Desire Quotes - Page 51

The desire for success lubricates secret prostitution in the soul.

Every nation sincerely desires peace; and all nations pursue courses which if persisted in, must make peace impossible.

If you have the desire and passion to do something, and it's within God's will, you will achieve it.

There is honor in all work, in all tasks, but take it one step further. Make what you do a labor of love. Then your work will truly touch and change the world in the way you desire. The work you do, whatever your chosen field, will be work that heals.

Money is not an aphrodisiac: the desire it may kindle in the female eye is more for the cash than the carrier.

I believe I did what honor dictated and that belief sustains me, except for a slight desire to be dead which I'm sure will pass.

Our desires are never wholly transparent, even to ourselves.

Softly! Softly! I want none but the judges to hear me. The Jews have already gotten me into a fine mess, as they have many other gentleman. I have no desire to furnish further grist for their mills.

The more we desire for that which is superfluous, the more we meet with difficulties; our strength and possessions are spent in unnecessary things, and are wanting when required for that which is necessary.

Behind my non-cooperation there is always the keenest desire to cooperate on the slightest pretext even with the worst of opponents. To me, a very imperfect mortal, ever in need of God's grace, no one is beyond redemption.

Means must be subsidiary to ends and to our desire for dignity and value.

In adversity assume the countenance of prosperity, and in prosperity moderate the temper and desires.

When you feel the desire for power, you should stay in solitude for some time

Winning is a habit. Unfortunately, so is losing. Sure, there’s the talent, but there also has to be the will. Give me human will and the intense desire to win and it will trump talent every day of the week.

On a serious level, I wouldnt tell the press if I was in a relationship or not. I wouldnt ever reveal that, because it takes you down a certain road... I have no desire to be courting the press with my love life.

Christ can be trusted to keep His Word that He will exchange our drab existence for joyous living, abundant life! And while true love, total acceptance, and complete security are rare in our frantic world, the biblical evidence that our desires in these areas will be fulfilled in Christ is abundant.

Men do not desire to be rich, but to be richer than other men.

From childhood I was passionately fond of music and wanted to be a musician. I have no recollection of any real desire ever to be anything else.

The more we obey God, the more we desire to help others. The more we help others, the more we love God and on and on. Conversely, the more we disobey God and the more selfish we are, the less love we feel.

Christ bounds and terminates the vast desires of the soul; He is the very Sabbath of the soul.

Don't let your negative self beliefs haunt you out of taking action. You owe it to yourself to live the life that you desire.

I no longer have it (desire to play).

My visual quest is driven by a desire to create a universe capable of supporting feelings and ideas.

It's a fantastic thing to take the risk of getting so close to your desire, expressing your obsession so absolutely.

Being wealthy isn't just a question of having lots of money. It's a question of what we want. Wealth isn't an absolute, it's relative to desire. Every time we seek something that we can't afford, we can be counted as poor, how much money we may actually have.