“The belief that peace is desirable is rarely enough to achieve it. Peace requires responsibility. Peace entails sacrifice.” EnoughBeliefResponsibilitySacrificeAchieveDesirable Author:Barack Obama
“Even when men approve of the same arrangements, it must be asked whether they approve of them because they exist or because they are desirable in themselves. The common resistance to the collectivist tide should not be allowed to obscure the fact that the belief in integral freedom is based on an essentially forward-looking attitude and not on any nostalgic longing for the past or a romantic admiration for what has been.” MenShouldHas BeensFactsPastBeliefCommonAttitudeLongingResistanceAdmirationTidesArrangementsObscureDesirableNostalgic Author:Friedrich August von Hayek
“The really potent part of love is that it allows you to carry around beliefs about yourself that make you feel special, desirable, precious, innately good. Your lover couldn't have seen [these qualities] in you, even temporarily, if they weren't part of your essential being.” IfsFeelsBeliefLove IsQualitySpecialLoversEssentialsAbout YourselfDesirable Author:Martha Beck