Wish Quotes

9049 Wish quotes by 4630 unique authors

Charles Darwin [is my personal favorite Fellow of the Royal Society]. I suppose as a physical scientist I ought to have chosen Newton. He would… — Martin Rees
If you wish a general to be beaten, send him a ream full of instructions; if you wish him to succeed, give him a destination,… — Augustus William Hare
Misers are very kind people: they amass wealth for those who wish their death. — StanisÅ‚aw I LeszczyÅ„ski
Here's how the people live here, in big house-shaped boxes to keep off 'rain' and 'snow,' holes cut in the sides so they can see… — Richard Bach
TO THOSE WHO WOULD USE INTELLIGENCE IN THE BATTLE AGAINST DEATH - TO STRENGTHEN THE WILL TO LIVE AGAINST THE WISH TO DIE, AND TO… — Karl A. Menninger
I wish I had a talent for dropping things as well as taking on new ones. It gets to be quite a clutter after a… — Joshua Lederberg
It is difficult to define love; all we can say is, that in the soul it is a desire to rule, in the mind it… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Eventually, we reach the point where we start to realize that we are not going to find peace, contentment, happiness, strength, fearlessness - all of… — Guy Finley
She had nothing to wish otherwise, but that the days did not pass so swiftly. It was a delightful visit;-perfect, in being much too short. — Jane Austen
Saying no isn't easy, but it's a required skill if you wish to have any degree of focus in your life. If you say yes… — Steve Pavlina
My dear, my native soil! For whom my warmest wish to Heav'n is sent, Long may thy hardy sons of rustic toil Be blest with… — Robert Burns
Be much alone with God, and take time to get thoroughly acquainted. Converse over everything with Him. Unburden yourself wholly -every thought, feeling, wish, plan,… — Horatius Bonar
I was like the only diverse kid in my high school, and I'm half-Puerto Rican. But yeah, I have a huge family and tons of… — Aubrey Plaza
It is true that not even Christ is seen, but he exists; he is risen, he is alive, he is close to us, more truly… — Raniero Cantalamessa
Will you look back on life and say, 'I wish I had,' or 'IÂ’m glad I did'? — Zig Ziglar
Except a man be born again, he will wish one day he had never been born at all. — J C Ryle
A wise unselfishness is not a surrender of yourself to the wishes of anyone, but only to the best discoverable course of action. — David Seabury
It's like a kettle. If it's a kettle, you turn the kettle off, you know what I mean? I wish I could put a hole… — Frank Bruno
Discipline is ... life-inhibiting, is at the very least curtailment of vital activity insofar as the latter cannot develop as it wishes but is confined… — Alice Miller
Dreams are symbolic in order that they cannot be understood; in order that the wish, which is the source of the dream, may remain unknown. — Carl Jung
Sometimes I wish I was a beautiful machine so I could resist your kiss and not cry when you're mean. — Lana Del Rey
Girls! Girls! Those of you who have hearts, and therefore a wish for happiness, homes and husbands by and by, never develop a reputation for… — Miles Franklin
I think women who are willing to 'have a go' are much more widely accepted now than ever before. I think if the opportunities aren't… — Unknown Author
I wish I were strong enough to ignore what others say, but experience tells me I often can't. Allowing myself to feel upset, even really… — Sheryl Sandberg
Love affairs have always greatly interested me, but I do not greatly care for them in books or moving pictures. In a love affair, I… — E. W. Howe

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