Desired Quotes

463 Desired quotes by 375 unique authors

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, â€œCan I believe this?â€, but for unpalatable conclusions we ask, â€œMust I believe this? — Thomas Gilovich
There seems little doubt that sophisticated techniques have now reached the stage where, if murder is desired, a killer, once programmed and 'on hold', can… — Sirhan Sirhan
I have desired to do good, but I have not desired to make noise, because I have felt that noise did no good and that… — Louis Claude de Saint-Martin
Junipers are generally chosen for the latter purpose, as they can be more readily bent into the desired form; the eyes and tongue are added… — Robert Fortune
By believing passionately in that which doesn't exist, you create it and that which has not been sufficiently desired is what we call the non… — Nikos Kazantzakis
When one approach is not working to reach the desired goal, that's not a reason to abandon the goal. Instead, it is time to devise… — Ralph Marston
All that the South has ever desired was that the Union, as established by our forefathers, should be preserved, and that the government as originally… — Robert E. Lee
From time immemorial, man has desired to comprehend the complexity of nature in terms of as few elementary concepts as possible. — Abdus Salam
The regenerate man's desires are rectified; they are set on God himself, and the things above... Before, he saw no beauty in Christ, for which… — Thomas Boston
My project could be only to photograph as I felt and desired, to regulate a pleasant form of living, to get up in the morning-free,… — Harry Callahan
Happiness is an elusive state of mind not to be gained by clumsy pursuit.It is given to those who do not sue for it:to be… — Ruskin Bond

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