Desire
Desire is a sense of longing for a person or object or hoping for an outcome. The same sense is expressed by emotions such as "craving" or "hankering". When a person desires something or someone, their sense of longing is excited by the enjoyment or the thought of the item or person, and they want to take actions to obtain their goal. The motivational aspect of desire has long been noted by philosophers; Hobbes (1588–1679) asserted that human desire is the fundamental motivation of all human action.
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Famous quotes containing the word desire:
“Oh that my soul a marrow-bone might seize!
For the old egg of my desire is broken,”
—Unknown. Sonnet Found in a Deserted Madhouse (l. 1–2)
“The desire to create literature leads to frights, grunts, and coy looks.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)
“...there are perhaps only one or two things in the world which are not far more charming in desire than they are in possession.”
—Anna C. Brackett (1836–1911)