“The desire to reach for the stars is ambitious. The desire to reach hearts is wise.”

“To be desired is perhaps the closest anybody in this life can reach to feeling immortal.”

John Berger (1926–2017) British painter, writer and art critic

“When wisdom reaches the pinnacle of perfection, it will suppress the vicious instincts and injurious desires.”

Ali (601–661) cousin and son-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad

“The light of the stars travels millions of miles to reach the earth, but it cannot reach our hearts — so many millions of miles further off are we!”

Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941) Bengali polymath

“Successful and unsuccessful people do not vary greatly in their abilities. They vary in their desires to reach their potential.”

John C. Maxwell (1947) American author, speaker and pastor

“Reach out a helping hand without any hidden agenda, or desire to achieve more in return.”

Mwanandeke Kindembo (1996) Congolese author

“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 (-551–-479 BC) Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher

“When I say 'I will be true to you' I am drawing a quiet space beyond the reach of other desires.”

Jeanette Winterson (1959) English writer

“Laurence Tribe's constitutional theory is difficult to describe, for it is protean and takes whatever form is necessary at the moment to reach a desired result.”

Robert Bork (1927–2012) American legal scholar

“The secret of contentment is knowing how to enjoy what you have, and to be able to lose all desire for things beyond your reach.”

Lin Yutang (1895–1976) Chinese writer