#desire

Nothing great is created suddenly, any more than a bunch of grapes or a fig. If you tell me that you desire a fig. I answer you that there must be time. Let it first blossom, then bear fruit, then ripen. ↗

— Epictetus

#any #bear #blossom #bunch #created

If thou wilt make a man happy, add not unto his riches but take away from his desires. ↗

— Epicurus

#away #desires #happy #his #make

I never desired to please the rabble. What pleased them, I did not learn; and what I knew was far removed from their understanding. ↗

— Epicurus

#did #far #i #knew #learn

The desire to write grows with writing. ↗

— Desiderius Erasmus

#grows #write #writing

Only as long as a company can produce a desired, worthwhile, and needed product or service, and can command the public, will it receive the public dollar and succeed. ↗

— Curtis Carlson

#company #desired #dollar #long #needed

What a house. Turns out they're doing OK, the Malfoy's. However, the interior decorating leaves a lot to be desired. And needless to say, Voldemort isn't the greatest houseguest. ↗

— Tom Felton

#desired #doing #greatest #house #however

I love to dance. But I don't like being up in front of tons of people. I didn't have the desire to be performing in front of a lot of people. So it wasn't something I ever seriously considered. ↗

— Sherilyn Fenn

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My desires are simply I love to teach, I love to be in uniform, I love to throw batting practice, I love to be with the kids. ↗

— Gary Carter

#desires #i #i love #kids #love

Desire is individual. Happiness is common. ↗

— Julian Casablancas

#common #desire #individual

I had a great time in my youth and I still feel youthful. I've no desire to look as though I'm in my 20s. ↗

— Kim Cattrall

#feel #great #great time #had #i