Desire is the starting
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Desire is the starting
point of all achievement,
not a hope, not a wish,
but a keen pulsating desire
which transcends everything.
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Meaning
This quote means achievement begins not with vague wishing, but with a deep and driving desire. Real success requires intensity of purpose.
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