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    “Desire always begets more desire.  And thus the American Dream is a misnomer, a broken shiny thing, like a new car without an engine.  There is blood on the flag, our blood, and in today’s world of achieving and earning and endlessly striving for more, the American Dream really just seems to imply that we are fat and in debt, discontented and empty, every man an island, leaving a void we attempt to fill with more stuff.” ~ The Minimalists, Everything That Remains

      “Happiness is a state of inner fulfillment, not the gratification of inexhaustible desires for outward things.” ~ Matthieu Ricard

        “What you loved as a child is less interesting to you now as an adult.  And what occupies your attention now will cease to sooner or later.  This growth is both natural and good.  We are designed to outgrow everything – including our desire to experience and improve the realms of money, sex, and intimacy.”

        David Deida, The Way of the Superior Man

          “Being listened to and heard is one of the greatest desires of the human heart. And those who learn to listen are the most loved and respected.” ~ Richard Carlson, Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff

            If you want something, but you don't have it yet... It's because you don't want it bad enough...!

              “There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere, and many of us will have to pass through the valley of the shadow of death again and again before we reach the mountaintop of our desires.” ~ Nelson Mandela

                “Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.” ~ Epictetus

                  “Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.” ~ Dalai Lama

                    ...All you need is less.

                      “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.” ~ Confucius

                        “If you work hard enough and assert yourself, and use your mind and imagination, you can shape the world to your desires.” ~ Malcolm Gladwell

                          “There is nothing, right or wrong, which belief plus burning desire cannot make real.  These qualities are free to everyone.” ~ Napoleon Hill

                            “You will get what you want, when you stop making excuses on why you don’t have it. ” ~ Unknown

                              “It is for us to pray not for tasks equal to our powers, but for powers equal to our tasks, to go forward with a great desire forever beating at the door of our hearts as we travel toward our distant goal.” ~ Helen Keller

                                “Success is focusing the full power of all you are on what you have a burning desire to achieve.” ~ Wilfred Peterson

                                  “It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness.” ~ Seneca