Quotes about Desire
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
Mrs. Robinson, you're trying to seduce me... aren't you?
- Dustin Hoffman