Desire Quotes: Fueling Passions and Dreams

Desire is the driving force behind all human achievements. It fuels our ambitions, shapes our decisions, and propels us toward our dreams. From the deepest longings to the smallest wishes, desire is what keeps us striving for more in life. Whether it’s personal success or emotional fulfillment, these desire quotes will inspire you to embrace your passions and chase your dreams with conviction and purpose.

Quotes on the Power of Desire

Desire is a powerful motivator that shapes our actions and influences our outcomes. These quotes highlight the role of desire in fueling ambition and driving success.

• To succeed in life and achieve results, you must understand and master three mighty forces – desire, belief, and expectation. – A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
• Desire is the key that opens the door when opportunity knocks.
• Desire creates thought. Thought produces action. – Dr T.P. Chia
• The most difficult thing to do is to control your desires – you should ask yourself what you ought to desire. – Dr T.P. Chia
• The only difference between dreams and reality is purely DESIRE.
• The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential… these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence.
• Desire is the power that makes people do the best or the worst. Desire can build you up or break you down. – Dr T.P. Chia
• The less you desire, the happier you are. The more you desire, the greedier you become. – Dr T.P. Chia
• No desire is nobler than the desire to do the right things in life. – Dr T.P. Chia
• If you desire to be happy, you must first ask if you deserve to be happy. If you desire to be respected, you must first make yourself respectable. – Dr T.P. Chia
• Ultimately, it is the desire, not the desired, that we love. – Friedrich Nietzsche
• The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear. – Socrates
• All negative and harmful desires, if uncontrolled, would turn human beings into the worst monsters on earth. – Dr T.P. Chia
• No desire, no motivation, no success. – Dr T.P. Chia
• Desire is the key that unlocks the door to motivation, courage, determination, excellence, and action. – Dr T.P. Chia
• Desirable desires are priceless; undesirable desires are costly. – Dr T.P. Chia
• Desire is not a wish or a hope – it’s a dynamic passion burning in the mind and heart. – Dr T.P. Chia
• The stronger the desire, the greater the motivation. The stronger the motivation, the greater the achievement. – Dr T.P. Chia
• The desire to achieve and prove yourself is the root of success. The stronger the desire, the greater the success. – Dr T.P. Chia
• Desire is the starting point of all achievement, not a hope, not a wish, but a keen pulsating desire which transcends everything. – Napoleon Hill
• The desire for a good life produces hardworking, creative, and productive people. The desire for power and money creates greedier, unethical, and immoral men. – Dr T.P. Chia
• Desire is half of life, indifference is half of death. – Kahlil Gibran
• When a person really desires something, all the universe conspires to help that person to realize his dream. – Paulo Coelho
• The desire to reach for the stars is ambitious. The desire to reach hearts is wise. – Maya Angelou

Quotes on Managing and Controlling Desire

While desire can be a powerful force for good, it can also lead to greed, obsession, or destruction if not managed properly. These quotes remind us of the importance of controlling our desires to live a balanced life.

• The less you desire, the happier you are! – Dr T.P. Chia
• To control your desires, you need to be strong in resisting temptations mentally and sensuously. – Dr T.P. Chia
• The best thing to do is keeping the positive and healthy desires awake, and keeping the negative and unhealthy desires asleep. – Dr T.P. Chia
• All day and all night my desire for you unwinds like a poisonous snake. – Samar Sen
• He begins to die, that quits his desires. – George Herbert
• The desire of death will not always lead you to death, but the fear of death will. – Santosh Kalwar
• The desire for the pleasures of psychedelic drugs is a deadly desire. The addicts are killing themselves slowly with the pills. – Dr T.P. Chia
• Profound desire, true desire, is the desire to be close to someone. – Paulo Coelho
• Sadness does not last forever when we walk in the direction of that which we always desired. – Paulo Coelho
• The desire to achieve greatness and prove oneself is the essence of success. – Dr T.P. Chia
• When we kill our desires we stink like any corpse. – Harold Norse
• What we insistently desire, over time, is what we become. – Neal A. Maxwell
• Give expression to the noble desires that lie in your heart. – Gordon B. Hinckley
• Desire urges me on, while fear bridals me. – Giordano Bruno
• The desire for an abundant life is what drives us to do what we do to become successful.
• The intelligent desire self-control; children want candy. – Rumi
• Desiring money kills desire. Money kills desire. – Andre Chamson
• The object of your desire is not an object. – Jack Gardner
• We fear what we most desire. – Harley King
• Desire grows by what it feeds on. – L.M. Montgomery
• The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring. And that is not happiness. – F.H. Bradley
• To burn with desire and keep quiet about it is the greatest punishment we can bring on ourselves. – Federico Garcia Lorca
• Where such men love, they have no desire, and where they desire, they cannot love. – Sigmund Freud
• Fashion is the science of appearance, and it inspires one with the desire to seem rather than to be. – Henry Fielding

Quotes on Desire and Achievement

Desire is the starting point of success. It fuels our ambitions and drives us to overcome obstacles in pursuit of our goals. These quotes remind us that desire is the first step toward achieving our dreams.

• The first principle of success is desire – knowing what you want. Desire is the planting of your seed. – Robert Collier
• Without a strong desire to achieve something, nothing is accomplished.
• The world you desire can be won, it exists, it is real, it is possible, it is yours. – Ayn Rand
• Desire is the very essence of man. – Benedict de Spinoza
• We always long for the forbidden things, and desire what is denied us. – Francois Rabelais
• Desire is like a fire… in the end it makes us burst. And though we achieve what we want, it will never quench our thirst.
• If you greatly desire something, have the guts to stake everything on obtaining it. – Brendan Francis
• The desire to reach hearts is wise. – Maya Angelou
• Desire is not a wish or a hope; it’s a dynamic passion burning in the mind and heart. – Dr T.P. Chia
• The stronger the desire, the greater the motivation. The stronger the motivation, the greater the achievement. – Dr T.P. Chia
• The starting point of all achievement is desire. Keep this constantly in mind. Weak desires bring weak results, just as a small fire makes a small amount of heat. – Napoleon Hill
• Roots of desires are hidden so deep in inner recesses of mind that it can’t be detected just on the surface alone. Go deeper in mind to see roots of all desires, and eradication happens merely by observation of it. – Anandmurti Gurumaa
• It’s hard to feel desire when you don’t feel desirable. – Christine Feehan
• The desire to reach for the stars is ambitious. The desire to reach hearts is wise. – Maya Angelou
• Desire is the key to motivation. It is the key to develop a healthy personality and a positive attitude towards oneself and others. – Amit Abraham
• When it comes to going after what you love in life, don’t take no for an answer.
• The object of your desire is not an object. – Jack Gardner
• When a person really desires something, all the universe conspires to help that person to realize his dream. – Paulo Coelho
• Every man has his secret desire, I suppose, and mine is someday to own a farm. – A.G. Street
• In every living thing there is the desire for love. – D.H. Lawrence
• The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential… these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence.

Desire is the foundation of everything we aspire to achieve. Whether it’s ambition, love, or personal growth, desire fuels our actions and motivates us to reach for the stars. These quotes remind us of the importance of channeling our desires toward positive and meaningful goals. So, let your desire ignite your passion and guide you toward a life filled with purpose and achievement.