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Who knows where inspiration comes from. Perhaps it arises from desperation. Perhaps it comes from the flukes of the universe, the kindness of the muses.

~Amy Tan

Topics: Arises Desperation Inspiration Kindness Knows Muses Perhaps Universe Where Who

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When people consume, they want more. Then they choose the best, and you suddenly get innovation coming in. Now combine that with desperation and people wanting to get a better life: you have a potent combination for innovation.

~Anand Mahindra

Topics: Best Better Better Life Choose Combination Combine Coming Consume Desperation Get Innovation Life More Now People Potent Suddenly Then Want Wanting You

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I've heard people say that God is the gift of desperation, and there's a lot to be said for having really reached a bottom where you've run out of any more good ideas or plans for everybody else's behavior; or how to save and fix and rescue; or just get out of a huge mess, possibly of your own creation.

~Anne Lamott

Topics: Any Behavior Bottom Creation Desperation Else Everybody Fix Get Gift God Good Good Ideas Having Heard How Huge Ideas Just Lot Mess More Out Own People People Say Plans Possibly Reached Really Rescue Run Said Save Say Where You Your

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We all need money, but there are degrees of desperation.

~Anthony Burgess

Topics: Degrees Desperation Money Need

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Desperation is a fact of life in many poor, overcrowded countries.

~Anthony Lewis

Topics: Countries Desperation Fact Life Many Poor

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Economic desperation often drives wildlife destruction like poaching or illegal logging. But trade can help create powerful financial incentives for communities to preserve the biodiversity around them.

~Arancha Gonzalez

Topics: Around Biodiversity Communities Create Desperation Destruction Drives Economic Financial Help Illegal Incentives Like Often Powerful Preserve Them Trade Wildlife

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Extremism can flourish only in an environment where basic governmental social responsibility for the welfare of the people is neglected. Political dictatorship and social hopelessness create the desperation that fuels religious extremism.

~Benazir Bhutto

Topics: Basic Create Desperation Dictatorship Environment Extremism Flourish Fuels Hopelessness Neglected Only People Political Religious Responsibility Social Social Responsibility Welfare Where

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Desperation is sometimes as powerful an inspirer as genius.

~Benjamin Disraeli

Topics: Desperation Genius Powerful Sometimes

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I ask women to check the feelings they have about themselves before they do something. If you're doing it out of a sense of desperation and need, don't do it.

~Beth Moore

Topics: About Ask Before Check Desperation Doing Feelings Need Out Sense Something Themselves Women You

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I took Second City out of desperation, and that's what ended up working out. It shows that you should be doing a lot of different stuff, taking whatever opportunities are there, to see what works.

~Bill Hader

Topics: City Desperation Different Doing Ended Lot Opportunities Out Second Second City See Should Shows Stuff Taking Took Up Whatever Working Works You

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