“Man's desire for the approval of his fellows is so strong, his dread of their censure so violent, that he himself has brought his enemy (conscience) within his gates; and it keeps watch over him, vigilant always in the interests of its master to crush any half-formed desire to break away from the herd.” MenDesireStrongInterestHalfEnemyWatchesBreakMastersConscienceFellowsViolentCrushGatesApprovalDreadHerdsVigilantCensure Author:W. Somerset Maugham
“To the Young Artists of Italy! The cry of rebellion that we launch, linking our ideals with those of the Futurist poets, does not originate in an aesthetic clique. It expresses the violent desire that stirs in the veins of every creative artist today.” DoeTodayYoungDesireArtistCreativeCryPoetIdealsViolentRebellionAestheticVeinsCreative ArtCliqueCreative ArtistsYoung ArtistsFuturist Author:Umberto Boccioni
“Allah said, 'A prophet must slaughter before collecting captives. A slaughtered enemy is driven from the land. Muhammad, you craved the desires of this world, its goods and the ransom captives would bring. But Allah desires killing them to manifest the religion.'” WorldSaidDesireEnemyLandThis WorldKillingDrivenViolentProphetGoodsManifestCollectingMuhammadSlaughterCaptivesRansom Author:Ibn Ishaq
“I desire a violent, domineering, fearless, and ferocious upcoming generation. It must be able to bear pain. It must show no signs whatsoever of weakness or tenderness. The free and magnificent predator must once again glint from their eyes.” ShowsEyeAblePainDesireGenerationsBearsWeaknessViolentFearlessTendernessMagnificentPredator Author:Adolf Hitler
“Young men have strong passions and tend to gratify them indiscriminately. Of the bodily desires, it is the sexual by which they are most swayed and in which they show absence of control...They are changeable and fickle in their desires which are violent while they last, but quickly over: their impulses are keen but not deep rooted.” MenShowsLastsYoungDesirePassionStrongAbsenceViolentImpulseYoung ManRootedFickleStrong Passion Book:Rhetoric Source: Rhetoric