I always counsel aspiring novelists that passion is the most important quality for a writer to possess - technique can be taught, but that relentless desire to write has to come from within.
Lisa Kleypas
PassionQualityDesireImportant
Travel can also be the spirit of adventure somewhat tamed, for those who desire to do something they are a bit afraid of.
Ella Maillart
TravelAdventureDesireSpiritWho
When you rely on incentives, you undermine virtues. Then when you discover that you actually need people who want to do the right thing, those people don't exist because you've crushed anyone's desire to do the right thing with all these incentives.
Barry Schwartz
Do The Right ThingPeopleYouDesire
Too often the desire for peace has been expressed by women while the stewardship of the mechanisms which are used to attempt to secure peace in the short and medium term are dominated by male decision-making structures and informal arrangements. This must change.
Jenny Shipley
ChangeWomenPeaceShortDesire
When you're on film or TV, essentially you're in front of the camera. Unless it's a Tim Burton thing, the desire is to be real and grounded.
Thomas Middleditch
CameraYouDesireRealBe RealFilm
I don't see myself necessarily having a burning desire to write a symphony.
Danny Elfman
MyselfDesireWriteSeeBurning
Lust is what keeps you wanting to do it even when you have no desire to be with each other. Love is what makes you want to be with each other even when you have no desire to do it.
Judith Viorst
LoveLove IsYouLustDesireWant
If you desire faith, then you have faith enough.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
FaithEnoughYouDesireThen
Tales of power and ambition and intrigue and betrayal and desire - when you're telling those in a big way, you automatically want to go to Shakespeare.
Beau Willimon
PowerAmbitionYouBetrayalDesire
In theory, the maturation of the Internet should have killed off the desire for zines entirely.
Jenna Wortham
InternetDesireTheoryOffShould
When mankind first saw the necessity of government, it is probable that many had conceived the desire of ruling.
Thomas Clarkson
GovernmentDesireFirstMankindSaw
Fashion is the science of appearances, and it inspires one with the desire to seem rather than to be.
Edwin Hubbel Chapin
ScienceFashionDesireSeemRather
My desire is to let go of my ego and let in His direction.
Janine Turner
EgoDirectionGoDesireLet GoHis
Studio heads seem to be getting the message that there is not only an audience out there, but there is a desire for people to see people of colour in central roles and in authoritative roles.
David Harewood
PeopleDesireColourSeeOutSeem
I have absolutely no desire and no thought of quitting ever.
Barbara Cook
ThoughtDesireQuittingAbsolutely
Human love and desire is my bag.
Andrew Sean Greer
LoveBagDesireHumanHuman Love
I have long been convinced that my artistic ideal stands or falls with Germany. Only the Germany that we love and desire can help us achieve that ideal.
Richard Wagner
LoveHelpLongAchieveDesireUs
You are undoubtedly acquainted with my Reputation, and as for my Penmanship it must speak for itself; this is to desire your Approbation to keep a public school.
Eli Whitney
SchoolReputationSpeakYouDesire
Inordinate desire for material possessions can become an obsession that consumes our thoughts, drains our resources, and leads to unhappiness.
Joseph B. Wirthlin
ThoughtsDesireBecomeResourcesOur
What I wonder most about the Anthropocene is not when did it start - but when, and how, will it end? Will it end? Or is it possible that our own growing awareness of our role on Earth can itself play a pivotal role in shaping the outcome toward one that we would desire?
David Grinspoon
StartEndWonderEarthPlayDesire
While I have no desire to see Mr. Obama's birth certificate, I do want to see his college transcripts.
Andrew Breitbart
CollegeDesireWantBirthSeeHis
No tricks, gimmicks, special pills, special potions, special equipment. All it takes is desire and will.
Richard Simmons
DesireSpecialWillEquipmentTakes
My desire has always been to be the leader in an industry.
Zhang Yin
LeaderDesireAlwaysIndustryBeen
I desire to leave this world as I entered it - barefoot and broke.
Jon Huntsman, Sr.
WorldDesireLeaveBarefootBroke
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