“The work of art is brought into the world without there being a need for it. The house satisfies a requirement. The work of art is responsible to none; the house is responsible to everyone. The work of art wants to draw people out of their state of comfort.” PeopleWorldWantNeedsArtStatesHouseComfortDrawsArt IsResponsibleWorks Of ArtRequirements Author:Adolf Loos
“There are people who want the comfort and structure of a job where they're given tasks and told what to do. I think it's actually a minority of people. The majority of people don't want that, but I'd say that the companies I've built are full of people with something to prove.” PeopleThinkingWantJobsGivenCompanyComfortProveBuiltTasksMajorityStructureMinorities Author:Mark Pincus
“It is common to distinguish necessaries, comforts, and luxuries; the first class including all things required to meet wants which must be satisfied, while the latter consist of things that meet wants of a less urgent character.” WantFirstsCharacterCommonClassComfortAll ThingsIncludingSatisfiedLuxuryLatterUrgentFirst Class Book:Principles of Economics Source: Principles of Economics
“At the bottom of philosophy something very true and very desperate whispers: Everyone is hungry all the time. Everyone is starving. Everyone wants so much, much more than they can stomach, but the appetite doesn't converse much with the stomach. Everyone is hungry and not only for food - for comfort and love and excitement and the opposite of being alone. Almost everything awful anyone does is to get those things and keep them.” WantDoePhilosophyComfortOppositesAnd LoveBottomHungryAwfulExcitementDesperateStomachAppetiteStarvingConversesVery True Author:Catherynne M. Valente
“The costume of women should be suited to her wants and necessities. It should conduce at once to her health, comfort, and usefulness; and, while it should not fail also to conduce to her personal adornment, it should make that end of secondary importance” WantShouldEndsFailingComfortImportanceCostumesUsefulnessAdornment Book:Life and Writings of Amelia Bloomer Source: Life and Writings of Amelia Bloomer
“When you're a child, the most important thing is to be able to live a life of comfort. You want to be sure that the moon goes up at night and the sun comes up in the morning and dad comes home from work.” WantChildrenImportantHomeAbleNightMorningSunDadComfortMoonImportant ThingsCome UpComing Home Author:Keegan-Michael Key