Wish Quotes

I only wish Chet Atkins could be here for this joyous occasion.

If you do not wish a man to do a thing, you had better get him to talk about it; for the more men talk, the more likely they are to do nothing else.

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.

We live, not as we wish to, but as we can.

The Muslims have, as everyone else says, the right to practice their religion and they have the right to construct a mosque at ground zero if they wish. What I am saying, though, is that they should listen to public opinion, they should listen to the deep wounds and anguish that this is causing to so many good people.

All wish to possess knowledge, but few, comparatively speaking, are willing to pay the price.

A first sign of the beginning of understanding is the wish to die.

The world is full of fools; and he who would not wish to see one, must not only shut himself up alone, but must also break his looking-glass.

Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master.

I wish there was some way to get the law changed. They can write anything about you after you're deceased and there's nothing you can do about it.

I was never encouraged to do it and I played the accordion, which I hated. I wish I had taken piano because I definitely would have written more songs of my own, but I didn't.

I don't know how it would play out it the long run, if I were go to series with the story, I don't know. I just miss Peter so much on a personal level, that's about what I can say. He's my buddy and I wish he were around.

If I had to put a name to it, I would wish that all my books were entertainments. I think the first thing you've got to do is grab the reader by the ear, and make him sit down and listen. Make him laugh, make him feel. We all want to be entertained at a very high level.

As we embrace the American dream and the freedoms it represents, we must also ensure that those who wish to enjoy those freedoms become a part of our society and learn to speak our language.

Duty is the most sublime word in our language. Do your duty in all things. You cannot do more. You should never wish to do less.

I have to teach myself. I kind of wish I'd continued with my education, but that's something I can do in the future.

I don't feel guilt. Whatever I wish to do, I do.

But I wish they would make a musical of some kind. I miss musicals so much. You don't see them anymore.

Let us all pledge to protect this opportunity in order to see that the wish of peace becomes a true and daily fact in this region.

The Potemkin city of which I wish to speak here is none other than our dear Vienna herself.

This contradiction lies here: they wish God, and they wish humanity. They persist in connecting two terms which, once separated, can come together again only to destroy each other.

I often wish... that I could rid the world of the tyranny of facts. What are facts but compromises? A fact merely marks the point where we have agreed to let investigation cease.

This, then, is the test we must set for ourselves; not to march alone but to march in such a way that others will wish to join us.

I wish there were more true conversion, and then there would not be so much backsliding, and, for fear of suffering, living at ease, when there are so few to contend for Christ and His cause.

It's just hard. I wish the studios felt there was more value in these themes and these pieces of material - that they're worth protecting more. Because then it just wouldn't happen. If the studios cared, the stuff would be stopped in a second.

I am sure Mr Heath thinks he is honest but I wish he didn't have to have his friends say it so often.

The bravest person I've ever met was a young boy going through massive amounts of treatment for a very rare, complex and unpleasant disease. I last saw him at a Discworld convention, where he chose to take part in a game as an assassin. He died not long afterwards, and I wish I had his fortitude and sense of style.

I wish I came from a more pure place. I don't have something to say from the bottom of my soul. I just know how to take stuff I like and repackage it in a slightly different way.

I wish I were supernaturally strong so I could put right everything that is wrong.

I wish I had more of the hero gene, but I don't think I'd be very good at playing one.