Quotes with wish-it

Quotes 301 till 320 of 327.

  • Christian Cardell Corbet When one buys some of my artwork I hope it is because they will wish to learn from it and not because they think it will match their drapes!
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  • Oscar Wilde When the gods wish to punish us they answer our prayers.
    Oscar Wilde
    Irish writer (1854 - 1900)
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  • Dag Hammarskjöld When the morning's freshness has been replaced by the weariness of midday, when the leg muscles give under the strain, the climb seems endless, and suddenly nothing will go quite as you wish-it is then that you must not hesitate.
    Dag Hammarskjöld
    Swedish diplomat (1905 - 1961)
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  • Helen Schucman When the wish for peace is genuine, the means for finding it is giving in a form each mind that seeks for it in honesty can understand.
    Helen Schucman
    American psychologist
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  • George Bernard Shaw Whenever you wish to do anything against the law, Cicely, always consult a good solicitor first.
    George Bernard Shaw
    Irish-English writer and critic (1856 - 1950)
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  • Bret Harte Which I wish to remark, And my language is plain, That for ways that are dark And for tricks that are vain, The heathen Chinee is peculiar.
    Source: The Heathen Chinee (1870)
    Bret Harte
    American short story writer and poet (1836 - 1902)
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  • John Keats Who would wish to be among the commonplace crowd of the little famous - who are each individually lost in a throng made up of themselves?
    John Keats
    English poet (1795 - 1821)
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  • Adolf Hitler Whoever lights the torch of war in Europe can wish for nothing but chaos.
    Adolf Hitler
    German politician (1889 - 1945)
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  • Cyril Connolly Whom the gods wish to destroy they first call promising.
    Cyril Connolly
    British criticus (1903 - 1974)
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  • Ralph Waldo Emerson Women see better than men. Men see lazily, if they do not expect to act. Women see quite without any wish to act.
    Ralph Waldo Emerson
    American poet and philosopher (1803 - 1882)
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  • Henri-Frédéric Amiel Women wish to be loved not because they are pretty, or good, or well bred, or graceful, or intelligent, but because they are themselves.
    Henri-Frédéric Amiel
    Swiss philosopher and poet (1821 - 1881)
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  • Ben Elton Yes, OK, farty is a silly word. I wish I'd never used it. I'm 34. Perhaps it was a word for my 20s.
    Ben Elton
    British-Australian comedian, author, playwright, actor and director (1959 - )
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  • Bryan Robson You can't let players do what they wish and be professional. That's a fact. As for the team, Boro had two internationals when I got there in 1995. Now they have more than 15. And they didn't cost the fortune some suggest.
    Bryan Robson
    English football manager and player (1957 - )
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  • Marcus Valerius Martial You give me nothing during your life, but you promise to provide for me at your death. If you are not a fool, you know what I wish for!
    Marcus Valerius Martial
    Latin poet and epigrammatist (40 - 104)
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  • Barbara Boxer You know, I wish the world well. I want Iraq to have democracy and the Haitians to have democracy. I want the people of Afghanistan to thrive. Lord knows, we spend enough money there to help them. What about people at home? Isn't that our first responsibility?
    Barbara Boxer
    American politician (1940 - )
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  • Max Lerner You may call for peace as loudly as you wish, but where there is no brotherhood there can in the end be no peace.
    Max Lerner
    American Author, Columnist (1902 - 1992)
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  • Mahatma Gandhi You must be the change you wish to see in the world.
    Mahatma Gandhi
    Indian politician (1869 - 1948)
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  • Marcus Tullius Cicero You must become an old man in good time if you wish to be an old man long.
    Marcus Tullius Cicero
    Roman statesman and writer (106 - 43)
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  • Barbara Sher You must go after your wish. As soon as you start to pursue a dream, your life wakes up and everything has meaning.
    Barbara Sher
    American speaker, lifestyle coach, and author (1935 - 2020)
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  • Seneca You must live for another if you wish to live for yourself.
    Seneca
    Roman philosopher, statesman and playwright (5 - 65)
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