Quotes About Desire

I know not what you believe of God, but I believe He gave yearnings and longings to be filled, and that He did not mean all our time should be devoted to feeding and clothing the body

The Zen philosophy posits that 'human beings suffer' and 'the cause of suffering is desire.' The way to put an end to suffering is to stop wanting everything, all the time.

What we prefer to read is sort of like sexual preference, you like what you like. Most of the time you have no clue why.

As time went on, I got envious and wanted to do a lot of stunts myself

there comes a time when ambition ceases to burn, or romance to stir, and the highest cry of the human heart is for peace.

I think I would like to have lived in the 1930s and worn beautiful bias cut dresses all the time.

Every time we buy something we deepen our emotional deprivation and hence our need to buy something.

As in, I think 'Badlands' is one of the funniest films of all time: "Every day I wish I was carried off to a magical land, but that never happened" is one of the funniest lines in any film.

You know, one thing I've learned in my time on this earth Be careful what you wish for.

We were now back at Smith Landing, and fired with a desire to make another Buffalo expedition on which we should have ampler time and cover more than a mere corner of the range.

Take a human desire, preferably one that has been around for a really long time Identify that desire and use modern technology to take out steps.

Youth covets; let not this covetousness seduce you.

Youth eats all the sugared fancy cakes and regards them as its daily bread. But there'll come a time when you'll start asking just for a crust.

The time has to be right and the heart willing.

Ever eating, never cloying, All-devouring, all-destroying Never finding full repast, Till I eat the world at last.

Who does not wish to be beautiful, and clever, and rich, and to have back, in old age, the time spent trying to be any of them.

By putting the gift of yearning for God into every human being's heart, God at the same time draws all people made in God's image to God's self and into their own true selves.

I will die Before My Time. Because I feel the shadow's Depth. So much I wanted to accomplish. before I reached my Death

The preparation, commitment and desire to win will be no less than the last time I drove a grand prix car in anger.

Always time to dream, so keep on dreaming!

And that almost everyone was struggling to wake up, to be loved, and not feel so afraid all the time. That's what the cars, degrees, booze, and drugs were about.

O, for an engine, to keep back all clocks, or make the sun forget his motion!

The time when I had desire to go to the United States I didn't have a penny. It was in the middle of the depression, you know. I couldn't get as far as Hoboken at that time.

Perfume acts as an anesthetic. By the time she floats a little your way, you'll promise her anything.