"In some cases, people with a body (whose size) they did not long for are victims of having a bank balance (whose size) they longed for."

Mokokoma Mokhonoana, South African Philosopher

Desire, Truth, Regret, Power, Inspirational

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"Politeness is a desire to be treated politely, and to be esteemed polite oneself."

Francois de La Rochefoucauld, French Writer

Desire, Politeness

"I can never read all the books I want; I can never be all the people I want and live all the lives I want. I can never train myself in all the skills I want. And why do I want? I want to live and feel all the shades, tones and variations of mental and physical experience possible in my life. And I am horribly limited."

Sylvia Plath, American Poet

Desire, Limitation, Experience, Learning

"Never let go of that fiery sadness called desire."

Patti Smith, American Musician

Desire, Sadness

"Without 'Gnan' (True Knowledge of the Self), desire(s) will not go away."

Dada Bhagwan, Indian Spiritual Leader

Desire, Spiritual, Truth, Wisdom, Life

"You need to be greedy or ignorant to truly want to live forever."

Mokokoma Mokhonoana, South African Philosopher

Desire, Greed, Immortality, Life

"Nothing prevents one from appearing natural as the desire to appear natural."

Francois de La Rochefoucauld, French Writer

Desire, Nothing

"Duty - that which sternly impels us in the direction of profit, along the line of desire."

Ambrose Bierce, American Journalist

Desire, Direction, Duty, Profit

"He'd noticed that sex bore some resemblance to cookery: it fascinated people, they sometimes bought books full of complicated recipes and interesting pictures, and sometimes when they were really hungry they created vast banquets in their imagination - but at the end of the day they'd settle quite happily for egg and chips. If it was well done and maybe had a slice of tomato."

Terry Pratchett, English Author

Desire, Humor, Truth, Happiness, Power

"If I find in myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world."

C. S. Lewis, British Author

Desire, Satisfaction, Spiritual, Hope

"I have a million things to talk to you about. A million things we have to talk about. All I want in this world is you. I want to see you and talk. I want the two of us to begin everything from the beginning."

Haruki Murakami, Japanese Writer

Desire, Love, Communication, Beginning

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"Most parents are not really 'supportive' because they want their kid(s) to succeed; they 'support' their kid(s) as an attempt to avoid appearing to have bred a failure, or, failures - in the eyes of their peers and/or neighbours."

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"AIDS would have claimed fewer lives if we had publicly recommended what I wish to call 'The Presumption of Sickness,' i.e., the principle that whomever we are about to sleep with is HIV-positive until proven HIV-negative."

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"When a man's girlfriend's parents ask him what it is that he does for a living: they're not really concerned about him, they're concerned about their daughter's tummy."

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"A newspaper is an oversized book with adverts and an expiry date."

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"Thanks to the internet, you can provoke thoughts of those in mansions, from the uncomfortableness of your shack."

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"Politeness is a desire to be treated politely, and to be esteemed polite oneself."

"Never let go of that fiery sadness called desire."

"Without 'Gnan' (True Knowledge of the Self), desire(s) will not go away."

"You need to be greedy or ignorant to truly want to live forever."

"Nothing prevents one from appearing natural as the desire to appear natural."

"Duty - that which sternly impels us in the direction of profit, along the line of desire."

"If I find in myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world."

"I have a million things to talk to you about. A million things we have to talk about. All I want in this world is you. I want to see you and talk. I want the two of us to begin everything from the beginning."

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"There is nothing inherently painful about being cheated on."

"Most parents are not really 'supportive' because they want their kid(s) to succeed; they 'support' their kid(s) as an attempt to avoid appearing to have bred a failure, or, failures - in the eyes of their peers and/or neighbours."

"Patriotism is the narcissism of countries."

"Retro is a symptom of a generation that is too lazy to innovate."

"A tie is what you get after ice cubes have wrestled with hot water."

"You can only be twice someone's age once."

"AIDS would have claimed fewer lives if we had publicly recommended what I wish to call 'The Presumption of Sickness,' i.e., the principle that whomever we are about to sleep with is HIV-positive until proven HIV-negative."

"When a man's girlfriend's parents ask him what it is that he does for a living: they're not really concerned about him, they're concerned about their daughter's tummy."

"A newspaper is an oversized book with adverts and an expiry date."

"Thanks to the internet, you can provoke thoughts of those in mansions, from the uncomfortableness of your shack."