#desi

Every contrivance of man, every tool, every instrument, every utensil, every article designed for use, of each and every kind, evolved from a very simple beginnings. ↗

— Robert Collier

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The first principle of success is desire - knowing what you want. Desire is the planting of your seed. ↗

— Robert Collier

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Parenthood is not an object of appetite or even desire. It is an object of will. There is no appetite for parenthood; there is only a purpose or intention of parenthood. ↗

— Robin G. Collingwood

#desire #even #intention #object #only

In the street, the gaze of desire is furtive or menacing. ↗

— Mason Cooley

#gaze #menacing #street

When sages commend excess, Desire is sick. ↗

— Mason Cooley

#desire #excess #sages #sick

Thus they have an idol that they petition for victory in war; another for success in their labors; and so for everything in which they seek or desire prosperity, they have their idols, which they honor and serve. ↗

— Hernando Cortes

#desire #everything #honor #idol #idols

I just bought a Mac to help me design the next Cray. ↗

— Seymoure Cray

#design #help #i #just #mac

The consuming desire of most human beings is deliberately to plant their whole life in the hands of some other person. I would describe this method of searching for happiness as immature. Development of character consists solely in moving toward self-sufficiency. ↗

— Quentin Crisp

#character #consists #consuming #deliberately #describe

The work of the political activist inevitably involves a certain tension between the requirement that position be taken on current issues as they arise and the desire that one's contributions will somehow survive the ravages of time. ↗

— Angela Davis

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The committee's work is not about whether or how we should pay reparations. That was never the intent nor will the payment of reparations be the outcome. This is an effort designed to involve the campus community in a discovery of the meaning of our past. ↗

— Ruth J. Simmons

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