#desire

War grows out of the desire of the individual to gain advantage at the expense of his fellow man. ↗

— Napoleon Hill

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It is the awareness of unfulfilled desires which gives a nation the feeling that it has a mission and a destiny. ↗

— Eric Hoffer

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Every intense desire is perhaps a desire to be different from what we are. ↗

— Eric Hoffer

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We are told that talent creates its own opportunities. But it sometimes seems that intense desire creates not only its own opportunities, but its own talents. ↗

— Eric Hoffer

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Sometimes I'm uncomfortable with the level of fame I've got! It all depends on the day and what's going on. I don't desire any more fame. I don't need it. ↗

— Philip Seymour Hoffman

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Once you have made the decision to do the film, once you have identified the desire and all the deep and personal, intimate, artistic reasons why you want to do the film, then it's more a matter of how to do things. ↗

— Isabelle Huppert

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The gratification of desire is not happiness. ↗

— Daisaku Ikeda

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That is part of the beauty of all literature. You discover that your longings are universal longings, that you're not lonely and isolated from anyone. You belong. ↗

— F. Scott Fitzgerald

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When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. You know that your name is safe in their mouth. ↗

— Jess C. Scott

#emotion #friendship #honesty #imagination #individuality

The freedom now desired by many is not freedom to do and dare but freedom from care and worry. ↗

— James Truslow Adams

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