Desired Quotes

463 Desired quotes by 375 unique authors

Is it easy to love God' asks an old author. 'It is easy,' he replies, 'to those who do it.' I have included two Graces… — C.S. Lewis
Economic sanctions rarely achieve the desired results. — Omar Bongo
Be mindful of the link between present action and desired future outcome. Ask yourself: if I repeat today’s actions 365 times, will I be where… — Roz Savage
Never, in all my early childhood, did anyone address to me the affecting preamble: 'Once upon a time!' ... I can but think that my… — Edmund Gosse
Homelessness is the actor's fate; physical incapacity to attain what is most required and desired by such a spirit as I am a slave to. — Edwin Booth
I believe passionately that Christianity is a way of life, not a theological system with which one must be in intellectual agreement. I feel that… — Leslie Weatherhead
Sorcery: the systematic cultivation of enhanced consciousness or non-ordinary awareness & its deployment in the world of deeds & objects to bring about desired results. — Hakim Bey
Knowledge is not enough to get desired results. You must have the more elusive ability to teach and to motivate. This defines a leader; if… — John Wooden
Verily all things move within your being in constant half embrace, the desired and the dreaded, the repugnant and the cherished, the pursued and that… — Khalil Gibran
Previous to this time I had never even a balloon except from a distance. Being interested in their construction, I was about to institute a… — George Armstrong Custer
Without the necessary humility to worship, I subconsciously desired to be worshiped, not in a crazy Napoleanic manner, but like a modern-day celebrity. — Tarek Saab
The important point is to be on the spot at the moment most favorable for gaining the desired advantage; and it will be found that… — David Graham Phillips
When you want a thing deeply, earnestly and intensely, this feeling of desire reinforces your will and arouses in you the determination to work for… — Grenville Kleiser
I hymn and bless Your uncountable compassion and philanthropy, as You desired to number me with Your chosen servants. Look down, now, upon me the… — Marina of Aguas Santas
Sleep is perverse as human nature, Sleep is perverse as a legislature, Sleep is as forward as hives or goiters, And where it is least… — Ogden Nash
The result desired by the state is a wholly different one from that desired by parents, guardians, and pupils. — Unknown Author
Power is not happiness. Security and peace are more to be desired than a man at which nations tremble. — William Godwin
Blaming destiny is a poor out for those who don't reach desired destinations. — Malcolm Forbes
When you want a thing deeply, earnestly and intensely, this feeling of desire reinforces your will and arouses in you the determination to work for… — Grenville Kleiser
The mystery of writing advertisements consists mainly in saying in a few plain words exactly what it is desired to say, precisely as it would… — Unknown Author
A decorator, no matter how talented, can't always get the desired results because sometimes there is resistance or maybe a lack of understanding on the… — Albert Hadley
Nothing else but an insatiate thirst of enjoying a greedily desired object. — Michel de Montaigne
I never expect to lose. Even when I'm the underdog, I still prepare a victory speech. [Optimism through positive expectations can help to bring about… — H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
To make a perfume, take some rose water and wash your hands in it, then take a lavender flower and rub it with your palms,… — Leonardo da Vinci
For desired conclusions, we ask ourselves, “Can I believe this?”, but for unpalatable conclusions we ask, “Must I believe this? — Thomas Gilovich

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