Quotes about Desire
Desire is bridled when we acknowledge that all thing given to us are given in order that we might know their author.
— John Calvin
Art is the most passionate orgy within man's grasp.
— John Donne
Send home my long strayed eyes to me,Which (Oh) too long have dwelt on thee.
— John Donne
Batter my heart, three-person'd God; for youAs yet but knock, breathe, shine, and seek to mend.
— John Donne
That our affections kill us not, nor dye.
— John Donne
I long to talk with some old lover's ghost Who died before the god of Love was born.
— John Donne
But, O alas! so long, so far, Our bodies why do we forbear?
— John Donne
Twice or thrice had I lov'd thee, Before I knew thy face or name
— John Donne
There are days when I am envious of my hens: when I hunger for a purpose as perfect and sure as a single daily egg.
— Barbara Kingsolver
It's not tyranny we desire; it's a just, limited, federal government.
— Alexander Hamilton
I think that people want peace so much that one of these days government had better get out of their way and let them have it.
— Dwight D. Eisenhower
To achieve great things, we must first dream.
— Coco Chanel