Famous Quotes & Sayings

Cate Blanchett

You can only desire something that you've already had in your life.

A person, who desires godliness should worship gods.

Jose Maria

As far as we can, I hope and desire that they are soon out of prison.

Pride makes us esteem ourselves; vanity desires the esteem of others.

Our size has always held (opponents) under their average. But also our guards are very athletic. Athleticism and desire are what you need to play defense.

Dennis Miller

Our desire was to be annexed into one of the villages of Columbia, but it didn't turn out that way.

Our desire is to consolidate the market as well so we'd be interested in what their view is. Anything could happen.

Robert Clarke

Our desire is to be involved in a series as we view as the pinnacle and the premier open-wheel racing series, ... and see that as maybe a priority over the need to have competition.

Our effort and desire were there throughout the game. We just weren't very smart with some things we did.

Manmohan Singh

Our emphasis and sincere desire is that this matter should be resolved without taking recourse to coercive methods and any sort of confrontation, as they only exacerbate tensions in the region and beyond.

Alphonso Jackson

Of the families I talked to, 90% of the families have no desire to go back, ... But that's not what I'm hearing from Texas. It's a whole different perspective.

North Americans do have a higher desire for very soft tissues.

Sathya Baba

THE motherland is not a mere lump of earth. When we desire its progress, we have to promote the progress of the people who dwell therein.

Successful men are influenced by the desire for pleasing results. Failures are influenced by the desire for pleasing methods and are inclined to be satisfied with such results as can be obtained by doing things they like to do.

Robert Frost

Some say the world will end in fire,/ Some say in ice./ From what I've tasted of desire/ I hold with those who favor fire./ But if it had to perish twice,/ I think I know enough of hate/ To say that for destruction ice/ Is also great/ And would suffice.

Joe Browne

Some people, you can tell if they want it bad. He always was a kid who wanted to be a good player. He had that will and desire to play. Everyone around the pool room saw that.

Michael Kelly

Space flight is years from being routine, or even a mode of transportation per se. Transportation refers to reaching a desired destination. Space flight, for the foreseeable future, will be an end in itself.

The monkey had grown into a full-fledged gorilla. This was our goal all along, and we played with a desire to win.

Tom Fitton

Dean's political aspirations and his desire to prevent anything from ruining them are not sound arguments for secreting such an enormous quantity of government documents from the public.

There seems to be more of an understanding of the historic opportunity that exists, ... We have a greater sense of optimism ... I have a sense that there is a desire to seize the moment.

There is that desire to go surf the waves by yourself, just you and nature and I will never do it again, never.

The morning inspires scholars to work and also those who desire wealth.

They still have to have the desire to go in and do something.

They seem to have an intention and desire to solve the issue but when it comes down to practical steps they're not ready to act.

They need to come here with desire and passion and the understanding that you can?t take one single play off.

They had the desire and they just didn't want to go home tonight.

Greg Smith

This is not some desire to make (the funding situation) look different, ... This is the actuarial audit.

This is part of growing up and part of learning. They showed a lot of integrity and desire to do the right thing.

This fight will catapult him into the elite and into the rankings. This fight will put him into the public demand. You'll see him on TV after this. He has the desire to be great.

Candice Bergen

I traveled and read a lot, but I didn't have any real desire to work, though I harbored the knowledge I should get off my butt and back to work.

It's all heart and desire. These kids can't be stopped.

It's all their call. When you have a situation like this, they've got to have the desire to get it done. And I think they thought it was about time.

Chris Chelios

It's not his desire, it's how he can handle it physically. He hasn't told me a word.