Quotes on Desire

Appetite, with an opinion of attaining, is called hope; the same, without such opinion, despair.Thomas Hobbes

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• hope
• despair

The happiness of a man in this life does not consist in the absence but in the mastery of his passions.Alfred Lord Tennyson

• desire
• happiness
• passion

Desire creates the power.Raymond Holliwell

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• passion
• motivation

If you limit your choices only to what seems possible or reasonable, you disconnect yourself from what you truly want, and all that is left is a compromise.Robert Fritz

• desire
• goals
• ambition
• possibility

The soul attracts that which it secretly harbors; that which it loves, and also that which it fears. It reaches the height of its cherished aspirations. It falls to the level of its unchastened desires - and circumstances are the means by which the soul receives its own.James Allen

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• fear
• passion

This is the source.

The starting point of all achievement is desire. Keep this constantly in mind. Weak desires bring weak results, just as a small amount of fire makes a small amount of heat.Napoleon Hill

• desire
• achievement
• accomplishment

The starting point of all goal attainment is desire. You must develop an intense burning desire for your goals if you really want to achieve them.Brian Tracy

• desire
• goals

You will become as small as your controlling desire; as great as your dominant aspiration.James Allen

• desire

There is one quality which one must possess to win, and that is definiteness of purpose, the knowledge of what one wants, and a burning desire to possess it.Napoleon Hill

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• desire