Desire Quotes - Page 18

• You are made in the image of what you desire.

  Thomas Merton

  Spiritual Awakening, Made, Two Masters

  Thomas Merton (2011). “Thoughts In Solitude”, p.64, Macmillan

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• A man cannot govern a nation if he cannot govern a city; he cannot govern a city if he cannot govern a family; he cannot govern a family unless he can govern himself; and he cannot govern himself unless his passions are subject to reason

  Hugo Grotius

  Family, Leadership, Passion

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• No one is ready for a thing until he believes he can acquire it. The state of mind must be BELIEF, not mere hope or wish.

  Napoleon Hill

  Inspirational, Hope, Attitude

  "How to Be Rich".

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• Good character consists of knowing the good, desiring the good, and doing the good habits of the mind, habits of the heart, and habits of action.

  Thomas Lickona

  Integrity, Heart, Character

  Thomas Lickona (2009). “Educating for Character: How Our Schools Can Teach Respect and Responsibility”, p.51, Bantam

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• Some people wanted champagne and caviar when they should have had beer and hot dogs.

  Dwight D. Eisenhower

  Inspirational, Success, Dog

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• They told me to take a streetcar named Desire and then transfer to one called Cemeteries and ride six blocks and get off at - Elysian Fields!

  Tennessee Williams

  Block, Fields, Six

  A Streetcar Named Desire sc. 1 (1947)

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• We grow like flowers, and bear desire, the odor of the human flowers.

  Richard Henry Stoddard

  Flower, Odor, Bears

  Richard Henry Stoddard (1857). “Songs of Summer”, p.152

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• The thing we long for, that we are For one transcendent moment.

  James Russell Lowell

  Long, Moments, Transcendent

  James Russell Lowell (1871). “The poetical works of James Russell Lowell”, p.92

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• We always long for the forbidden things, and desire what is denied us.

  Francois Rabelais

  Long, Forbidden Love, Forbidden Fruit

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  The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will.

  Vince Lombardi

  Inspirational, Motivational, Success

  Vince Lombardi (2012). “What it Takes to be Number One”, p.71, Thomas Nelson

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• There is no better proof of a man's being truly good than his desiring to be constantly under the observation of good men.

  Francois de La Rochefoucauld

  Men, Good Man, Good People

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• If you really want to do something, you'll find a way. If you don't, you'll find an excuse.

  Jim Rohn

  Inspirational, Motivational, Success

  FaceBook post by Jim Rohn from May 02, 2017

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• I want to go to there.

  Tina Fey

  Funny, Phrases, Want

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  The devil doesn't come dressed in a red cape and pointy horns. He comes as everything you've ever wished for.

  Tucker Max

  Temptation, Deep Thought, Wish

  Tucker Max (2011). “Assholes Finish First”, p.321, Simon and Schuster

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• There are no happier people on this planet than those who decide that they want something, define what they want, get hold of the feeling of it even before its manifestation and then joyously watch the unfolding as, piece by piece by piece, it begins to unfold. That's the feeling of your hands in the clay.

  Esther Hicks

  Inspirational, Happiness, Happy

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• When you are not willing to fully receive, you are training the universe not to give to you! It's simple: if you aren't willing to receive your share, it will go to someone else who is.

  T. Harv Eker

  Inspirational, Simple, Law Of Attraction

  FaceBook post by T. Harv Eker from Mar 13, 2012

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• Please... tell me who you are and what you want. And if you think those are simple questions, keep in mind that most people live their entire lives without arriving at an answer.

  Gary Zukav

  Life, Simple, Thinking

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• In these times I don't, in a manner of speaking, know what I want; perhaps I don't want what I know and want what I don't know.

  Marsilio Ficino

  Knowledge, Knowing, Doubt

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• Life is a unique combination of "want to" and "how to" and we need to give equal attention to both.

  Jim Rohn

  Inspirational, Life, Unique

  FaceBook post by Jim Rohn from Sep 06, 2015

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• It is not the great temptations that ruin us; it is the little ones.

  John William De Forest

  Inspirational, Failure, Temptation

  John William De Forest (1859). “Seacliff; Or, The Mystery of the Westervelts”, p.41

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• The only real limitation on your abilities is the level of your desires. If you want it badly enough, there are no limits on what you can achieve.

  Brian Tracy

  Life, Motivational, Real

  FaceBook post by Brian Tracy from Jul 08, 2011

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• We exist in order to actualize the deepest desires of our hearts.

  Deepak Chopra

  Heart, Order, Purpose

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• When you find your heart's desire, you'll have the key to unlocking your potential in every other part of your life.

  Brian Tracy

  Heart, Keys, Purpose

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• Willpower and desire, when properly combined, make an irresistible pair.

  Napoleon Hill

  Pairs, Willpower, Irresistible

  Napoleon Hill, Steve Berges (2010). “Think and Grow Rich: Collector's Edition”, p.176, American Liberty Press

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• The fundamental loss of a desire for God is the heart of original sin.

  R. C. Sproul

  Heart, Loss, Fundamentals

  R. C. Sproul (2016). “What is Reformed Theology?: Understanding the Basics”, p.95, Baker Books

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