Wish Quotes

Anything large enough for a wish to light upon, is large enough to hang a prayer upon.

I wish I knew where to get a good one myself; for I find cold Sheets extreamly disagreeable.

We are never further from what we wish than when we believe that we have what we wished for.

I'm really a very weak musicologist. Wish it weren't so, but there's only so much you can dig deeply into in one lifetime, as if you hadn't noticed.

I just sort of wish people would dance differently. It reminds me of teenage sex.

I am surprised that I cannot recall whether my desire to become a minister transformed itself into a wish to lead the more militant life of missionary, by a slow process or suddenly.

If we really wish to put an end to our ongoing international and social problems we must eventually declare Earth and all of its resources as the common heritage of all the world's people.

They wish for a general government of unity, as they see that the local legislatures must naturally and necessarily tend to retard the general government.

If you wish to reach the highest, begin at the lowest.

I wish to say that we Anarchists have never changed our position. We are Anarchists as of old and still pursue the same ideals.

Sons have always a rebellious wish to be disillusioned by that which charmed their fathers.

I wish there was a painter who could paint as well as Ted Williams could hit.

We draw our Presidents from the people. It is a wholesome thing for them to return to the people. I came from them. I wish to be one of them again.

I wish to express my hope that the efforts of our nations, nationalities and peoples in the direction of the development of our democratic order will be successful.

I wish that they had the freedoms like the Japanese and the Koreans and the Mexicans and everybody else that has that freedom to come over here and play the game, because I know Cuba has a very strong baseball history.

If we wish to preserve a free society, it is essential that we recognize that the desirability of a particular object is not sufficient justification for the use of coercion.

I wish I could talk to Annette, but she doesn't even correspond at this point.

I really wish I was less of a thinking man and more of a fool not afraid of rejection.

In my whole career, in fact, I can remember only two first nights when a show was at its peak on the first night. And I just wish we could devise a system where critics came not on a single evening but were given a choice of performances to attend.

It's unfortunate when kids get hurt, but I wish parents would monitor what their kids are doing and watching. It's common sense, really.

I wish I had as much in bed as I get in the newspapers.

Even those who write against fame wish for the fame of having written well, and those who read their works desire the fame of having read them.

Ladies and gentlemen, I wish I had better news for you but we are facing a storm that most of us have feared. This is a threat that we've never faced before.

Those who wish to cause religious conflict are small in number but often manage to dominate the headline.

But we wish to give the Jews a Homeland. Not by dragging them ruthlessly out of their sustaining soil, but rather by removing them carefully, roots and all, to a better terrain.

There are forces all around you who wish to exploit division, rob you of your freedom, and tell you what to think. But young folks can rekindle the weary spirit of a slumbering nation.

Looking back on my life, I wish I'd stepped forward and made a fool of myself more often when I was younger - because when you do, you find out you can do it.

I just wish we knew a little less about his urethra and a little more about his arms sales to Iran.

On behalf of the federal government, I wish now publicly to appeal to the provinces to lend their co-operation in furthering our country's war effort by effecting at as early a date as may be possible this much needed restriction.

Under the auspices of peace, our comprehensive renaissance will be built, and it will be a model for those who wish to emulate it in the greater Arab homeland.