“That is the worst moment, when you feel you have lost / The desires for all that was most desirable, / Before you are contented with what you can desire; / Before you know what is left to be desired; / And you go on wishing that you could desire / What desire has left behind.” KnowsFeelsMomentsDesireLostLeftWishBehindsWorstGoes OnDesirableLeft BehindWorst Moments Author:T. S. Eliot
“A husband is a man who wishes he had as much fun when he goes on business trips as his wife thinks he does.” ThinkingMenDoeFunWishWifeGoes OnHusbandBusiness Trips Author:Ann Landers
“As I accepted the change of the golden hair of my childhood to the reddish-brown hair of my youth without regret, so I also accept my silver hair-and I am ready to accept the time when my hair and the rest of my clay garment returns to the dust from which it came, while my spirit goes on to freer living. It is the season for my hair to be silver, and each season has its lessons to teach. Each season of life is wonderful if you have learned the lessons of the season before. It is only when you go on with lessons unlearned that you wish for a return.” IfsLife IsSpiritWishAcceptingTeachWonderfulChildhoodYouthReadyRegretHairGoes OnReturnLessonsSeasonsAgingAcceptedGoldenDustBrownSilverClayGarmentsSeasons Of LifeBrown HairGolden HairLife Is Wonderful Author:Peace Pilgrim
“I think art has a right — not an obligation — to be difficult if it wishes. And, since people generally go on from this to talk about elitism versus democracy, I would add that genuinely difficult art is truly democratic.” PeopleIfsThinkingArtWishDifficultDemocracyGoes OnArt IsAddDemocraticObligationVersusElitism Author:Geoffrey Hill
“Actually way back when Abhishek and I were just co-actors, I kept telling him 'let's be a part of a troupe and go on a world tour'. And he kept on saying 'It's not the right time'. But I never thought that my wish will be fulfilled in such a grand way and that we will be part of the team as man and wife.” MenWorldWayActorsWishWifeTeamGoes OnFulfilledRight TimeBack WhenMy WishWay Back WhenTroupe Author:Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
“My great wish is to go on in a strict but silent performance of my duty; to avoid attracting notice, and to keep my name out of the newspapers.” NamesWishDutyGoes OnPerformancesSilentNewspapersStrict Book:Memoirs, Correspondence, and Private Papers of Thomas Jefferson: Late President of the United States Source: Memoirs, Correspondence, and Private Papers of Thomas Jefferson: Late President of the United States
“I don't understand why so many people who are sophisticated in science go on believing in God. I wish I did.” PeopleBelieveWishGoes OnBelieve In GodSophisticated Author:Richard Dawkins
“Parenting forces us to get to know ourselves better than we ever might have imagined we could--and in many new ways. . . . We'll discover talents we never dreamed we had and fervently wish for others at moments we feel we desperately need them. As time goes on, we'll probably discover that we have more to give and can give more than we ever imagined. But we'll also find that there are limits to our giving, and that may be hard for us to accept.” KnowsWayNeedsGivingFeelsMayHardMomentsMightForceWishAcceptingTalentGoes OnLimitsParenthoodNew WaysTime Goes On Author:Fred Rogers
“I take around 60 trips a year for business so I can't say that I enjoy the act of travelling itself. I wish I could be transported to my destination without having to go on the journey to get there.” YearsI CanWishEnjoyJourneyGoes OnDestination Author:Maurice Levy
“I see all these students, and I admire them - they're trying to learn something, they go to school, they do film school, they go on shoots, they help. I'm sure they learn a lot, and some of them, it makes them aware of what they wish to do. I was - that's the way I was - autodidact.” WayTryingHelpingSchoolFilmWishStudentsGoes OnAdmireFilm School Author:Agnes Varda
“As the years go on, you see changes in yourself, but you've got to face that - everyone goes through it... Either you have to face up to it and tell yourself you're not going to be eighteen all your life, or be prepared for a terrible shock when you see the wrinkles and white hair. Getting older doesn't frighten me, but I wish I didn't have to because I like life a lot.” YearsFacesWishWhiteHairGoes OnTerriblePreparedShockBe PreparedGetting OldGetting OlderEighteenWrinklesWhite Hair Author:Audrey Hepburn
“I'm in a band, and I know exactly who those girls are. I know exactly what goes on backstage. I wish I had a little leash to walk him around.” KnowsLittlesGirlWishWalksGoes OnBandLeashes Author:Gwen Stefani
“I wish Elton Brand the best. He's a great guy. He's always going to be a great friend of mine, regardless of what goes on.” GuyWishMinesGoes OnBrandsGreat FriendGreat Guy Author:Baron Davis
“So these liberals say historical research can't possibly discover the Jesus of faith, because the Jesus of faith is not rooted in history. He's merely a symbol. But listen: Jesus is not a symbol of anything unless he's rooted in history. The Nicene Creed doesn't say, "We wish these things were true." It says, "Jesus Christ was crucified under Pontius Pilate, and the third day he rose again from the dead,' and it goes on from there.” JesusWishChristGoes OnResearchJesus ChristThirdsRoseHistoricalSymbolsRootedCreedsHistorical Research Author:Gregory A. Boyd
“My parents were not affluent people and were not - didn't come from the extremities of education. My mother had a high school diploma. I often think I so wish she'd come out of the hills in Appalachia and been able to go on to college. I think she would have made a wonderful teacher.” PeopleThinkingMadeAbleSchoolMotherWishParentTeacherWonderfulCollegeGoes OnHigh SchoolHillsAffluentDiplomaExtremityAppalachiaWonderful TeacherHigh School Diploma Author:Dwight Yoakam
“When I'm about to blow the candles on my birthday cake and everybody is telling me I must make a wish, I just go into a tailspin. I'm thinking: what do I wish?, and I just can't seem to think about anything. Then I close my eyes, take a deep breath and there comes my wish. I don't know how to explain what goes on inside of me, but that's what happens: breathing is the key to understand what's really important to me.” ThinkingKnowsImportantSeemsHappensEyeWishKnow HowKeysGoes OnBreathsBlowBreathingCakeCandleDeep BreathMy BirthdayMy WishTake A Deep BreathBirthday CakeMake A Wish Author:Kristen Stewart
“I feel like they would just be the funnest people. I wish I could have been friends with Michael Jackson, just because he had the most badass house of all time and I could just go out and go on amusement park rides and then he could teach me how to moonwalk.” PeopleFeelsHas BeensHouseWishTeachGoes OnAll TimeParksAmusementCould Have BeenBadassAmusement ParksMost Badass Author:Thomston
“I wish people wouldn't think of me as a saint - unless they agree with the definition of a saint that a saint's a sinner who goes on trying.” PeopleThinkingTryingWishGoes OnAgreeSaintDefinitionsSinnerThink Of Me Author:Aung San Suu Kyi