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In life you need either inspiration or desperation.

Desperation is the raw material of drastic change. Only those who can leave behind everything they have ever believed in can hope to escape.

Desperation is like stealing from the Mafia: you stand a good chance of attracting the wrong attention.

Desperation is a fact of life in many poor, overcrowded countries.

Desperation is a necessary ingredient to learning anything, or creating anything. Period. If you ain't desperate at some point, you ain't interesting.

I am one of those people who thrive on deadlines, nothing brings on inspiration more readily than desperation.

There's a real sense of desperation when you grow up in poverty.

My interest in desperation lies only in that sometimes I find myself having become desperate. Very seldom do I start out that way. I can see of course that, in the abstract, thinking and all activity is rather desperate.

I don't think human beings learn anything without desperation. Desperation is a necessary ingredient to learning anything or creating anything. Period. If you ain't desperate at some point, you ain't interesting.

There's nothing like desperation to sharpen your sense of focus.