Quotes with non-desire

Quotes 221 till 240 of 436.

  • James Joyce Love (understood as the desire of good for another) is in fact so unnatural a phenomenon that it can scarcely repeat itself, the soul being unable to become virgin again and not having energy enough to cast itself out again into the ocean of another's soul.
    James Joyce
    Irish writer (1882 - 1941)
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  • Robert Frost Love is an irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired.
    Robert Frost
    American poet (1874 - 1963)
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  • Aristophanes Love is simply the name for the desire and the pursuit of the whole.
    Aristophanes
    Ancient Greek comic playwright (446 - 386)
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  • Bertrand Russell Love is something far more than desire for sexual intercourse; it is the principal means of escape from the loneliness which afflicts most men and women throughout the greater part of their lives.
    Bertrand Russell
    English philosopher and mathematician (1872 - 1970)
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  • Gaston Bachelard Man is a creation of desire, not a creation of need.
    Gaston Bachelard
    French scientist and philosopher (1884 - 1962)
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  • Albert Camus Man wants to live, but it is useless to hope that this desire will dictate all his actions.
    Albert Camus
    French writer, essayist and Nobel Prize winner in literature (1956) (1913 - 1960)
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  • Brad Holland Many people have observed that truth is stranger than fiction. This has led some intellectuals to conclude that it's stranger than non-fiction as well.
    Brad Holland
    American basketball player (1956 - )
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  • Edgar W. Howe Many people would be more truthful were it not for their uncontrollable desire to talk.
    Edgar W. Howe
    American journalist and writer (1853 - 1937)
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  • Bobby Moynihan Me, Billy Crystal and John Goodman hang out non-stop, and all we do is silly voices. We hang out in a little closet and do voices together.
    Bobby Moynihan
    American actor, comedian, and writer (1977 - )
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  • Julius Caesar Men freely believe that which they desire.
    Julius Caesar
    Roman emperor (101 - 44)
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  • Mahatma Gandhi Mental violence has no potency and injures only the person whose thoughts are violent. It is otherwise with mental non-violence. It has potency which the world does not yet know.
    Mahatma Gandhi
    Indian politician (1869 - 1948)
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  • Paul De Man Modernity exists in the form of a desire to wipe out whatever came earlier, in the hope of reaching at least a point that could be called a true present, a point of origin that marks a new departure.
    Paul De Man
    In België geboren American literair criticus (1919 - 1983)
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  • Oliver Cromwell Mr. Lely, I desire you would use all your skill to paint my picture truly like me, and not flatter me at all; but remark all these roughnesses, pimples, warts, and everything as you see me, otherwise I will never pay a farthing for it.
    Oliver Cromwell
    Parliamentarian General, Lord Protector of England (1599 - 1658)
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  • Agnes Smedley Much that we read of Russia is imagination and desire only.
    Agnes Smedley
    American journalist and writer (1892 - 1950)
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  • Henri-Frédéric Amiel Mutual respect implies discretion and reserve even in love itself; it means preserving as much liberty as possible to those whose life we share. We must distrust our instinct of intervention, for the desire to make one's own will prevail is often disguised under the mask of solicitude.
    Henri-Frédéric Amiel
    Swiss philosopher and poet (1821 - 1881)
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  • Barry Sanders My desire to exit the game is greater than my desire to remain in it. I have searched my heart through and through and feel comfortable with this decision.
    Barry Sanders
    American football player (1968 - )
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  • Bob Ainsworth My heroes are the non-commissioned officers. If I had another life that's what I'd be - a regimental sergeant major or a similar rank. That's where the spirit of the armed forces is.
    Bob Ainsworth
    British Labour Party politician (1952 - )
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  • Bryan Batt My mantra is, 'Don't be afraid of color.' What did it do to you? Do a color testing in alternate kinds of light you desire in the room because the pigment will change. And I refuse to believe that pale pale or white colors in a small room will buy you more square footage. Go with color all the way.
    Bryan Batt
    American actor (1963 - )
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  • Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh My whole effort here is to keep you as non-serious as possible, for the simple reason that meditation, all kinds of meditation, can make you too serious and that seriousness will create a spiritual disease and nothing else. Unless a meditation brings you more laughter, more joy, more playfulness, avoid it. It is not for you.
    Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh
    Indian godman and mystic (1931 - 1990)
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  • Bob Beauprez Nearly 300,000 more people are forced to accept part-time employment because of this rotten non-recovery recovery than when Obama arrived at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
    Bob Beauprez
    American politician and member (1948 - )
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