Quotes About Desire

Religions, which condemn the pleasures of sense, drive men to seek the pleasures of power. Throughout history power has been the vice of the ascetic.

Power is like saltwater; the more you drink, the thirstier you get.

God releases more of His power and presence according to the measure of our hunger for Him.

Plant the seed of desire in your mind and it forms a nucleus with power to attract to itself everything needed for its fulfillment.

... perhaps those who are best suited to power are those who have never sought it.

When the power of imparting joy is equal to the will, the human soul requires no other heaven.

He who does not desire power is fit to hold it.

Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac.

None who have always been free can understand the terrible fascinating power of the hope of freedom to those who are not free.

All the best sands of my life are somehow getting into the wrong end of the hourglass. If I could only reverse it! Were it in my power to do sowould I?

And I tell you, if you have the desire for knowledge and the power to give it physical expression, go out and explore.

Greed may not be good, but it's not so bad either. You humans think greed is just for money or power, but everyone wants something they can't have.

Sure, beauty has the power to excite men. But so does a box of donuts.

He who steals a little steals with the same wish as he who steals much, but with less power.

I put for the general inclination of all mankind, a perpetual and restless desire of power after power, that ceaseth only in death.

Every one, more or less, loves Power, yet those who most wish for it are seldom the fittest to be trusted with it.

I, for one, thoroughly believe that no power in the universe can withhold from anyone anything they really deserve.

Ambition and thirst for power have a part but greed and greed alone is the reason for a man wanting to swell his ward.

People are motivated by the desires for privilege, for power, for profit. Those are not shocking revelations. Anyone who's had any experience in life knows these things.

The only people who attain power are those who crave it.

The desire of power in excess caused the angels to fall; the desire of knowledge in excess caused man to fall: but in charity there is no excess; neither can angel nor man come in danger by it.

How can you consider flower power outdated? The essence of my lyrics is the desire for peace and harmony. That's all anyone has ever wanted. How could it become outdated?

Power ... is the supreme end for all those who have not understood.

The two most important phrases in the human language are "If only" and "Maybe someday". Our past mistakes and our unrequited longings. The things we regret and the things we yearn for. That's what makes us who we are.