#desire

An exact poetic duplication of a man is for the poet a negation of the earth, an impossibility of being, even though his greatest desire is to speak to many men, to unite with them by means of harmonious verses about the truths of the mind or of things. ↗

— Salvatore Quasimodo

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My desire to be valued is manifested in cultivating relationships with my friends and family. ↗

— Zachary Quinto

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We always long for the forbidden things, and desire what is denied us. ↗

— Francois Rabelais

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A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others. ↗

— Ayn Rand

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Do not ever say that the desire to "do good" by force is a good motive. Neither power-lust nor stupidity are good motives. ↗

— Ayn Rand

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I can score 20 points if I want to, but that's not my desire. ↗

— Dennis Rodman

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I know there has long been a great frustration among the African Americans in Nevada over their belief that we have not adequately responded to their desires to become more educated and more productive citizens. ↗

— James E. Rogers

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I know that some of the spiritual beliefs that I have are that if I come from a place of love, and I try to get out of my ego and my desire to want more and be selfish in any shape or form, then whatever I'm doing is not good. ↗

— Amber Valletta

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Only he who desires is amiable and not he who is satiated. ↗

— Thomas Mann

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A strong, successful man is not the victim of his environment. He creates favorable conditions. His own inherent force and energy compel things to turn out as he desires. ↗

— Orison Swett Marden

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