Wished Quotes

663 Wished quotes by 517 unique authors

To enlarge the sphere of social happiness is worthy of the benevolent design of a Masonic institution; and it is most fervently to be wished,… — George Washington
As a little boy of eleven I entered the Cadet Corps. I was not particularly eager to become a Cadet, but my father wished it.… — Manfred von Richthofen
. . . until the curtain was rung down on the last act of the drama (and it might have no last act!) he wished… — George Santayana
Henry Kissinger may have wished I had presented him as a combination of Charles DeGaulle and Disraeli, but I didn't....out of respect for DeGaulle and… — Oriana Fallaci
In the East there is a gap between the top of a wall and underside of a roof; it acts as a screen, and the… — Stephen Gardiner
She represents the un-vowed aspiration of the male human being, his potential infidelity - and infidelity of a very special kind, which would lead him… — Marguerite Duras
When nature made the blue-bird she wished to propitiate both the sky and the earth, so she gave him the color of the one on… — John Burroughs
Once I knew the depth where no hope was and darkness lay on the face of all things. Then love came and set my soul… — Helen Keller
That was a surprise. I just had wished that Wil Wheaton was there. He was missing from the last show and it would have been… — Denise Crosby
The fact that he didn't get credit for a while is more the story of social injustice. But his own spirit wasn't driven by that,… — Mary Stuart Masterson
We have seen the highest circle of spiraling powers. We have named this circle God. We might have given it any other name we wished:… — Nikos Kazantzakis
I did not, however, commit suicide, because I wished to know more of mathematics. — Bertrand Russell
Women say . . . that if men had to have babies there would soon be no babies in the world. . . . I… — Robertson Davies
It is said that God gave us memory so we could have roses in winter. But it is also true that without memory we could… — George Will
You’re a song, a wished-for song. — Unknown Author
I got a call this morning, and it was from Nancy Kerrigan, wishing me luck. She wished me luck and sent me all her good… — Michelle Kwan
All of us who attended the meeting - including Microsoft - unanimously agreed that unilaterally extending the Java programming language would hurt compatibility among Java… — James Gosling
In ancient times, those who wished to illuminate the world with virtue first brought order to their nations. Wishing to order well their nations, they… — Confucius
As the first of every thing, in our situation will serve to establish a Precedent, it is devoutly wished on my part, that these precedents… — George Washington
I've never liked the name Marilyn. I've often wished that I had held out that day for Jean Monroe. But I guess it's too late… — Marilyn Monroe
To the corruptions of Christianity I am indeed opposed; but not to the genuine precepts of Jesus himself. I am a Christian, in the only… — Thomas Jefferson
I think some people wished I'd kept myself out of the book. But I kind of insist on it because I want the reader to… — Helen Garner
I was informed... that some... were dreaming and wished to return. — Zebulon Pike
The US has developed two coordinate governing classes: the one, called 'business,' building cities, manufacturing and distributing goods, and holding complete and autocratic power over… — Thurman Arnold
I have a hundred times wished that one could resign life as an officer resigns a commission. — Robert Burns

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