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Desire Quotes

"I understand you. I know you love me. I wish you were there."

"I understand you. I know you love me. I wish you were there."

Auliq Ice, Ugandan Economist

Desire, Love, Understanding, Wish, Presence

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"It is not the fame, not the flesh, not the money. We want something else, something pretty."

"It is not the fame, not the flesh, not the money. We want something else, something pretty."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Desire, Fame, Money

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"You are the one star I wish upon nightly, praying your glory will fall from the heavens and land in my undeserving arms."

"You are the one star I wish upon nightly, praying your glory will fall from the heavens and land in my undeserving arms."

Richelle E. Goodrich, American Poet

Desire, Love, Truth, Happiness, Life

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"And beauty is terror,' said Julian, 'then what is desire? We think we have many desires, but in fact we have only one. What is it?''To live,' said Camilla.'To live forever,' said Bunny, chin cupped in palm."

"And beauty is terror,' said Julian, 'then what is desire? We think we have many desires, but in fact we have only one. What is it?''To live,' said Camilla.'To live forever,' said Bunny, chin cupped in palm."

Donna Tartt, American Novelist

Desire, Beauty, Existence, Longing

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"We want too much but enjoy too little."

"We want too much but enjoy too little."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Desire, Want, Balance

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"The vulgar man is always the most distinguished, for the very desire to be distinguished is vulgar."

"The vulgar man is always the most distinguished, for the very desire to be distinguished is vulgar."

Gilbert K. Chesterton, English Writer

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"Desires are not killed by fulfilling them."

"Desires are not killed by fulfilling them."

Hermann Hesse, German Novelist

Desire, Fulfillment, Life, Human

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"If this was just a dream she wished she could have it every night. Neal not quite whispering sweet somethings into her ear."

"If this was just a dream she wished she could have it every night. Neal not quite whispering sweet somethings into her ear."

Rainbow Rowell, American Author

Desire, Dream, Whisper, Love

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"We do not succeed in changing things according to our desire, but gradually our desire changes."

"We do not succeed in changing things according to our desire, but gradually our desire changes."

Marcel Proust, French Author

Desire, Succeed

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"Go for the desire you dare to dream."

"Go for the desire you dare to dream."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Desire, Dreams, Courage, Life

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"Desire grows by what it feeds on."

"Desire grows by what it feeds on."

L. M. Montgomery, Canadian Author

Desire, Life, Want, Emotion

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"I had always believed, and not only out of cynicism, that a man and a woman could tell in the first ten minutes whether they wanted to go to bed together; and that the time that passed after those first ten minutes represented a tax, which might be worth paying if the article promised to be really enjoyable, but which nine times out of ten became rapidly excessive."

"I had always believed, and not only out of cynicism, that a man and a woman could tell in the first ten minutes whether they wanted to go to bed together; and that the time that passed after those first ten minutes represented a tax, which might be worth paying if the article promised to be really enjoyable, but which nine times out of ten became rapidly excessive."

John Fowles, English Novelist

Desire, Attraction, Cynicism, Affection

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"We' (the Gnani Purush, the enlightened one) have only one desire, and that too is a discharging desire of doing 'Jagat kalyan' (world's salvation)."

"We' (the Gnani Purush, the enlightened one) have only one desire, and that too is a discharging desire of doing 'Jagat kalyan' (world's salvation)."

Dada Bhagwan, Indian Spiritual Leader

Desire, Truth, Inspirational, Happiness, Wisdom

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"What I want is only a wish."

"What I want is only a wish."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Desire, Want, Wish, Only

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"When you focus on want, you become an endless cycle of wants. To get, simply release, and then gently invite."

"When you focus on want, you become an endless cycle of wants. To get, simply release, and then gently invite."

Bryant McGill, American Poet

Desire, Wisdom, Power, Truth, Inspirational

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"The greatest blessing is the gift of life."

"The greatest blessing is the gift of life."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Desire, Blessing, Gift, Life, Gratitude

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"Lust is the blessing of the fruit of the womb."

"Lust is the blessing of the fruit of the womb."

Michael Bassey Johnson, Nigerian Philosopher

Desire, Lust, Life, Truth

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"And the women who had thought they wanted dresses never realized that what they had wanted was happiness."

