Quotes: Desire

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

If you desire ease, forsake learning.

The fear of failure is so great, it is no wonder that the desire to do right by one’s children has led to a whole library of books offering advice on how to raise them.

This fear of death infused me with the desire to live, and to live harder.

Man never thinks himself happy, but when he enjoys those things which others want or desire.

It’s a hard call, but I’ve no desire to live my children’s lives. I think my job as a father is to protect them, to allow them a safe place to grow up and to teach them what I’ve learned.

Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire, you will what you imagine and at last you create what you will.

The work of the political activist inevitably involves a certain tension between the requirement that position be taken on current issues as they arise and the desire that one’s contributions will somehow survive the ravages of time.

We have a hunger of the mind which asks for knowledge of all around us, and the more we gain, the more is our desire; the more we see, the more we are capable of seeing.

Always desire to learn something useful.