Wish Quotes - Page 61

The only hope of transforming the world from the 'tsunami of violence' is for each of us to become the change we wish to see in the world.

Every satisfaction he attains lays the seeds of some new desire, so that there is no end to the wishes of each individual will.

I know this is insane, but i somehow wish i had been in auschwitz with my parents so i could really know what they lived through! I guess it's some kind of guilt about having had an easier life than they did.

For legislators make the citizens good by forming habits in them, and this is the wish of every legislator, and those who do not effect it miss their mark, and it is in this that a good constitution differs from a bad one.

I don't wish power, only art -art and passion.

Belief, as I use the word here, is the insistence that the truth is what one would "lief" or wish it to be. The believer will open his mind to the truth on condition that it fits in with his preconceived ideas and wishes. Faith, on the other hand, is an unreserved opening of the mind to the truth, whatever it may turn out to be. Faith has no preconceptions; it is a plunge into the unknown. Belief clings, but faith lets go.

Spend time with those you love. One of these days you will say either, 'I wish I had', or 'I'm glad I did.'

Be honorable yourself if you wish to associate with honorable people.

Give thanks for all that shows up in your life including the stuff that you perceive to be negative, the things that you wish wouldn't have happened. Don't take anything forgranted.

I wish I felt energetic and could paint all the time, because there are so many paintings I'd like to do.

If you wish to converse with me, define your terms.

Will is wish, and liberty is power.

If we wish to influence our own life in a particular direction, which is constantly threatened by the danger of the emergence of alien life-forms, and protect it from deterioration, then we must either allow Nature to rule or, if we wish to intervene, we must first acquaint ourselves with the simplest principles of life.

If you wish to understand what Revolution is, call it Progress; and if you wish to understand what Progress is, call it Tomorrow.

Work will win when wishy washy wishing won t.

If you cannot mould yourself entirely as you would wish, how can you expect other people to be entirely to your liking?

I wish everyone could wake up with a birdie on your shoulder, reminding them that this could be your last day. As you get older, you see how rapidly the years and decades fly by, so I would encourage anyone, no matter the age, to seize their life and be fully present. Savor every moment and go after your dreams. Be relentless in pursuing your happiness.

Never be afraid of a cliché, if it expresses what you wish to say.

I wake up every morning and I wish I were dead, and so does Jim.

I wish she was dead,' he says. 'I wish they were all dead and we were, too. It would be best.

When envoys are sent with compliments in their mouths, it is a sign that the enemy wishes for a truce.

It shocks me how I wish for...what is lost and cannot come back.

I wish developing great products was as easy as writing a check. If that was the case, Microsoft would have great products.

You don't sit down and write a wish list about the person you are going to fall violently in love with. It just doesn't work like that.

Sometimes I wish I could have been a bit more relaxed, but then I wouldn't have been the same player.