Desire Quote by Shmuley Boteach

““That the real source of all true longing is the human desire to attach ourselves to something infinite.””

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“it is far better to marry the right person at the wrong time than the wrong person at the right time.”

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Optimistic parents raise resilient children, but pessimistic parents raise broken offspring. Wherever there is darkness, show your children the light.

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Ten percent of life is what happens; the other 90 percent is what you do about it.

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Jesus Christ is the most famous Jew of all time, but is today remembered as a Christian. Surprisingly, the Jewish community has accepted this…

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“...the best gift we can give each other is the gift of time -- those precious, special, eternal moments.”

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“Our lives are nothing but a short span of time. And if we spend tons of time earning money that we simply throw away,…

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This is a generation that is really detached from the core, human values that lead to dignity.

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Women want to be chosen.

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