10 QUOTES WITH «DESPERATE»
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desperate.
The familiar mood that awaits the sensitive young who are poor and dispossessed is a mood of sharp and painful inferiority, of violently angry tensions, of desperate and overwhelming longings.
There's this huge number of desperate people.
I never let myself get desperate.
When I am not desperate, I am worthless.
Each one of us can do a good deed, every day and everywhere. In hospitals in desperate need of volunteers, in homes for the elderly where our parents and grandparents are longing for a smile, a listening ear, in the street, in our workplaces and especially at home.
I was a boy with one dream and one dream only: I wanted - no, strike that, I was desperate for - a room of my own. You see, in those days I shared a room with my little brother, Jesse, and it wasn't pretty. He was the Oscar to my Felix: messy, careless, and just a little bit sticky - exactly the way a kindergartner is supposed to be.
The truth is, however rich people get, they hate paying tax. Some live abroad for a year, or years at a time just to avoid it. Bizarre really - desperate economic migrants are driven to leave their homeland because of poverty; tax exiles are driven overseas by their wealth.
But what is the use of preaching the Gospel to men whose whole attention is concentrated upon a mad, desperate struggle to keep themselves alive?
Courage enlarges, cowardice diminishes resources. In desperate straits the fears of the timid aggravate the dangers that imperil the brave.
If I place love above everything, it is because for me it is the most desperate, the most despairing state of affairs imaginable.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DESPERATE»
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desperate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
desperate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Desperate: Hope for the Mom Who Needs to Breathe
In Desperate you will find the story of one young mother’s honest account of the desperate feelings experienced in motherhood and one experienced mentor’s realistic and gentle exhortations that were forged in the trenches of raising her ...
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Desperate Journeys, Abandoned Souls: True Stories of ...
Here are the most remarkable stories imaginable of maroons, castaways, and other survivors from the 1500s to the present - their moral dilemmas, their personalities, and their influence on society, literature, and art.
Now Bill Carter, bestselling author of The Late Shift, goes behind the scenes to reveal the inner workings of the television industry, capturing the true portraits of the larger-than-life moguls and stars who make it such a cutthroat ...
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Desperate Marriages: Moving Toward Hope and Healing in Your ...
You dreamed that your marriage would be supremely happy. You never intended it to be miserable. Millions of couples are struggling in desperate marriages. But the story doesn't have to end there.
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Desperate Passage: The Donner Party's Perilous Journey West
But until now, the full story of what happened, what it tells us about human nature and about America's westward expansion, remained shrouded in myth.
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Desperate Women of the Bible: Lessons on Passion from the ...
"-Elisa Morgan, CEO and president, MOPS International "I highly recommend this book for both men and women who want to receive a greater understanding of what it means to be a representative of Christ to a world that is desperate to know ...
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Desperate Housewives': Beyond the White Picket Fence
The book includes an episode guide tracing all those goings-on beyond that white picket fence.
Janet McCabe, Kim Akass, 2006
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Desperate Hoodwives: An Urban Tale
DREAMS OFTEN DIE IN THE PROJECTS In the first book of a drama-drenched new series, four unforgettable women will do anything to escape the hood.
De’nesha Diamond, Meesha Mink, 2008
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Desperate Passion: An Autobiography
A distinguished physician and activist chronicles her life's journey from her youth in Australia, through medical school, to her role as a founding member of the Physicians for Social Responsibility and the Women's Action for Nuclear ...
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Desperate Cures: The Rise and Decline of ...
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Elliot S. Valenstein, 2010
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DESPERATE»
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desperate is used in the context of the following news items.
Bobby Jindal: India Is Desperate for American Leadership
Bobby Jindal, the Indian-American candidate for the 2016 presidential election in the U.S., has said that India is “desperate and hungry for ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
Clippers get desperate with DeAndre after Redick's 'F-minus'
However, according to ESPN's Marc Stein, the Clippers now are trying to convince Jordan to change his mind in a desperate last-ditch effort. «New York Post, Jul 15»
The desperate book industry and 'tatvertising' are a perfect, tragic …
If you skim through the pictures for even a second it's obvious how predatory the practice is towards the poor and the desperate — including ... «The Verge, Jul 15»
Long Lost Family's saddest case: Woman's desperate search for …
A woman enlists the help of Long Lost Family in her desperate search for the mother who abandoned her as a newborn baby on the cold ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
Man City transfers: Blues desperate for Sterling signing
Despite the Raheem Sterling saga dragging on at Liverpool Man City supporters are desperate to see him at the Etihad next season. «Manchester Evening News, Jul 15»
Pep Guardiola was desperate to coach Brazil at World Cup, says …
Pep Guardiola was desperate to coach Brazil at World Cup, says Dani Alves. • 'They didn't know if Brazil would accept a foreign coach,' says ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
David Cameron accused of 'resorting to desperate measures' to …
David Cameron has been accused of "resorting to desperate measures" to bring back fox hunts on a technicality. It emerged today the ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
Weed Growers Are Desperate for Water Amid California's Drought
A massive, three county raid, yielding 86,578 marijuana plants, revealed a startling amount of environmental destruction and water diversion in ... «VICE News, Jul 15»
Joe Root desperate to reclaim the Ashes but admits he rode his luck …
Joe Root spoke of his burning desire to win back after the Ashes after his superb 134 rescued England on the opening day of the first Test. «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
Socialist Bernie Sanders: America's desperate cry for help
America was once a society that prized liberty above democracy. The two, after all, are mutually exclusive ideas. «Communities Digital News, Jul 15»
