In antiquity, a woman might be an object of worship or desire, but never of love.
Money is not an aphrodisiac: the desire it may kindle in the female eye is more for the cash than the carrier.
The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear.
Nothing prevents one from appearing natural as the desire to appear natural.
I sincerely desire to be appointed Commander in Chief of the air fleet to attack Pearl Harbor so that I may personally command that attack force.
As a general rule, I do not think it appropriate for judges to heap either praise or censure upon a legislative measure that comes before them, lest it be thought that their validation, invalidation, or interpretation of it is driven by their desire to expand or constrict what they personally approve or disapprove as a matter of policy.
A child's appetite for new toys appeal to the desire for ownership and appropriation: the appeal of toys comes to lie not in their use but in their status as possessions.
Most fears of rejection rest on the desire for approval from other people. Don't base your self-esteem on their opinions.
I am not solicitous to examine particularly everything here, which indeed could not be done in fifty years, because my desire is to make all possible discoveries, and return to your Highnesses, if it please our Lord, in April.
The government's desire to expand global trade may be understandable, but we mustn't give away too much. We must tell our elected representatives to at least delay the Canada-China FIPA until it has been examined more thoroughly, and to reconsider the inclusion of investor-state arbitration mechanisms in all trade deals.
Whatever you vividly imagine, ardently desire, sincerely believe, and enthusiastically act upon... must inevitably come to pass!
Hard times arouse an instinctive desire for authenticity.
The ultimate end of human acts is eudaimonia, happiness in the sense of living well, which all men desire; all acts are but different means chosen to arrive at it.
My name is Bruce Feiler, and I'm an explainaholic. I first heard this word used to describe Isaac Asimov, and I knew instantly that I suffered from the same condition. It's the incurable desire to tell, shape, share, occasionally exaggerate, often elongate, and inevitably bungle a good story.
Success - keeping your mind awake and your desire asleep.
To desire is to obtain; to aspire is to achieve.
I never had any desire to be a film actor. I never thought I was the good-looking movie type, which I assumed they wanted.
My desire is to bring astronomical events and objects down into your personal, lived-in space.
My searing desire to atone for having survived helps me resist the temptations to join the world of lies.
Grace is the divine assistance or heavenly help each of us desperately needs to qualify for the celestial kingdom. Thus, the enabling power of the Atonement strengthens us to do and be good and to serve beyond our own individual desire and natural capacity.
