#desirable

I begin to think, that a calm is not desirable in any situation in life. Man was made for action and for bustle too, I believe. ↗

— Abigail Adams

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If we know anything about man, it's that he's not pacific. The temptation to butcher anyone considered undesirable seems to be a common temptation, not always resisted. ↗

— Larry McMurtry

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Is anarchism desirable? Well, who does not seek freedom? What man, unless willing to declare himself in bondage, would care to call any control agreeable? Think about it! ↗

— Johann Most

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It is indeed a desirable thing to be well-descended, but the glory belongs to our ancestors. ↗

— Plutarch

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I had always realized it was desirable to gear down the jet. ↗

— Frank Whittle

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Nothing is more desirable than to be released from an affliction, but nothing is more frightening than to be divested of a crutch. ↗

— James A. Baldwin

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The condition of women in Islamic societies as a whole is also far from desirable. However, we should acknowledge that there are differences. In certain countries, the conditions are much better and in others much worse. ↗

— Shirin Ebadi

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Design is a constant challenge to balance comfort with luxe, the practical with the desirable. ↗

— Donna Karan

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Many people recognize that technology often comes with unintended and undesirable side effects. ↗

— Leon Kass

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In the beginning of the human race there was no genetic load which would cause undesirable traits such as appear in offspring of marriages between relatives today. ↗

— Walter Lang

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