Quotes with wished

Quotes 21 till 29 of 29.

  • Marguerite Duras She represents the un-vowed aspiration of the male human being, his potential infidelity - and infidelity of a very special kind, which would lead him to the opposite of his wife, to the ''woman of wax'' whom he could model at will, make and unmake in any way he wished, even unto death.
    Marguerite Duras
    French author and filmmaker (1914 - 1996)
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  • Arnold Rothstein Somehow, I had the feeling that I was responsible for Harry being dead. I remembered all the times that I wished he were dead, all the times I had dreamed of killing him. I got to thinking that maybe my wishing had finally killed him.
    Arnold Rothstein
    American racketeer, businessman and gambler (1882 - 1928)
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  • Bai Juyi That we wished to fly in heaven, two birds with the wings of one,
    And to grow together on the earth, two branches of one tree.
    Earth endures, heaven endures; some time both shall end,
    While this unending sorrow goes on and on for ever.
    The Song of Long Sorrow
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  • Seneca The good things of prosperity are to be wished; but the good things that belong to adversity are to be admired.
    Seneca
    Roman philosopher, statesman and playwright (5 - 65)
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  • Betty Buckley The word, and the concept of feminism, was a gift because it gave me a sense of identity and a way of defining how I wished to live my life.
    Betty Buckley
    American actress and singer (1947 - )
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  • Andrew Morton They defined what was private and what was public and they would move it whenever they wished.
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  • Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe We are never further from what we wish than when we believe that we have what we wished for.
    Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
    German writer and poet (1749 - 1832)
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  • Bob Gibson When I was playing I never wished I was doing anything else. I think being a professional athlete is the finest thing a man can do.
    Bob Gibson
    American baseball player (1935 - 2020)
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  • Edith Hamilton When the freedom they wished for most was freedom from responsibility, then Athens ceased to be free and was never free again.
    Edith Hamilton
    American educator and author (1867 - 1963)
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