#desire

I had a strong desire to write and some free time. ↗

— Francoise Sagan

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Long before the terrifying potential of the arms race was recognized, there was a widespread instinctive abhorrence of nuclear weapons, and a strong desire to get rid of them. ↗

— Joseph Rotblat

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From time immemorial, man has desired to comprehend the complexity of nature in terms of as few elementary concepts as possible. ↗

— Abdus Salam

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Desire is the most important factor in the success of any athlete. ↗

— Bill Shoemaker

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The manufacture of desire isn't at the heart - if it isn't absurd to speak of a heart - of the media torrent. Chronic dissatisfaction is at the heart of the matter. ↗

— Todd Gitlin

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The moguls are driven by their respective desires for profit - period. ↗

— Todd Gitlin

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Desire is poverty. Desire is the greatest impurity of the mind. Desire is the motive force for action. Desire in the mind is the real impurity. Even a spark of desire is a very great evil. ↗

— Swami Sivananda

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Never let go of that fiery sadness called desire. ↗

— Patti Smith

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I had no desire to be famous; I just wanted to make the greatest music ever made. I didn't want anyone to know who I was. ↗

— Robert Smith

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To me, Shakespeare uses the supernatural elements to reveal his character's inner desires and fears. ↗

— John Foster

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