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All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsions, habit, reason, passion, desire. ↗

— Aristotle

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Man is a creation of desire, not a creation of need. ↗

— Gaston Bachelard

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If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable. ↗

— Louis D. Brandeis

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Destiny is something not be to desired and not to be avoided. a mystery not contrary to reason, for it implies that the world, and the course of human history, have meaning. ↗

— Dag Hammarskjold

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I was a visual artist primarily and a writer, even from a very young age. I wrote a lot of stories and poetry and... I had a desire to create always. And I always had a desire to show my work. ↗

— P. J. Harvey

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I don't know if you have ever been the object of someone's obsession - but if it's not of your desire, it is horrible. It is really awful. ↗

— Tippi Hedren

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Desire is the starting point of all achievement, not a hope, not a wish, but a keen pulsating desire which transcends everything. ↗

— Napoleon Hill

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There is one quality which one must possess to win, and that is definiteness of purpose, the knowledge of what one wants, and a burning desire to possess it. ↗

— Napoleon Hill

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Every person who wins in any undertaking must be willing to cut all sources of retreat. Only by doing so can one be sure of maintaining that state of mind known as a burning desire to win - essential to success. ↗

— Napoleon Hill

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Create a definite plan for carrying out your desire and begin at once, whether you ready or not, to put this plan into action. ↗

— Napoleon Hill

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