(noun) The desire to purchase goods and services. Example: "Prices usually go up when demand exceeds supply."
"All we demanded was our right to twinkle."
"We demand that big business give the people a square deal; in return we must insist that when any one engaged in big business honestly endeavors to do right he shall himself be given a square deal."
"I will demand a commitment to excellence and to victory, and that is what life is all about."
"Most important of all, to be successful in life demands that a man make a personal commitment to excellence and to victory, even though the ultimate victory can never be completely won."
"Ability will never catch up with the demand for it."
"It is not fair to ask of others what you are not willing to do yourself."
"The impossible is the least that one can demand."
"Silence becomes cowardice when occasion demands speaking out the whole truth and acting accordingly."
"Great organizations demand a high level of commitment by the people involved."
"Success demands singleness of purpose."
"A cynic is a man who knows the price of everything, and the value of nothing."
"I put real pressure on myself and I demand the best out of myself."