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Desire Quotes

"Wanting something is not enough. You must hunger for it. Your motivation must be absolutely compelling in order to overcome the obstacles that will invariably come your way."
Les Brown
"True desire in the heart for anything good is God’s proof to you sent beforehand to indicate that it’s yours already."
Denzel Washington
"Training for me is a metaphor for life, period. The dedication, the determination, the desire, the work ethic, the great successes and the great failures – I take that into life."
Dwayne Johnson
"When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it."
Paulo Coelho
"A child can teach an adult three things: to be happy for no reason, to always be busy with something, and to know how to demand with all his might that which he desires."
Paulo Coelho
"If you don’t fight for what you want, don’t cry for what you lost."
Will Smith
"What do you want a meaning for? Life is a desire, not a meaning."
Charlie Chaplin
"I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies, for the hardest victory is over self."
Aristotle
"I wanted kicks—the kind of melodramatic thrills and chills I found in movies—but more than that, I wanted a sense of purpose."
Anthony Bourdain
"The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it."
Oscar Wilde
"Champions are made from something deep inside them - a desire, a dream, a vision."
Phil Jackson
"You gotta be hungry!"
Les Brown
"Here is one quality that one must possess to win, and that is definiteness of purpose, the knowledge of what one wants, and a burning desire to possess it."
Napoleon Hill
"When your desires are strong enough you will appear to possess superhuman powers to achieve."
Napoleon Hill
"If you start by promising what you don’t even have yet, you’ll lose your desire to work towards getting it."
Paulo Coelho
"Champions are made from something they have deep inside them-a desire, a dream, a vision. They have to have the skill, and the will. But the will must be stronger than the skill."
Muhammad Ali
"There is no fear for one whose mind is not filled with desires."
Buddha
"All your anxiety is because of your desire for harmony. Seek disharmony, then you will gain peace."
Rumi
"Either give me more wine or leave me alone."
Rumi
"Everyone has been made for some particular work, and the desire for that work has been put in every heart."
Rumi