Home / Topics / Desire Quotes

Desire Quotes

Browse 12306 quotes about Desire.

Desire Quotes

“The condition of humankind is not good, in the sense that the illusory prisons we create for ourselves through our desires and our frustrations are unhappy.”

Desire Humanity Conditions Buddhism Prison Unhappy Frustration Humankind Illusory

Author:Frederick Lenz

“I have committed myself to joy. I have come to realize that those who make space for joy, those who prefer nothing to joy, those who desire the utter reality, will most assuredly have it. We must not be afraid to announce it to refugees, slum dwellers, saddened prisoners, angry prophets. Now and then we must even announce it to ourselves. In this prison of now, in this cynical and sophisticated age, someone must believe in joy.”

Believe Reality Age Joy Desire Realizing Space Angry Prison Committed Prophet Prisoner Cynical Now And Then Sophisticated Refugee Slums Saddened Dwellers

Author:Richard Rohr

“If you desire a man to tell you comfortable lies about your prowess, and so fetter any hope of true excellence, I'm sure you may find one anywhere. Not all prisons are made of iron bars. Some are made of feather beds.”

Ifs Men May Made Lying Desire Bed Comfortable Prison Excellence Bars Iron Feathers Fetters Prowess

Author:Lois McMaster Bujold

“If I were not a king, I would be a university man; and if it were so that I must be a prisoner, if I might have my wish, I would desire to have no other prison than that library [the Bodleian].”

Ifs Men Might Would Be Desire Wish Kings Prison Library University Prisoner My Wish

Author:King James I

“The desire for freedom resides in every human heart. And that desire cannot be contained forever by prison walls, or martial laws, or secret police. Over time, and across the Earth, freedom will find a way.”

Way Humans Heart Earth Law Desire Secret Forever Wall Police Prison Human Heart Secret Police Prison Walls Martial Law

Author:George W. Bush

“It's natural for humans to suppress urges, for when our desires are left unchecked they lead to broken relationships, prison time, and forest fires.”

Humans Desire Left Natural Fire Broken Prison Forests Urges Forest Fires Broken Relationship Prison Time

Author:Amy Sedaris

“While my chosen form of story-writing is obviously a special and perhaps a narrow one, it is none the less a persistent and permanent type of expression, as old as literature itself. There will always be a certain small percentage of persons who feel a burning curiosity about unknown outer space, and a burning desire to escape from the prison-house of the known and the real into those enchanted lands of incredible adventure and infinite possibilities which dreams open up to us, and which things like deep woods, fantastic urban towers, and flaming sunsets momentarily suggest.”

Source: H.P. Lovecraft: The Ultimate Collection (160 Works Including Early Writings, Fiction, Collaborations, Poetry, Essays & Bonus Audiobook Links)

“A person who does not enter the new [Rastakhiz] party is either an individual who belongs to an illegal organization, or is related to the outlaw Tudeh Party, or in other words is a traitor. Such an individual belongs in an Iranian prison, or if he desires, he can leave the country tomorrow, because he is not an Iranian, he has no nation, and his activities are illegal and punishable according to law.”

Ifs Persons Doe Country Law Desire Individual Nations Party Tomorrow Activity Organization Prison Related Illegal Traitor Iranian Outlaw

Author:Mohammed Reza Pahlavi