Desire Quote by Karmen MacKendrick

“Here was Nietzsche's will to power at work, the pure physical instinct brought on by the desire to survive, to win, to prove myself…

— Peter Gregoire

Desire then is the invasion of the whole self by the wish, which, as it invades, sets going more and more of the psychical…

— Samuel Alexander

“Willpower is more than just a metaphor; self-control is a finite resource.”

— Robert Sapolsky

“The presence of God compelled human[s] to quest for an ideal. They had to strive for something to win God's blessing… Nietzsche feared that…

— Mark Edmundson

“Because self-control requires energy, which means we have less energy available for the next thing we need to do. And that’s why resisting temptation,…

— David Eagleman

“it is certain that you can do what you want to do; the desire to do it is proof that you have within you…

— Wallace D. Wattles

The Self is the internal abundance that can be realized at our will any time. It is capable of lifting us up from difficulties…

— Dhruva Bhargava

“Self-seeking is self-destruction”

— James Allen

“Desire wills its perpetuation ad infinitum.”

— Susan Sontag

“The individual act of will is the strongest, most transcendent part of us. To look upon something with our deepest overriding passions, whether it…

— Amanda Carpenter

Every act of will is an act of self-limitation. To desire action is to desire limitation. In that sense, every act is an act…

— Anonymous

“What we shall desire for individuals is now clear: strong creative impulses, overpowering and absorbing the instinct of possession; reverence for others; respect for…

— Bertrand Russell