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Abundance and vigor of automatic movements are desirable, and even a considerable degree of restlessness is a good sign in young children.
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G. Stanley Hall All desirable things... are desirable either for the pleasure inherent in themselves, or as a means to the promotion of pleasure and the prevention of pain. John Stuart Mill All wealth consists of desirable things; that is, things which satisfy human wants directly or indirectly: but not all desirable things are reckoned as wealth. Alfred Marshall Among those who are satisfactory in this respect it is desirable to have represented as great a diversity of intellectual tradition, social milieu and personal character as possible. Talcott Parsons Children are the most desirable opponents at scrabble as they are both easy to beat and fun to cheat. Fran Lebowitz Death is not natural for a state as it is for a human being, for whom death is not only necessary, but frequently even desirable. Marcus Tullius Cicero Design is a constant challenge to balance comfort with luxe, the practical with the desirable. Donna Karan Fathers like to have children good-natured, well-behaved, and comfortable, but how to put them in that desirable condition is out of their philosophy. Ernestine Rose First, the firearms industry has been around and has been respected for generations. They provide a valuable service and a highly desirable product to millions of sportsmen and supporters of those second amendment rights. Cliff Stearns I begin to think, that a calm is not desirable in any situation in life. Man was made for action and for bustle too, I believe. Abigail Adams I don't know if I was a desirable person, not just physically but emotionally and mentally and intellectually. I still have a long way go and a lot to learn, but I'm on my way, I don't think I'm terribly attractive, but I'm comfortable with my looks. Shelley Duvall I had always realized it was desirable to gear down the jet. Frank Whittle Ideals are an imaginative understanding of that which is desirable in that which is possible. Walter Lippmann Immortality is really desirable, I guess. In terms of images, anyway. Damien Hirst In the absence of any short term in common use to represent all desirable things, or things that satisfy human wants, we may use the term Goods for that purpose. Alfred Marshall Is anarchism desirable? Well, who does not seek freedom? What man, unless willing to declare himself in bondage, would care to call any control agreeable? Think about it! Johann Most It desirable to add one or two facts bearing on the domestic political aspects of the problem. Dillon Anderson It is desirable that people make music on the breath, with the breath. Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau It is indeed a desirable thing to be well-descended, but the glory belongs to our ancestors. Plutarch It is not desirable to cultivate a respect for the law, so much as for the right. Henry David Thoreau |
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