I Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with I. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“I wish that we worried more about asking the right questions instead of being so hung up on finding answers.”
“I wish that were true all the time. That we all wanted
nothing we did to hurt anyone at all.”
“I wish the air were pure oxygen, and then as it says in our chemistry book, our life would sweep through its fevered burning course in a few hours and we would live in a perfect delirium of excitement and would die vibrating with passion, for anything would be better than this lazy sluggish life.”
“I wish the American media would take a great look at the views of the people in Congress and find out, are they pro-America or anti-America? I think people would be - would love to see an expose like that.”
“I wish the army had taught us how to navigate feelings as easily as they did a starless night sky.”
Source: Flygirl
“I wish the bald eagle had not been chosen as the representative of our country; he is a bird of bad moral character; like those among men who live by sharping and robbing, he is generally poor, and often very lousy. The turkey is a much more respectable bird, and withal a true original native of America.”
“I wish the battles of men could be solved in their heads.”
“I wish the camera could smell my armpits. Dude, mine smell good.”
“I wish the children could be taught early on that our thinking creates our experience.”
“I wish the constitution, which is offered, had been made more perfect; but I sincerely believe it is the best that could be obtained at this time. And, as a constitutional door is opened for amendment hereafter, the adoption of it, under the present circumstances of the Union, is in my opinion desirable.”
Source: The Writings of George Washington: pt. III. Private letters from the time Washington resigned his commission as commander-in-chief of the Army to that of his inauguration as president of the United States: December, 1783-April, 1789
“I wish the country had fewer lawyers and more engineers.”
Source: The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream
“I wish the crowd to feel itself well treated, Especially since it lives and lets me live.”
Source: Faust
“I wish the dashboard indicators for lights were standardized throughout the auto industry.”
“I wish the dryer were running, because man, I could use a good...tumble dry."-Eve Rosser”
“I wish the enemy would hesitate to shoot when they see me, but you can't expect humanitarianism on the battlefield.”
Source: 幼女戦記 (1) Deus lo vult
“I wish the English still possessed a shred of the old sense of humour which Puritanism, and dyspepsia, and newspaper reading, and tea-drinking have nearly extinguished.”
Source: South Wind
“I wish the Fallen would just come to us for a change.”
Ironically, Fallen Angels dropped from the sky and surrounded us.
“I wish I had a chocolate cake!” I exclaimed, staring up.
No cake appeared, though I did get a few wry glances. Andrew’s body shook with silent laughter while Lucia gave
me raised eyebrows.
“What? It worked for the Fallen Angels.”
Source: Abyss
“I wish the fire burned my leg hair off”
“I wish the first word I ever said was the word "quote", so right before I die I could say "unquote".”
“I wish the government and the Minister of Justice would address these legal and constitutional arguments, but they refuse to. They want Canadians to go blindly into their brave new world, but it is not wise for a society to move blindly in any direction.”
“I wish the government would put a tax on pianos for the incompetent.”
Source: Selected Letters
“I wish the government would read the Constitution. I think that would probably help quite a bit. And maybe they did read it and maybe they got confused when they read the preamble which says one of the duties is to promote the general welfare.”
“I wish the government would stop telling us to ‘Light it up blue’ in support of the police when they know there is a major police corruption problem!”
“I wish the hearts of human beings pumped with kind desires.
I wish every gaze landed on the eyes of others compassionately.
I wish hatred, envy, and vengeance were alien concepts to humankind.
I wish the precious worth of every soul was universally understood.”
Source: Making Wishes: Quotes, Thoughts, & a Little Poetry for Every Day of the Year
“I wish the Indians had newspapers of their own. If they had, you would have horrible pictures of the cold-blooded murders of inoffensive Indians.”
Source: The Selected Papers of Thaddeus Stevens, Volume 1: April 1865-August 1868
“I wish the iPhone people would design one that's black and has two pieces, and it plugs into the wall and you can pick one piece up and talk into it. I tell you, the whole time I had one of those old-fashioned plug-in phones, not once did I misplace it.”
“I wish the Irish had never invented whiskey," Pat said. Mr. O'Malley smirked, "The Irish didn't invent it. God did. It was his way of keepin' the Irish from takin' over the world.”
Source: I Dream of Dragons
“I wish the Libertarian Party would get more play in the media but they don't.”
“I wish the Lord would take me now”
“I wish the meeting had been as good as the lunch.”
“I wish the night would end, I wish the day'd begin, I wish it would rain or snow, or the wind would blow, or the grass would grow, I wish I had yesterday, I wish there were games to play.”
Source: Flowers in the Attic
“I wish the old days, come back these days.”
Source: يلا شردة
“I wish the opera was every night. It is, of all entertainments, the sweetest and most delightful. Some of the songs seemed to melt my very soul.”
Source: Evelina; or The history of a young lady's introduction to the world [by F. Burney].
“I wish the pain of betrayal was as easy to ignore as the red flags that forewarned of it.”
“I wish the Peace Corps and its volunteers continued success and perseverance. We are grateful for their contributions to society and dedication to providing assistance where it is needed. May the Peace Corps continue its legacy of service, both at home and abroad.”
“I wish the press were paying more attention to the erosion of the Constitution and the slippery slope that we're getting into, by giving up the right of the Congress to talk about when and how and where we go to war.”
“I wish the rent Was heaven sent.”
Source: The Collected Works of Langston Hughes: The poems, 1941-1950
“I wish the rock 'n' roll scene to be back in.”
“I wish the stage were as narrow as the wire of a tighrope dancer so that no incompetent would dare step upon it.”
“I wish the state of enthusiasm I am in may last, for to-day I have felt that there is a God; I have been devotional, and my mind has bben led away from the follies that it is mostly wrapped up in.”
“I wish the whole day were like breakfast, when people are still connected to their dreams, focused inward, and not yet ready to engage with the world around them. I realized this is how I am all day; for me, unlike other people, there doesn't come a moment after a cup of coffee or a shower or whatever when I suddenly feel alive and awake and connected to the world. If it were always breakfast, I would be fine.”
Source: Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You: A Novel
“i wish the whole world was dead serious about food instead of silly rockets and machines and explosives using everybody's food money to blow their heads off anyway.”
Source: The Dharma Bums
“I wish the women's rights folks would be more sensible. I think women have a great deal to learn, before they are fit to vote.”
“I wish the word supermodel would just fall off the face of the earth. Anyone can be a supermodel now.”
“I wish the world was run by women. Women who have given birth and know the value of their creation.”
“I wish the world would become what God wanted it to be in the first place, before we tampered with it.”
“I wish the world would stop for a minute. [..] I wish we could stay in this moment forever.”
Source: A Show for Two
“I wish the world would swallow us here, whole, in this moment. And that's when it hits me that this - this - is falling in love.”
Source: Isla and the Happily Ever After
“I wish thee as much pleasure in the reading, as I had in the writing.”
“I wish there could be an international peace conference of booksellers, for (you will smile at this) my own conviction is that the future happiness of the world depends in no small measure on them and on the librarians.”
Source: The Haunted Bookshop