"And the women who had thought they wanted dresses never realized that what they had wanted was happiness."

John Steinbeck, American Author

Desire, Happiness, Dress, Realization

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"Life is a game of dreams and desires."

"Life is a game of dreams and desires."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Desire, Life, Dreams, Desires

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"Stars, hide your fires; Let not light see my black and deep desires."

"Stars, hide your fires; Let not light see my black and deep desires."

William Shakespeare, English Dramatist

Desire, Regret, Truth, Power, Life

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"If you want to get warm you must stand near the fire: if you want to be wet you must get into the water. If you want joy, power, peace, eternal life, you must get close to, or even into, the thing that has them."

"If you want to get warm you must stand near the fire: if you want to be wet you must get into the water. If you want joy, power, peace, eternal life, you must get close to, or even into, the thing that has them."

C. S. Lewis, British Author

Desire, Joy, Power, Peace

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"There is a difference between what you want, and what you need."

"There is a difference between what you want, and what you need."

Abhijit Naskar, Indian Author

Desire, Truth, Life, Power, Wisdom

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"Desires move us from one station to another in this life while we search for beauty, love, and happiness."

"Desires move us from one station to another in this life while we search for beauty, love, and happiness."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Desire, Desires, Journey, Beauty, Love

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"A horse! a horse! my kingdom for a horse!"

"A horse! a horse! my kingdom for a horse!"

William Shakespeare, English Dramatist

Desire, Power, Truth, Life

"I desired dragons with a profound desire."

"I desired dragons with a profound desire."

C. S. Lewis, British Author

Desire, Fantasy, Imagination

"She knew what it felt like to tremble like that before touching someone -- desire so acute that it became despair."

"She knew what it felt like to tremble like that before touching someone -- desire so acute that it became despair."

Holly Black, American Author

Desire, Fear, Emotion, Passion

"We become what we deeply desire and think about most of the time"

"We become what we deeply desire and think about most of the time"

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Desire, Thoughts, Life, Success

"IF it's money, sex, stupidy everyone is one the ride fast going without thinking."

"IF it's money, sex, stupidy everyone is one the ride fast going without thinking."

Deyth Banger, American Blogger

Desire, Money, Sex, Truth, Power

"The desire of talking of ourselves, and showing those faults we do not mind having seen, makes up a good part of our sincerity."

"The desire of talking of ourselves, and showing those faults we do not mind having seen, makes up a good part of our sincerity."

Francois de La Rochefoucauld, French Writer

Desire, Faults, Mind, Sincerity

"Happy thou art not for what thou hast not still thou striv'est to get and what thou hast forget'est."

"Happy thou art not for what thou hast not still thou striv'est to get and what thou hast forget'est."

William Shakespeare, English Dramatist

Desire, Regret, Truth, Life, Wisdom

"The manifest of gratitude is hundred-fold blessings."

"The manifest of gratitude is hundred-fold blessings."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Desire, Gratitude, Blessings, Faith, Joy

"What you are searching for with love, life will give you."

"What you are searching for with love, life will give you."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Desire, Life, Love, Manifestation

"We want money but we crave appreciation."

"We want money but we crave appreciation."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Desire, Money, Appreciation, Life

"The need for gain, and advantage over others, is one of the chief driving forces behind all human misery."

"The need for gain, and advantage over others, is one of the chief driving forces behind all human misery."

Bryant McGill, American Poet

Desire, Truth, Regret, Wisdom, Power

"The desire of the people should be the major instrument used to draw them closer to God."

"The desire of the people should be the major instrument used to draw them closer to God."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Desire, Instrument, God, Faith

"Do you have a dream or desire that is burning a hole in your soul? Something that lights your fire and brings you simple pleasure?"

"Do you have a dream or desire that is burning a hole in your soul? Something that lights your fire and brings you simple pleasure?"

Susan C. Young, American Author

Desire, Happiness, Inspirational, Power, Truth

"You are moving on the chariot of your desire whatever you are thinking is always right."

"You are moving on the chariot of your desire whatever you are thinking is always right."

Santosh Kalwar, Nepalese Poet

Desire, Mind, Direction, Choice

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