ole Hallesby
If God doesn't want something for me, I shouldn't want it either. Spending time in meditative prayer, getting to know God, helps align my desires… — Philip Yancey
Real prayer is communion with God, so that there will be common thoughts between His mind and ours. What is needed is for Him to… — Arthur W. Pink
The prevailing idea seems to be, that I come to God and ask Him for something that I want, and that I expect Him to… — Arthur W. Pink
Prayer does not mean asking God for all kinds of things we want, it is rather the desire for God Himself, the only Giver of… — Sadhu Sundar Singh
People would never begin to pray if they could not ask for earthly things like riches and health and honours; He says to Himself: If… — Sadhu Sundar Singh
"Seek ye first the kingdom of God and all good things will be added unto you." Follow God and you shall have whatever you desire. — Swami Vivekananda
This is the duty of our generation as we enter the twenty-first century - solidarity with the weak, the persecuted, the lonely, the sick, and… — Elie Wiesel
Hereafter, in a better world than this, I shall desire more love and knowledge of you — William Shakespeare
What? do I love her, that I desire to hear her speak again, and feast upon her eyes — William Shakespeare
The desire to understand the world and the desire to reform it are the two great engines of progress, without which human society would stand… — Bertrand Russell
... we believe in the vocation of communion and participation of our people, who day to day awaken to their political conscience and express their… — Adolfo Perez Esquivel
Desire is the most important factor in the success of any athlete. — Bill Shoemaker
The first principle of success is desire - knowing what you want. Desire is the planting of your seed. — Robert Collier
Your chances of success are directly proportional to the degree of pleasure you desire from what you do. If you are in a job you… — Michael Korda
A life directed chiefly toward the fulfillment of personal desires will sooner or later always lead to bitter disappointment. — Albert Einstein
It is the desire of the good people of the whole country that sectionalism as a factor in our politics should disappear... — Rutherford B. Hayes
You desire to know the art of living, my friend? It is contained in one phrase: make use of suffering. — Henri Frederic Amiel
All successful people learn that success is buried on the other side of frustration. Unfortunately, some people don't get to the other side... They allow… — Tony Robbins
Pain or not, I would most likely walk around in a suicidal reverie the rest of my life, never actually doing anything about it. Was… — Elizabeth Wurtzel
I don't have any desire to rebel and be something totally different from what I am. — Carly Rae Jepsen
Small steps can help people make big changes to achieve what they really desire. That wish isn't going to go anywhere unless you do something… — Marlo Thomas
The reason is that nature has so created men that they are able to desire everything but are not able to attain everything: so that… — Niccolo Machiavelli

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