“Even through my good-looking youth, I wasn't called on for any romantic parts, which is okay. What I was called on to do, I enjoyed doing. The funny thing about life is that if you live long enough, I think, you'll get every wish you ever had. It'll all come true.” IfsThinkingLongEnoughLife IsWishYouthOkayEnjoyedLooking GoodFunny ThingsWish You Author:Morgan Freeman
“If you want to condemn yourself for the mistakes you've made, let's be fair, that means you've got to congratulate yourself for all the good things you've done. It's okay to say, "God, I wish I'd done this; yeah, but I did do that." Then it kind of balances out.” IfsWantKindMeanMadeDoneWishMistakeBalanceFairsOkayYeahGood ThingsMistakes You've Made Author:Tim Allen
“More than anything, my wish for you is this: That when your awful darkest days come, you will know you're not alone. Pain will tell you to keep quiet, but that's a lie. Life is fragile and we all break in different ways. I hope you know you can be honest. I hope you know that you can ask for help. Did you catch that? It is absolutely positively okay to ask for help. It simply means you're human. Help is real and it is possible; people find it every day.” PeopleKnowsWayHumansMeanDifferentRealHelpingPainLife IsLyingAsksWishBreakHonestQuietOkayAwfulBeing HonestDifferent WaysFragilePositivelyNot AloneMy WishLife Is FragileMy Wish For You Book:If You Feel Too Much: Thoughts on Things Found and Lost and Hoped For Source: If You Feel Too Much: Thoughts on Things Found and Lost and Hoped For
“You can't remove that layer of pain by just saying, "Okay, I'm not going to wallow in it." The only way to remove that layer of pain is to face what it says and to recognize it as the look in the mirror that it is, reflecting the things you did that you wish you hadn't done and the things you didn't do that you wish you had done.” WayLooksDonePainFacesWishOkayMirrorsRemoveLayersReflectingWish YouJust Saying Author:Marianne Williamson
“Originally when we talked about language disorder it was a catastrophic language disorder. It's substantial, and from a treatment standpoint it's okay to keep diluting that term, but from a research standpoint we need to be much more precise. I wish somebody would take up the mantle of just that particular task.” NeedsLanguageWishTermParticularResearchTasksOkayTreatmentDisorderPreciseStandpoint Author:Darold Treffert
“Everybody wants the easy stuff, "Okay, I wanna be a rapper. I wish I could fight in order to get more money." They see the finished product, they see this guy Derek Jeter hitting the homerun and whatnot and say "Ooh, I wanna make $20 million a year," but they didn't see him playing sandlot ball.” WantYearsGuyOrderFightingWishEasyStuffMillionsProductsOkayBallsFinishedRapperMore MoneyHittingThis GuyJeterSandlot Author:Mr. T
“In the short term, it absolutely feels devastating to break a bond of friendship. In the long term, it is the best possible thing. You're actually doing something noble and good if you do it in the right way. You can leave them with, "I wish you the best, but I have to take care of myself." Or you don't have to wish them the best. It's okay if you don't. Maybe they don't deserve the best. That's not up to you to decide. You not wishing someone the best is not going to make anyone's life not the best.” LongCareWishTermBreakDeserveOkayTake CareLong TermShort Term Author:Sara Benincasa
“I can't let fear kill my creative brain. Fear is the killer. Your bad choices come from fear. And I'm constantly combating fear. I'm one of the most fearful people, which may be why I'm so sensitive about it. I combat fear, constantly. So, when something like this happens, it only makes us stronger, but it reminds you that your strength is by being able to fight that stuff off and being okay with failure. If I get everything I wish and I get to make movies for the rest of my life, I'm going to have many failures and I need to be okay with that.” PeopleChoicesFightingWishBrainCreativeOkayStrongerSensitiveFearful Author:Jon M. Chu
“I wish I could do a lot of things different. I'm not going to tell you what they are, but if I had a list of all my films right now, I'd go, 'Okay, I'll cross that one out and cross that one out and cross that one out and cross that one out.' Really. But I've made over 40 films. How can I not have some losers in there?” IfsMadeDifferentFilmWishRight NowCrossesOkayListsLoser Author:Steve Martin
“I've made movies that I thought were okay, but then I was very good. And sometimes you're in a movie and you think, 'I wish more people saw that' - because you're good. And it just works out that the movie gets lost. But that's show business.” PeopleThinkingMadeSometimesShowsLostWishSawsOkayVery GoodWork OutShow Business Author:Christopher Walken
“Okay. I wish for world peace,” Weetzie said. “I am sorry,” the genie said. “I cant grant that wish. Its out of my league.” “Then I wish for an infinite number of wishes!” Those people on fairy tales never thought of that. “People in fairy tales wish for that all the time,” the genie said. “They arent stupid. It just isnt in the records because I cant grant that type of wish.” PeopleWorldSaidWishNumbersRecordsStupidTypeOkayInfiniteSorryTalesLeagueFairyGrantsFairy TaleCantI Am SorryAm SorryGenies Author:Francesca Lia Block
“I let out a laugh that sounded more like the yip of a startled poodle. "Superp-powers? I wish. My powers aren't winning me a slot on the Cartoon Network anytime soon... except as a comic relief. Ghost Whisperer Junior. Or Ghost Screamer, more like it. Tune in, every week, as Chloe Saunders runs screaming from yet another ghost looking for her help." Okay, superpower might be pushing it.” HelpingMightRunningWinningWishLaughingWeekOkayGhostComicReliefTunesPushingCartoonJuniorsSuperpowerChloePoodlesPushing ItComic ReliefCartoon NetworkGhost Whisperer Author:Kelley Armstrong
“I wish I could help you" I whisper. You are," he murmurs against my knee. "just dont leave me, okay? Everyone leaves me.” HelpingWishOkayKneesLeaving Me Book:Rules of Attraction Source: Rules of Attraction
“Oh, I'm sure we could talk them into letting us in for nothing," Marco said. "Just tell them we're Animorphs." "Tell them we're what?" Rachel asked. "Idiot teenagers with a death wish," Marco said. "Animorphs." I tried the word out. It sounded okay.” SaidWishOkayTeenagerIdiotMarcosDeath Wish Author:Katherine Applegate
“I feel that I have to do everything better just to be judged as okay. It is something I wish I could let go of. It's something that I wish just wasn't there.” FeelsWishLetting GoOkayJudged Author:Jerome Groopman