“I have a lot of -- I struggle with a lot of shame over my past. There have been times when I've been incredibly embarrassed about the things that happened to me. I don't think that there is one human being in this world that would wish, you know, to be injured as a kid the way -- in ways that I was.” ThinkingKnowsWorldWayHumansHas BeensKidsPastWishHuman BeingsStruggleHappenedThis WorldShameEmbarrassedInjuredWish YouMy Past Author:Traci Lords
“If you wish to live a life free from sorrow, think of what is going to happen as if it had already happened.” IfsThinkingHappensWishHappenedSorrow Book:Enchiridion Source: Enchiridion
“The truth is, everything that's happened was supposed to happen. That doesn't mean I don't look back and think, God, I wish I hadn't had to go through some of those things.” ThinkingLooksMeanHappensWishHappenedTruth Is Author:Jennifer Lopez
“As in, I think 'Badlands' is one of the funniest films of all time: "Every day I wish I was carried off to a magical land, but that never happened" is one of the funniest lines in any film.” ThinkingFilmWishLinesHappenedLandAll Time Author:Richard Ayoade
“I'm human -- all I do is try to do my job. When I don't do it, the way it happened today, it's out of my control. He put the ball in play and it happened to find a hole. I wish I could take it back, but I can't. You move on.” WayTryingHumansI CanPlayTodayJobsMovingWishHappenedBallsHoles Author:Mariano Rivera
“I think every one of us, in life, have some sort of moment that has happened that we wish we could have done differently or that we wish could have had a different outcome.” ThinkingDifferentDoneMomentsWishHappenedOutcomes Author:Tyler Perry
“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.” GivingShowsWishStuffHappenedNegativeIncludingThanksPerceive Author:Wayne Dyer
“All of my stories, they don't come from my high school experience, but they're definitely based on things that happened to me in high school, or things that happened to friends of mine, or things that I wish had happened to me.” StoriesSchoolWishHappenedMinesHigh SchoolSchool Experience Author:Sarah Dessen
“I find that the more I depend on real life, the less interesting the story is. It's much more common for me to take something that almost-happened, or I wish had happened, and then follow that possibility.” RealStoriesWishInterestingCommonHappenedPossibilityDependsReal Life Author:Sarah Dessen
“Pretty much I don't regret anything that has happened in my life. One thing is I wish I could have spent more time with my mama and my pa.” WishHappenedOne ThingRegretMore TimeMamaDon't RegretDon't Regret Anything Author:Kurupt
“I believe the things that happened to me as a child scarred me terribly, and I wish somebody would have helped me with some of the things that happened.” BelieveChildrenI BelieveWishHappened Author:Scott Thompson
“I know sometimes tragic or humiliating events propel you into a better life, I've experienced that for sure, but it still hurts. It still burns. I think sometimes it hurts more because you can't wish it had never happened. It improved your life in the long run.” ThinkingKnowsLongStillsSometimesRunningWishHurtHappenedEventsTragicLong RunsIt HurtsBetter LifeHumiliatingIt Still HurtsSometimes It Hurts Book:Elliott Smith Source: Elliott Smith
“I prayed very hard for this to happen and it happened. I don't even think about what I've achieved, I haven't focused on it and I wish I had, because I really want to enjoy it, and I don't know if I am enjoying it, because I am going through my life like a bulldozer. I still haven't marveled at it.” IfsThinkingKnowsWantStillsHardHappensWishEnjoyHappenedHavensFocusedBulldozers Author:Mariah Carey
“There's always some days you wish things had never happened, like you'd never been born, that sort of thing but I'm not the kind of person anyway that can just sit around and say, "gee, I wish that never happened." I don't ever do that. There's no point. That is a total and complete waste of time.” KindPersonsWishBornHappenedLike YouWasteWasting TimeNo Point Author:Patty Hearst
“But my body was telling its story. I have read a lot of stuff about cancer. I needed this book. I wish I'd had this book when I had cancer. I wanted someone to be talking to me about "fart floors." I wanted somebody telling me what it was like to have a colostomy bag. I felt so alone. And if you're a person who's been traumatized by past abuse, it's so potentially re-traumatizing. You slip right into "oh my god, this is the only person this has happened to before" mentality: "I'm especially bad and I have especially bad cancer..."” IfsPersonsBookStoriesBodyWantedPastWishFeltStuffTalkingHappenedNeededAbuseCancerBagsSlipsMentalityFartWanted Someone Author:Eve Ensler
“I wish it was clear for me how it happened [stop writing songs], then maybe I could start writing again. But it's kind of an "it." It just submerged itself. Because the way I had always written was just that it came out. It just happened.” WayWritingKindSongWishClearWrittenHappenedWriting SongsSubmerged Author:Joan Baez
“Some things aren't to my taste and I wish they wouldn't have happened but they have been some of the best experiences to learn and grow from so I am grateful for every moment.” Has BeensMomentsWishGrowsHappenedTasteGratefulI Am GratefulBest Experiences Author:John Assaraf
“There is no immigration policy in the US that is permitting what's happening. What's happening here is happening outside the law, that our leaders do not wish to enforce or acknowledge. And the same thing happened in the UK.” LawWishLeaderHappenedPolicyHappeningsThings HappenImmigrationAcknowledgeImmigration Policy Author:Rush Limbaugh