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1409 Wishes quotes by 973 unique authors
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Peace is the whole truth that wishes to enrapture humanity. War is the whole falsehood that wants to capture humanity. Peace begins in the soul…
— Sri Chinmoy
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For a moment, off balance, was I annoyed? Anger is always fear, I thought, and fear is always fear of loss. Would I lose myself…
— Richard Bach
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A man who wishes to make a profession of goodness in everything must necessarily come to grief among so many who are not good. Therefore,…
— Niccolo Machiavelli
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That politician who curries favor with the citizens and indulges them and fawns upon them and has a presentiment of their wishes, and is skillful…
— Plato
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In spite of my study, I have learned. Every grand religion begins in light. Yet only hearts hold light. Pages cannot. I have paper in…
— Richard Bach
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The state does not function as we desired. A man is at the wheel and seems to lead it, but the car does not drive…
— Vladimir Lenin
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BRAIN, n. An apparatus with which we think that we think. That which distinguishes the man who is content to be something from the man…
— Ambrose Bierce
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I do not allow fan-fiction. The characters are copyrighted. It upsets me terribly to even think about fan-fiction with my characters. I advise my readers…
— Anne Rice
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The aura given out by a person or object is as much a part of them as their flesh. The effect that they make in…
— Lucian Freud
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People gave ear to an upstart astrologer who strove to show that the earth revolves, not the heavens or the firmament, the sun and the…
— Martin Luther
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For the virtuoso, musical works are in fact nothing but tragic and moving materializations of his emotions; he is called upon to make them speak,…
— Franz Liszt
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I write journals and would recommend journal writing to anyone who wishes to pursue a writing career. You learn a lot. You also remember a…
— Judy Collins
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The question may seem embarrassing, but it can be answered in a few words. For two people to live in peace they must both want…
— Errico Malatesta
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Adults have big, big wishes that we do not expect to come true. That is why we need so many more candles on our cakes.
— Susan Patron
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I said Justin Bieber looked like a little lesbian -- and I stand by it: He's the daughter Cher wishes she'd had.
— Joan Rivers
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The terrible thing, the almost impossible thing, is the hand over your whole self--all your wishes and precautions--to Christ.
— C.S. Lewis
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If God wishes to reveal the love that he harbors for the world, this love has to be something that the world can recognize, in…
— Hans Urs von Balthasar
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Although one may fail to find happiness in theatrical life, one never wishes to give it up after having once tasted its fruits.
— Anna Pavlova
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He who wishes to paint Christ's story must live with Christ.
— Fra Angelico
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Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife Their sober wishes never learn'd to stray; Along the cool sequester'd vale of life They kept the noiseless…
— Thomas Gray
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It ought to be considered a great misfortune, not only for individuals, but also for Houses and Congregations, to have everything in conformity with their…
— St. Vincent
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Whoever wishes to make progress in perfection should use particular diligence in not allowing himself to be led away by his passions, which destroy with…
— St. Vincent
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It is absolutely necessary that the Christian community be subject in all things to the Sovereign Pontiff if it wishes to be a part of…
— Pope Pius XII
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The individual's life is of importance to none besides himself: the point is whether he wishes to escape from history or give his life for…
— Oswald Spengler
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Writers are lucky. Whatever the mood, no matter the longing, the writer can use his words to connect himself to any world he wishes to…
— Alan Zweibel
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