Modernity exists in the form of a desire to wipe out whatever came earlier, in the hope of reaching at least a point that could be called a true present, a point of origin that marks a new departure.
~ Paul De Man
If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable.
~ Louis D. Brandeis
There will always be a desire for something new, fresh and innovative, as well as a yearning and respect for timeless elegance and beauty.
~ Helena Christensen
Ardent love or desire introduced, as passionately longing to please and glorify the Divine Being, to be in every respect conformed to him, and in that way to enjoy him.
~ David Brainerd
Lord, grant that I may always desire more than I can accomplish.
~ Michelangelo
Whatever you vividly imagine, ardently desire, sincerely believe, and enthusiastically act upon... must inevitably come to pass!
~ Paul J. Meyer
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
War grows out of the desire of the individual to gain advantage at the expense of his fellow man.
~ Napoleon Hill
In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure.
~ Bill Cosby
Failure doesn't kill you... it increases your desire to make something happen.
~ Kevin Costner
What brought mass innovation to a nation was not scientific advances - its own or others' - but 'economic dynamism': the desire and the space to innovate.
~ Edmund Phelps
I get very unsettled by the mess of Christmas. I find the decorations a little bit hard, as my desire for everything to match is never fully satisfied.
~ Jade Jagger
Everyone has been made for some particular work, and the desire for that work has been put in every heart.
~ Rumi
When you discover your mission, you will feel its demand. It will fill you with enthusiasm and a burning desire to get to work on it.
~ W. Clement Stone
When I started out, I didn't have any desire to be an actress or to learn how to act. I just wanted to be famous.
~ Katharine Hepburn
The only reason I became the singer in the band is because I sang the best. It wasn't out of some desire to be a star or be a famous singer. It's not like I love interviews.
~ Adam Levine
Fraternity among nations, however, touches the deepest desire of human nature.
~ Hjalmar Branting
A desire to resist oppression is implanted in the nature of man.
~ Tacitus
Who does not desire such a victory by which we shall join places in our Kingdom, so far divided by nature, and for which we shall set up trophies in another conquered world?
~ Alexander The Great
Nothing retains less of desire in art, in science, than this will to industry, booty, possession.
~ André Breton
The scientist is motivated primarily by curiosity and a desire for truth.
~ Irving Langmuir
A teacher who is attempting to teach without inspiring the pupil with a desire to learn is hammering on cold iron.
~ Horace Mann
The teacher who is attempting to teach without inspiring the pupil with a desire to learn is hammering on cold iron.
The teacher must derive not only the capacity, but the desire, to observe natural phenomena. The teacher must understand and feel her position of observer: the activity must lie in the phenomenon.
~ Maria Montessori
There is an invisible strength within us; when it recognizes two opposing objects of desire, it grows stronger.
The Israeli public's willingness to enlist, the warm embrace for the soldiers and the residents of the south, and the desire to contribute and to give at any given moment really warm the heart, and it gives all of us strength.
~ Yair Lapid
I put for the general inclination of all mankind, a perpetual and restless desire of power after power, that ceaseth only in death.
~ Thomas Hobbes
Of all the gods only death does not desire gifts.
~ Aeschylus
God, who preferred the correction rather than the death of a sinner, did not desire that a homicide be punished by the exaction of another act of homicide.
~ Saint Ambrose
'Tis very certain the desire of life prolongs it.
~ Lord Byron
All teenagers have this desire to somehow run away.
~ Joan Chen
Desire nothing, give up all desires and be happy.
~ Swami Sivananda
Years of happiness can be lost in the foolish gratification of a momentary desire for pleasure.
~ Ezra Taft Benson
Desire is individual. Happiness is common.
~ Julian Casablancas
Your intelligence doesn't override your desire to destroy yourself.
~ John Darnielle
I don't know what 15-year-old doesn't have a desire to separate themselves from their parents and prove their independence.
~ Michelle Williams
If you desire ease, forsake learning.
~ Nāgārjuna
My New Year's Resolution List usually starts with the desire to lose between ten and three thousand pounds.
~ Nia Vardalos
In human history, the desire for revenge and the desire for loot have often been closely associated.
~ John Mccarthy
Ambition is the immoderate desire for power.
~ Baruch Spinoza
