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• I went over the heads of the things a man reckons desirable. No doubt invisibility made it possible to get them, but it made it impossible to enjoy them when they are got.

  H. G. Wells

  Men, Doubt, Invisibility

  H. G. Wells (2012). “The Invisible Man”, p.88, Courier Corporation

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• [He was aware] of the value of the word of praise dropped at exactly the right moment; and he would have thought himself extremely stupid to withhold what cost him so little and was productive of such desirable results.

  Georgette Heyer

  Stupid, Cost, Littles

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• Wealth is certainly a most desirable thing, but poverty has its sunny side, and one of the sweet uses of adversity is the genuine satisfaction which comes from hearty work of head or hand, and to the inspiration of necessity, we owe half the wise, beautiful, and useful blessings of the world.

  Louisa May Alcott

  Beautiful, Wise, Sweet

  Louisa May Alcott (2000). “The Portable Louisa May Alcott”, p.389, Penguin

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• When I say "The good man gave his good dog a good meal," I use "good" analogically, for there is at the same time a similarity and a difference between a good man, a good dog, and a good meal. All three are desirable, but a good man is wise and moral, a good dog is tame and affectionate, and a good meal is tasty and nourishing. But a good man is not tasty and nourishing, except to a cannibal; a good dog is not wise and moral, except in cartoons, and a good meal is not tame and affectionate, unless it's alive as you eat it.

  Peter Kreeft

  Wise, Dog, Men

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• They may not look dangerous, but if angered [bowtruckles] will gouge out human eyes with their fingers, which, as you can see, are very sharp and not at all desirable near the eyeballs.

  J. K. Rowling

  Eye, Looks, May

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• Many people feel that mass acceptance and smooth socialization are desirable life paths for a young adult… Many people are often wrong… Don’t bother being nice. Being popular and well liked is not in your best interest. Let me be more clear; if you behave in a manner pleasing to most, then you are probably doing something wrong. The masses have never been arbiters of the sublime, and they often fail to recognize the truly great individual. Taking into account the public’s regrettable lack of taste, it is incumbent upon you not to fit in.

  Janeane Garofalo

  Nice, Acceptance, People

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Scientific theories tell us what is possible; myths tell us what is desirable. Both are needed to guide proper action.

  John Maynard Smith

  Science, Action, Guides

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• Singlehood is not longer a state to be overcome as soon as possible. It has its own rewards. Marriage is not the gateway to adulthood anymore. For most people it's the dessert - desirable, but no longer the main course.

  Stephanie Coontz

  Single, People, Overcoming

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• Teamwork is neither "good" nor "desirable." It is a fact. Wherever people work together or play together they do so as a team. Which team to use for what purpose is a crucial, difficult and risky decision that is even harder to unmake. Managements have yet to learn how to make it.

  Peter Drucker

  Teamwork, Play, People

  Peter Drucker (2012). “Managing in a Time of Great Change”, p.90, Routledge

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• What makes humility so desirable is the marvelous thing it does to us; it creates in us a capacity for the closest possible intimacy with God.

  Monica Baldwin

  Humility, Doe, Intimacy

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• Many of us fear that we are not attractive or desirable enough to attract others. We have believed that we are "not enough." Today let's remind ourselves that we all receive our beauty, energy, and light from the same inexhaustible source. As we acknowledge this and begin to love and appreciate ourselves as we are, our channel opens and we have available to us the infinite vitality, beauty, and magnetism of the life force.

  Shakti Gawain

  Love You, Light, Appreciate

  Shakti Gawain (2010). “Reflections in the Light: Daily Thoughts and Affirmations”, New World Library

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• He who acts under an emotional impulse also acts. What distinguishes an emotional action from other actions is the valuation of input and output. Emotions disarrange valuations. Inflamed with passion, man sees the goal as more desirable and the price he has to pay for it as less burdensome than he would in cool deliberation.

  Ludwig von Mises

  Passion, Men, Emotional

  Ludwig von Mises (2016). “Human Action”, p.23, Lulu Press, Inc

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• All varieties of interference with the market phenomena not only fail to achieve the ends aimed at by their authors and supporters, but bring about a state of affairs which - from the point of view of their authors and advocates valuations - is less desirable than the previous state of affairs which they were designed to alter.

