What makes the engine go? Desire, desire, desire.

Stanley Kunitz
What makes the engine go? Desire, desire, desire.
What makes the engine go? Desire, desire, desire.
What makes the engine go? Desire, desire, desire.
What makes the engine go? Desire, desire, desire.
About This Quote

What makes the engine go?Desire, desire, desire. is a proverb that was popularized in the early 1900’s by the English author George Bernard Shaw. The actual quote is more complicated than what you might expect. Here is an explanation of the proverb: The first part of the saying indicates that things do not happen by chance or accident.

We cannot be surprised or caught off guard when we experience good things in our lives. Instead, we should be expecting them and working to create them. The second part of the saying indicates that there is no such thing as a lucky person or a person who experiences good things because they deserve them.

Instead, we can all be fortunate and enjoy good things because we have worked to make ourselves worthy of them.

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