In life you need either inspiration or desperation. Anthony Robbins
Desperation is sometimes as powerful an inspirer as genius. Benjamin Disraeli
Desperation is the raw material of drastic change. Only those who can leave behind everything they have ever believed in can hope to escape. William S Burroughs
Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song still in them. Henry David Thoreau
Nowadays men lead lives of noisy desperation. James Thurber
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. Willem de Kooning
Desperation is like stealing from the Mafia: you stand a good chance of attracting the wrong attention. Doug Horton