Quotes of: I-wish Keyword

We all have cracks and tears and shattered glass within our souls. Some have more than others. We do not wish to seek one who has none; but we wish to find the one who can say "look at me, look at this." We wish to find the one who sees every bit of ...

C. JoyBell C.

I think the tingles are important. They are real, and I am in favor of their survival. But they are not the basis for a satisfactory marriage. I am not suggesting that on should marry without the tingles. Those warm, excited feelings, the chill bumps...

Things I Wish I'd Known Before We Got Married

Insert the biggest, most awkward silence in the history of big awkward silences. I stare at him. I'm suddenly exhausted by all the lies I've told him. He's my friend, and I lie to him every day. He deserves better. I wish I could tell him then, more ...

Cynthia Hand

Photo Journalist: I wish I had words, man. I wish I had words... I can tell ya something like the other day he wanted to kill me. Somethin' like that... Willard: Why'd he wanna kill you? Photo Journalist: Because I took his picture. He said "If you t...

Apocalypse Now

Not to know is bad; not to wish to know is worse.

African

There is no difference between the person who wishes he can change his bad character and did not and the person who never wished for it. Wishes alone don’t change the world!

Daily Drive 365

If you have one wish, wish for everything to be exactly as it is. Then wait patiently for your wish to come true.

Barefoot Doctor's Guide to the Tao: A Spiritual Handbook for the Urban Warrior

Never wish ill on someone else. The gods may become confused and bring that fortune to you. Conversely, this may be another reason to wish well on others. That way even a garbled wish can only have a positive outcome.

Orsov

No poet or novelist wishes he were the only one who ever lived, but most of them wish they were the only one alive, and quite a number fondly believe their wish has been granted.

W. H. Auden

I just wish I could understand my father.

Michael Jackson

It has been said in this courtroom that only a human being can be free. It seems to me that only someone who wishes for freedom can be free. I wish for freedom.

The Bicentennial Man and Other Stories

William James used to preach the 'will to believe.' For my part, I should wish to preach the 'will to doubt' ... what is wanted is not the will to believe, but the wish to find out, which is the exact opposite.

Sceptical Essays

If you plan to build walls around me, know this—I will walk through them.

Making Wishes: Quotes, Thoughts, & a Little Poetry for Every Day of the Year

He was the real hero in my world and I treasured him. And he loved me. Loved spending time with me.

As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride

Dr. Archibald "Moonlight" Graham: Well, you know I... I never got to bat in the major leagues. I would have liked to have had that chance. Just once. To stare down a big league pitcher. To stare him down, and just as he goes into his windup, wink. Ma...

Field of Dreams

If I were to wish for anything, I should not wish for wealth and power, but for the passionate sense of the potential, for the eye which, ever young and ardent, sees the possible. Pleasure disappoints, possibility never. And what wine is so sparkling...

Either/Or: A Fragment of Life

People do not get married planning to divorce. Divorce is the result of a lack of preparation for marriage and the failure to learn the skills of working together as teammates in an intimate relationship.

Things I Wish I'd Known Before We Got Married

Often we fail to consider the fact that our social, spiritual, and intellectual interests are miles apart. Our value systems and goals are contradictory, but we are in love.

Things I Wish I'd Known Before We Got Married

If I told you to wish for good health, you would think I'm ridiculous; but when I exchange the word "wish" for the word "pray", you believe it can work. That is the disempowering delusion religions have brought us.

Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience

Mrs. Bennet: My dear Mr. Bennet, have you heard? Netherfield Park is let at last! Do you not wish to know who has taken it? Mr. Bennet: As you wish to tell me, my dear, I doubt I have any choice in the matter.

Pride & Prejudice

Aladdin: So, three wishes. Hm, I want them to be good. What would you wish for? Genie: Me? No one's ever asked me that before. Well, in my case... Ah, forget it. Aladdin: What? Genie: No, I can't tell you. Aladdin: C'mon, tell me. Genie: Freedom!

Aladdin