Quote by Gaston Bachelard

Man is a creation of desire, not a creation of need.

Man is a creation of desire, not a creation of need.

Summary

This quote suggests that human beings are motivated and driven by their desires rather than their fundamental needs. It implies that humans are not solely driven by basic requirements such as food, water, and shelter, but rather by their wants and longings. It implies that humans are ambitious and able to pursue goals beyond what they strictly require for survival.

Topics

By Gaston Bachelard

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

An optimist stays up until midnight to see the new year in.

An optimist stays up until midnight to see the new year in. A pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves.

There is no truth except the truth that exists within you. E

There is no truth except the truth that exists within you. Everything else is what someone is telling you.

Neale Donald Walsch

Richard Nixon is a no good, lying b-----d. He can lie out of

Richard Nixon is a no good, lying b-----d. He can lie out of both sides of his mouth at the same time, and if he ever caught himself telling the truth, he'd lie just to keep his hand in.

Harry S. Truman

Time Truth Good

Successful people are simply those with success habits.

Successful people are simply those with success habits.

I like to think of myself at home in the armchair, writing,

I like to think of myself at home in the armchair, writing, smoking and occasionally wandering down the shop.

You know all the surveys say that evangelicals have the best

You know all the surveys say that evangelicals have the best sex life of any other group.

Telling someone something he does not understand is pointles

Telling someone something he does not understand is pointless, even if you add that he will not be able to understand it.

Ludwig Wittgenstein

Life is like a taxi. The meter just keeps a-ticking whether

Life is like a taxi. The meter just keeps a-ticking whether you are getting somewhere or just standing still.

Who is that man over there? I don't know him. What is he doi

Who is that man over there? I don't know him. What is he doing? Is he a conspirator? Have you searched him? Give him till tomorrow to confess, then hang him! -- hang him!

It is reserved for man alone to find his very existence ques

It is reserved for man alone to find his very existence questionable, to experience the whole dubiousness of being. More than such faculties as power of speech, conceptual thinking, or walking erect, this factor of doubting the significance of his own existence is what sets man apart from animal.

Victor Frankl, The Doctor and th

Families are the tie that reminds us of yesterday, provide s

Families are the tie that reminds us of yesterday, provide strength and support today, and give us hope for tomorrow. No government, no matter how well-intentioned, or well-managed, can provide what our families provide.

We can't plan life. All we can do is be available for it.

We can't plan life. All we can do is be available for it.