The desire for money may be an indication of greed, but I want to argue that greed is a much more subtle vice than simply the desire to be rich.
The presentations and conceptions of the average man of the world are formed and dominated, not by the full and pure desire for knowledge as an end in itself, but by the struggle to adapt himself favourably to the conditions of life.
By the time I finished comedy, I was really burnt out of it. I had had enough. I don't really have a strong desire to prove myself in that area, or to go back to it in any great way.
A life is either all spiritual or not spiritual at all. No man can serve two masters. Your life is shaped by the end you live for. You are made in the image of what you desire.
We always long for the forbidden things, and desire what is denied us.
As doctors, we are not trained to communicate and understand the power of our words as they relate to a patient's ability and desire to survive.
The explosion of jihad and its desire to export its contagious madness to all areas of the world have changed the way we view immigration.
I am an opponent of Saddam Hussein, but an opponent also, of the sanctions that have killed a million Iraqi children and an opponent of the United States' apparent desire to plunge the Middle East into a new and devastating war.
A teacher who is attempting to teach without inspiring the pupil with a desire to learn is hammering on cold iron.
Travel can also be the spirit of adventure somewhat tamed, for those who desire to do something they are a bit afraid of.
Animation is the only thing I ever wanted to do in my whole life. I have no desire for live-action or anything else.
Desire creates its own object.
Every man makes a god of his own desire.
I don't just want to be the girl boys get excited about, I have no desire for people to see me in a sexy way. I won't do nudity ever.
I think that people just have this core desire to express who they are. And I think that's always existed.
My fiction is almost always inspired by a character's need or desire to rise above him- or herself. No one is perfect and some of us have much adversity in our lives; it is those people who struggle to rise above their nature or background that I find the most interesting and heroic.
There are two futures, the future of desire and the future of fate, and man's reason has never learned to separate them.
I had no desire to be a chef, but I had a desire to be someone who was heard.
When, who, and what things happen to becomes meaningful, then what happens starts to matter, and play can evoke strong emotions, fierce and ongoing urges to succeed, and a desire to leave a mark, drive meaningful change, or build lasting institutions.
On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.
My findings have demonstrated that an optimal micronutrient intake reduces the desire for calories and reduces body temperature and white blood cell counts.
Traveling is one expression of the desire to cross boundaries.
Art includes everything that stimulates the desire to live.
Often devotion to virtue arises from sated desire.
By binding image and desire, glamour gives us pleasure, even as it heightens our yearning. It leads us to feel that the life we dream of exists, and to desire it even more.
Sometimes I'm uncomfortable with the level of fame I've got! It all depends on the day and what's going on. I don't desire any more fame. I don't need it.
As a citizen of a democratic state, I have always believed that when a prime minister is elected in Israel, even those who voted against him at the polls are obligated to desire his success.
Obsession led me to write. It's been that way with every book I've ever written. I become completely consumed by a theme, by characters, by a desire to meet a challenge.
I've always had a strange acting life. I'm the daughter of a director, and a very French, typical director who fell in love with every single one of his actresses. And that's also something that's kind of normal in the acting business, because everything is based on desire, one way or the other.
I'm the last person who has any desire to instruct anybody in shame. That's no errand for me.
We should never desire to be over others. Instead, we ought to be servants who are submissive to every human being for God's sake.
I don't sit down and relax very much. I don't desire to.
Every person who wins in any undertaking must be willing to cut all sources of retreat. Only by doing so can one be sure of maintaining that state of mind known as a burning desire to win - essential to success.
If there's one thing this team doesn't lack, it's competitiveness and a desire to win. No matter if we come off a win or come off a loss, it seems like we don't really care. We're always motivated to win.
Every teenager feels a wanting, a desire for something more, to be heard, to be seen.
Limited in his nature, infinite in his desire, man is a fallen god who remembers heaven.
