Sentence examples for a personal desire from inspiring English sources

That is, serving others may produce the same sort of pleasure as gratifying a personal desire.

This might be something tangible, such as a promotion or a new job, or a personal desire to prove yourself.

Mr. Riccardelli told Ms. Koch Thaler that although he was a collector, it was a personal desire to buy the Haggadah, on which Mr. Koch's name is inscribed.

His desertion isn't sparked by a higher noble calling, but a personal desire to see his young nephew buried back home in Jones County, Mississippi.

So did a personal desire to return to Val d'Isère after lasting memories of a ski trip there 18 years ago.

At the same time, wood-fired versions have begun to acquire a certain cachet, with people valuing them for reasons of thrift, environmentalism or, like Mr. Picco, a personal desire to slow down and commune with nature.

The story also includes a "personal desires vs. parental loyalties" theme, and has some "East meets West" themes, but instead of the characters going abroad, it creates a virtual West inside India.

That said, education alone is not the answer, especially when tensions emerge between scientists and the public, such as in the ideological debate around hESC research, or when an individual is motivated by a very personal desire to improve the life of a loved one.

He nonetheless had a strong personal desire to be approved fully as a European king.

He knew that Stephen M. Ross, the chief executive of Related Companies, not only had a deep-pocketed partner in Goldman Sachs (which has a commercial relationship with the authority as its financial adviser) but a deeply personal desire to win back the bid.

Her actions indicate a passionate, personal desire, yet it is never expressed explicitly.