#desire

There are people who possess not so much genius as a certain talent for perceiving the desires of the century, or even of the decade, before it has done so itself. ↗

— Georg C. Lichtenberg

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There is no greater impediment to progress in the sciences than the desire to see it take place too quickly. ↗

— Georg C. Lichtenberg

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Our visions begin with our desires. ↗

— Audre Lorde

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I am surprised that I cannot recall whether my desire to become a minister transformed itself into a wish to lead the more militant life of missionary, by a slow process or suddenly. ↗

— Pierre Loti

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It is one of my sources of happiness never to desire a knowledge of other people's business. ↗

— Dolley Madison

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Now I am near to the getting of my crown, which shall be sure; for I bless the Lord, and desire all of you to bless Him that He hath brought me here, and makes me triumph over devils, and men, and sin: they shall wound me no more. ↗

— Donald Cargill

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Almost every desire a poor man has is a punishable offence. ↗

— Louis-Ferdinand Celine

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Everything a writer learns about the art or craft of fiction takes just a little away from his need or desire to write at all. In the end he knows all the tricks and has nothing to say. ↗

— Raymond Chandler

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Really, what I try to instill in my fans is to be healthy and happy. I have no desire to be super-skinny. ↗

— Kelly Clarkson

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I think anything is possible if you have the mindset and the will and desire to do it and put the time in. ↗

— Roger Clemens

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