Quotes about Craving

What we are getting at is that, because you are a human being, there is always something you are living for; always some desire, goal, treasure, purpose, value, or craving that controls your heart.

William James said, "The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated." He didn't speak, mind you, of the "wish" or the "desire" or the "longing" to be appreciated. He said the "craving" to be appreciated.

PRINCIPLE 3 Arouse in the other person an eager want.

Desire—wanting something that appears to be good for some purpose or pleasure.

The desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life.

Love is like candy floss. you crave it and it looks very promising, but if you try to satisfy your hunger with it, there is nothing. Only a sweet aftertaste - if you're lucky.

Desire is craving enough to sacrifice for

When the average American says, "I'm starving," it is a prelude to a midnight raid on a well-stocked refrigerator or a sudden trip to the nearest fast food restaurant.

If you crave acceptance and recognition and try to change yourself to fit what other people want you to be, you will suffer all your life. True happiness and true power lie in understanding yourself, accepting yourself, having confidence in yourself.

Concupierunt concupiscentiam in deserto. . . . Numquid poterit parare mensam populo suo?

I need criticism the way a man dying of thirst needs water.

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