Wish Quotes

In spite of our poverty and our economic dependence, we do not have to give in, neither because we are sometimes abandoned nor because of the wish of some nations to impose their economic or political models.

The wish to acquire more is admittedly a very natural and common thing; and when men succeed in this they are always praised rather than condemned. But when they lack the ability to do so and yet want to acquire more at all costs, they deserve condemnation for their mistakes.

The views of the Earth are really beautiful. If you've ever seen a space IMAX movie, that's really what it looks like. I wish I'd had more time just to sit and look out the window with a map, but our science program kept us very busy in the lab most of the time.

In many ways I wish I wasn't an actor dragging around the baggage from being one so that I could just devote my energies to encouraging people to find their true selves.

My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth.

What could I wish for the present but to take the greatest pleasure in being what I am?

It took man thousands of years to put words down on paper, and his lawyers still wish he wouldn't.

Roger Revelle died of a heart attack three months after the Cosmos story was printed. Oh, how I wish he were still alive today. He might be able to stop this scientific silliness and end the global warming scam. He might well stand beside me as a global warming denier.

I don't have big anxieties. I wish I did. I'd be much more interesting.

I can't say it's not painful being estranged from most of my family. I wish it could be otherwise.

A lot of people don't realize that depression is an illness. I don't wish it on anyone, but if they would know how it feels, I swear they would think twice before they just shrug it.

The only defense is offense, which means that you have to kill more women and children more quickly than the enemy if you wish to save yourselves.

A man's desire for a son is usually nothing but the wish to duplicate himself in order that such a remarkable pattern may not be lost to the world.

We believe democracy to be the only real guarantor of stability and we have sought to create a 'Jordanian model' that might also inspire others in our region. I wish democracy and peace to be my legacy to my people and the shield of generations to come.

I wish I had the nerve not to tip.

When I was a kid, I was surrounded by girls: older sisters, older girl cousins just down the street... except for an older boy named Vito who threw rocks. Each year I would wish for a baby brother. It never happened.

Oh, I wish I were a miser; being a miser must be so occupying.

I wish that my husband's friends had left him where he is, happy and contented in retirement.

Let us act on what we have, since we have not what we wish.

Some people wish above all to conform to the rules, I wish only to render what I can hear. There is no theory. You have only to listen. Pleasure is the law.

Resume: a written exaggeration of only the good things a person has done in the past, as well as a wish list of the qualities a person would like to have.

As I assume my responsibilities as your representative, I wish to assure you of my loyalty and devotions, as well of my determination to serve you and the people of Canada to the utmost of my abilities.

Therefore, I do not wish to consider any proposition to cede any portion of our tribal holdings to the Great Father.

If we wish to make a new world we have the material ready. The first one, too, was made out of chaos.

Don't wish it were easier, wish you were better.

I wish my butt did not go sideways, but I guess I have to face that.

The incognito of lower class employment is an effective cloak for any dagger one might wish to hide.

We believe that visa quotas should be lifted and people should visit anywhere they wish freely.

I wish people would turn off their computers, go outside, talk to people, touch people, lick people, enjoy each other's company and smell each other on the rump.

Every contrition for sin is apt to encourage a not quite charitable wish that other people should exhibit a similar contrition.