  Ludwig von Mises

  Views, Liberty, Failing

  Ludwig Von Mises (1944). “Bureaucracy”

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• The most constructive solutions are those which take into consideration the views of all persons involved and are acceptable to all. Such outcomes are the result of negotiation strategies where the needs of both sides are considered important and an attempt is made to meet all needs. These solutions are appropriately called Win-Win because there are no losers. While often difficult to arrive at, the process leading to such solutions builds interpersonal relationships, increases motivation and improves commitment. Win-Win solutions are the most desirable outcomes of conflict resolution.

  Gabor Peter

  Motivation, Commitment, Acceptance

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• What the world needs is not dogma but an attitude of scientific inquiry combined with a belief that the torture of millions is not desirable, whether inflicted by Stalin or by a Deity imagined in the likeness of the believer

  Bertrand Russell

  Attitude, Needs, Inquiry

  Bertrand Russell (2009). “Bertrand Russell's Best”, p.35, Routledge

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• It is that of an unsatisfied desire which is itself more desirable than any other satisfaction.

  C. S. Lewis

  Friendship, Desire, Satisfaction

  "Joyful Christian".

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• As regards plot I find real life no help at all. Real life seems to have no plots. And as I think a plot desirable and almost necessary, I have this extra grudge against life.

  Ivy Compton-Burnett

  Real, Writing, Thinking

  In R. Lehmann et al. Orion I (1945) p. 25

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• I have reached the conviction that the abolition of the death penalty is desirable. Reasons: 1) Irreparability in the event of an error of justice, 2) Detrimental moral influence of the execution procedure on those who, whether directly or indirectly, have to do with the procedure.

  Albert Einstein

  Errors, Justice, Events

  Albert Einstein (2013). “Albert Einstein, The Human Side: Glimpses from His Archives”, p.83, Princeton University Press

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• For surely to be wise is the most desirable thing in all the world.

  Marcus Tullius Cicero

  Happiness, Wise, World

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• Subject opinion to coercion: whom will you make your inquisitors? Fallible men; men governed by bad passions, by private as well as public reasons. And why subject it to coercion? To produce uniformity. But is uniformity of opinion desirable? No more than of face and stature.

  Thomas Jefferson

  Religious, Passion, Men

  Thomas Jefferson (1854). “The Writings of Thomas Jefferson: Inaugural addresses and messages. Replies to public addresses. Indian addresses. Miscellaneous: 1. Notes on Virginia; 2. Biographical sketches of distinguished men; 3. The batture at New Orleans”, p.401

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• The right to know is like the right to live. It is fundamental and unconditional in its assumption that knowledge, like life, is a desirable thing.

  George Bernard Shaw

  Knowledge, Fundamentals, Assumption

  George Bernard Shaw (2015). “The Collected Plays of George Bernard Shaw (Illustrated): Including Renowned Titles like Pygmalion, Mrs. Warren’s Profession, Candida, Arms and The Man, Man and Superman, The Inca Of Perusalem, Macbeth Skit, Caesar and Cleopatra, Androcles And The Lion”, p.1526, e-artnow

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• There are some desires that are not desirable.

  Gilbert K. Chesterton

  Desire, Morality

  Gilbert K. Chesterton (2013). “The Essential Gilbert K. Chesterton”, p.92, Simon and Schuster

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• Everything really desirable has come about because of, or in spite of, wine!

  Lawrence Durrell

  Wine, Spite

  Lawrence Durrell (2011). “Caesar's Vast Ghost”, p.12, Faber & Faber

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• A literate world is a possible and desirable one. There are enough resources. What is now needed is the collective will of the international community to ensure that the necessary support is forthcoming.

  Koichiro Matsuura

  Education, Support, Community

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• Begin to imagine what the desirable outcome would be like. Go over these mental pictures and delineate details and refinements. Play them over and over to yourself.

  Maxwell Maltz

  Inspirational Life, Play, Details

  Maxwell Maltz (2015). “Psycho-Cybernetics: Updated and Expanded”, p.137, Penguin

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