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“Love is an irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired.”

“Doing little things with a strong desire to please God makes them really great.”

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Author:Saint Francis de Sales

“The strong desires of man's insatiate breast may stand possess'd Of all that earth can give; but earth can give no rest.”

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Book:Quarles' emblems, illustr. by C. Bennett and W.H. Rogers

Source: Quarles' emblems, illustr. by C. Bennett and W.H. Rogers

“I would like to write a novel, or at least try to write one, although my motives are not entirely pure. For one thing, I get asked about writing novels so much that I feel guilty about never having written one. And although I have no strong desire to write a novel, I would hate not to try. That would just be silly. On the other hand, I hate the idea of slogging through something that turns out to be not good.”

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Author:Kelly Link

“All the energy in the universe is evenly present in all places at the same time. We don't get energy, we release energy. And the triggering mechanism to release energy is desire. When you have a strong desire to do something, you will always have the energy to do it.”

Desire Universe Energy Strong Release Mechanism Strong Desire

Author:Bob Proctor

“Shameless actually good since it gives a kind of freedom. We consider the old, functionless shame destructive. Today, if you have a strong sense of shame you also have a strong desire to overcome it. And that's when you can write.”

Ifs Giving Writing Kind Today Desire Strong Overcoming Shame Destructive Shameless Strong Desire

Author:Karl Ove Knausgard

“I think people have a strong desire to push me and others into some sort of political box that they can wrap their minds around.”

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Author:Adam Carolla

“Ambition, as that passion is generally understood,- a strong desire to rise above others, to occupy the first place, - formed no part of Lafayette's character. In him the passion was nothing more than a constant and irresistible wish to do good.”

Firsts Character Desire Passion Strong Wish Ambition Understood Constant Rise Above Irresistible Strong Desire Lafayette

Author:Marquis de Lafayette