#sire

The idea that a war can be won by standing on the defensive and waiting for the enemy to attack is a dangerous fallacy, which owes its inception to the desire to evade the price of victory. ↗

— Douglas Haig

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The extreme socialists desire to run every nation as a single business concern. ↗

— John B. S. Haldane

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Shakespeare reveals human nature brilliantly: he shines a light on our instinctive desire to dominate each other. ↗

— Edward Hall

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Luckily, I'm in the position now of being able to play purely because I have the desire to do so. ↗

— Chico Hamilton

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As I get older, I'm slowing down and, yes, calming down in my desire to be taken seriously. That I can be entertaining and funny and high nervous energy can work against me as a serious composer, slowly but surely you'll see me be quieter just so that people will listen. ↗

— Marvin Hamlisch

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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 suppose I have had more advantages and privileges than most of you, who are slaves have ever known, and I believe more than many white people have enjoyed, for which I desire to bless God, and pray that he may bless those who have given them to me. ↗

— Jupiter Hammon

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The nature of the movies is different than it was five years ago, and they're all driven by the possibilities of CGI, which means you can make anything happen on screen that you can possibly desire. ↗

— Tom Hanks

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If you make a treaty first with the United States and settle the matter of the opium trade, England cannot change this, though she should desire to do so. ↗

— Townsend Harris

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We were sent to this country by the President, who desires to promote the welfare of Japan, and are quite different from the ambassadors of other countries. ↗

— Townsend Harris

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