Quotes tagged with wish (1149 quotes found)
Quotes
“ Be the change that you wish to see in
the world. ”
“ You’re wishin’ too much, baby. You gotta
stop wearing your wishbone where your
backbone oughtta be. ”
wish
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“ The Igbo used to say that they built
their own gods. They would come together
as a community, and they would express a
wish. And their wish would then be
brought to a priest, who would find a
ritual object, and the appropriate
sacrifices would be made, and the shrine
would be built for the god. ”
“ With 'The Vampire Diaries,'
it's not just a tease, especially
with the relationships. You're not
sitting there going, 'God, I wish
they'd get it over with and
kiss!' There's no teasing, they
jump right into the action. ”
“ I wish that food trucks could exist here
in Chicago like they do in Brooklyn and
in New York, where you're actually
cooking off the truck. ”
“ It's only recently that we've
discovered that the artist's inner
self is somehow more important than the
public world. I'm happier to create
exterior pieces for the world rather
than to express something I deeply feel
or wish to say. ”
“ Old minds are like old horses; you must
exercise them if you wish to keep them
in working order. ”
“ Plenty of people wish to become devout,
but no one wishes to be humble. ”
“ Ultimately, we wish the joy of perfect
union with the person we love. ”
“ We believe that visa quotas should be
lifted and people should visit anywhere
they wish freely. ”
“ Our enemies can deal a blow to us any
time they wish. They did not wait for
permission to do this. They do not deal
a blow with prior notice. They do not
take action because they can't. ”
“ I wish I could speak Spanish, because it
would be a lot easier to play more
interesting roles. ”
“ No matter how hard we might wish, we
will not be able to transform
China's behavior overnight. ”