So what do you desire to do? What do you really want to do as a person? You need to stop and document that; write it down; make a plan; and then God says, ‘I’ll direct your steps.’ – Myles Munroe
Building your own home is about desire, fantasy. But it’s achievable; anyone can do it. – Kevin McCloud
We have been frustrated that there are a number of incumbents in Maryland offices who have been in office for years and years and show no movement or desire to pass the torch. – John Mahoney
A big element of what they regard as conformity is simply a desire to have an audience. – Karel Reisz
The desire of knowledge, like the thirst of riches, increases ever with the acquisition of it. – Laurence Sterne
There are four Powers: memory and intellect, desire and covetousness. The two first are mental and the others sensual. The three senses: sight, hearing and smell cannot well be prevented; touch and taste not at all. – Leonardo da Vinci
I have never been in, nor have I had any strong particular desire to be in, what is termed a costume drama, but I keep forgetting to think of ‘Charles II’ as a costume drama. – Martin Freeman
You lose your anonymity just like a helium balloon with a string. Therefore people are going to have their own opinion and they’re going to write in whatever clever manner they desire. – Kim Basinger
We must not only cease our present desire for the growth of the state, but we must desire its decrease, its weakening. – Leo Tolstoy
As far as fame, the everlasting fame thing. I used to think that was important for a writer… the desire to make your mark. – Kris Kristofferson
‘The Good, the Bad, the Weird’ is about individuals fulfilling their desires and just going the distance to fulfill that desire. – Kim Jee-woon
I think that people just have this core desire to express who they are. And I think that’s always existed. – Mark Zuckerberg
Often when He comes, He finds the soul occupied. Other guests are there, and He has to turn away. He cannot gain entry, for we love and desire other things; therefore, His gifts, which He is offering to everyone unceasingly, must remain outside. – Johannes Tauler
My most ardent desire is that my country will recapture its historic opportunity for a peaceful evolution and that Poland will prove to the world that even the most complex situations can be solved by a dialogue and not by force. – Lech Walesa
The reason is that for many years I have avoided reading anything whatsoever that approaches my own line of country, out of a somewhat fanatical desire to avoid the risk of unconscious imitation. – Leslie Charteris
British passion for Chinese tea was unstoppable, but the Chinese had no desire for our offerings, however much we tried to sell them woolen clothes or cutlery. – Kate Williams
Islamism is not Islam. Islamism is the politicisation of Islam, the desire to impose a version of this ancient faith over society. – Maajid Nawaz
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. – Kirk Douglas
I never had a desire to be famous… I was fat. I didn’t know any fat famous actresses… You know, once a fat kid, always a fat kid. Because you always think that you just look a little bit wrong or a little bit different from everyone else. And I still sort of have that. – Kate Winslet
We inhabit a world where we’re taught that we can have what we desire, and tend to act on it – the least we can do is admit to it when we succumb to our instincts. – Mariella Frostrup
I have no desire to play King Lear or Hamlet. I never had a grand ambition. I just followed my nose. – Liam Neeson
I don’t have any desire to do something that sounds explicitly rock. Like, I don’t have a burning need to be a rock musician. I feel like I’ve taken that as far as I can take it, for me. – Kim Gordon
