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I find something fascinating about the quiet man in the background who has no desire to be the center of attention.

~Christian Bale

Topics: About Attention Background Center Desire Fascinating Find Man No Desire Quiet Something Who

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A movie star is someone people look at and go, 'I want to be like that person'. There's the responsibility of desire. It's not something I'm interested in trying. I would fail miserably at it, so why even bother?

~Christian Bale

Topics: Bother Desire Even Fail Go Interested Like Look Movie Movie Star People Person Responsibility Someone Something Star Trying Want Why Would

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I really believe that the more informed you are about the benefits of a healthy bite versus the chain reaction that you're going to put into effect in your body when you take that bite - you just suddenly don't want to make that choice for yourself anymore. It's beyond willpower at that point; it's become a desire to do something good for yourself.

~Christie Brinkley

Topics: About Anymore Become Believe Benefits Beyond Bite Body Chain Choice Desire Effect Going Good Healthy Informed Just Make More Point Put Reaction Really Something Something Good Suddenly Take Versus Want Willpower You Your Your Body Yourself

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When I end up yelling, it's not really deliberate. It's usually out of some moment of passion or frustration or real desire to get unstuck.

~Christine Quinn

Topics: Deliberate Desire End Frustration Get Moment Out Passion Real Really Some Up Yelling

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My desire was not to pass any island without taking possession, so that, one having been taken, the same may be said of all.

~Christopher Columbus

Topics: Any Been Desire Having Island May Pass Possession Said Same Taken Taking Without

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I am not solicitous to examine particularly everything here, which indeed could not be done in fifty years, because my desire is to make all possible discoveries, and return to your Highnesses, if it please our Lord, in April.

~Christopher Columbus

Topics: Am April Because Could Desire Discoveries Done Everything Examine Fifty Here Indeed Lord Make Our Our Lord Particularly Please Possible Return Which Years Your I Am

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A child's appetite for new toys appeal to the desire for ownership and appropriation: the appeal of toys comes to lie not in their use but in their status as possessions.

~Christopher Lasch

Topics: Appeal Appetite Appropriation Child Desire Lie New Ownership Possessions Status Toys Use

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The beginning of a plot is the prompting of desire.

~Christopher Lehmann-Haupt

Topics: Beginning Desire Plot

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I realized relatively early on that I had no desire to be a mother whatsoever. I actually love children, but specifically other people's.

~Cindy Gallop

Topics: Actually Children Desire Early Had Love Mother No Desire Other People Realized Relatively Specifically Whatsoever

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I've never felt any particular desire to be married.

~Cindy Gallop

Topics: Any Desire Felt Married Never Particular

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