An honorable Peace is and always was my first wish! I can take no delight in the effusion of human Blood; but, if this War should continue, I wish to have the most active part in it. – John Paul Jones
I hate watching me. I hate watching me. It just makes me feel awful. I think, ‘I look stupid from that angle. I wish I didn’t let them put that shirt on me.’ – Jesse Eisenberg
Only barbarians are not curious about where they come from, how they came to be where they are, where they appear to be going, whether they wish to go there, and if so, why, and if not, why not. – Isaiah Berlin
Cursing is invoking the assistance of a spirit to help you inflict suffering. Swearing on the other hand, is invoking, only the witness of a spirit to an statement you wish to make. – John Ruskin
Whereas it has long been known and declared that the poor have no right to the property of the rich, I wish it also to be known and declared that the rich have no right to the property of the poor. – John Ruskin
I wish all critics, no matter their color, were more sophisticated when it comes to the moral questions a film like ‘St. Anna’ is trying to raise. – James McBride
I wish I didn’t like sweets as much as I do. I wish I didn’t get carried away sometimes. – James Corden
One thing I wish I could tell my younger self: take photos of everyday life, not special occasions; later, that’s what will be interesting to you. – Gretchen Rubin
I don’t think it’s realistic to say kids shouldn’t watch any TV. I just wish the shows would be better. And that kids would watch less. Get out there and do things, kids! Don’t become couch potatoes! – Judy Blume
I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast; for I intend to go in harm’s way. – John Paul Jones
A lot of people don’t realize that depression is an illness. I don’t wish it on anyone, but if they would know how it feels, I swear they would think twice before they just shrug it. – Jonathan Davis
We young Filipinos are trying to make over a nation and must not halt in our march, but from time to time turn our gaze upon our elders. We shall wish to read in their countenances approval of our actions. – Jose Rizal
I wish I could write about shows outside New York. I often feel like the last person to know anything, because I almost never get to leave town, and when I do, I tend to go for three days max. Seeing between 30 and 40 shows a week in 100 or so galleries and museums takes up nearly all my time. – Jerry Saltz
There was never anything I wanted to do more than play tennis. Never once walked out there and thought, ‘I wish I was doing something else.’ Not once. – Jimmy Connors
I wish black people had a flag they could put into the ground, like when the troops stormed Iwo Jima. – J. B. Smoove
Rock guitarists usually do not wish to think trains of thought about anything but their own guitar playing during a long solo, and I could not play this way if I were not able to divide my attention between my ever changing musical environment and my instrument itself. – John Frusciante
I wish anytime I went into a nice restaurant and asked for a table, they said, ‘Well I’m sure you don’t want one in the corner.’ – Jennifer Grey
Mantle didn’t want to stick out, but he did. He didn’t wish to be treated as special, but he was. He was uncomfortable being the center of attention, but he was the centerfielder for the most famous franchise in sports. – Jane Leavy
I realize that the wish to write in a new language derives from a kind of desperation. – Jhumpa Lahiri
If I had to put a name to it, I would wish that all my books were entertainments. I think the first thing you’ve got to do is grab the reader by the ear, and make him sit down and listen. Make him laugh, make him feel. We all want to be entertained at a very high level. – John le Carre
I totally understand that I am a little outrageous in some ways… I’m a little un-P.C., but I really wish I had the chance to perform for the American fans. – Johnny Weir
If we are ever in doubt about what to do, it is a good rule to ask ourselves what we shall wish on the morrow that we had done. – John Lubbock