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Wish Quotes
On wishing for more - understanding, time, and change.
Wishing shows up here in very different registers: a scientist wishing ordinary language could capture atomic structure, a wish that Israelis could witness daily life across the border firsthand, and a simple wish to take on more creative work. I Wish continues the theme.
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- Nov 07, 2020
You can wish as hard as you like but all that really matters is the shape you're in on the day of the race. I've always felt these really big races aren't necessarily won by whoever is the fastest. They're won by the athlete who is the smartest and in the best shape on the day.
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- Nov 07, 2020
The jihadists of ISIS wish to go back to what they see as a more pure form of Islam from the time of the Prophet and his companions. They believe in a literal interpretation of the Koran.
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Keynesian idea is once again accepted that fiscal policy and deficit spending has a major role to play in guiding a market economy. I wish Friedman were still alive so he could witness how his extremism led to the defeat of his own ideas.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I wish I could say that Carla Bruni's Guess campaign at age 16 led to her current role as First Lady of France, but that might be a stretch.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I wish I had the nerve not to tip.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Those who buy in to global warming wish to drastically curb human economic and industrial activities, regardless of the consequences for people, especially the poor.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I wish my brother well. We agree to disagree, but he is a good man. He is my brother.
- Nov 07, 2020
When it comes to actually writing the book/story, I work on a computer. I wish I could write longhand, but I can't.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I wish we could do something useful with tobacco - like making fertilizer out of it.
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- Nov 07, 2020
In the past, I've allowed myself to record songs that I wish I had not, but agreed to for one reason or another.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm not a Pat Benatar clone. I wish people would forget about that comparison.
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- Nov 07, 2020
For a while, I stopped enjoying making movies and I stopped enjoying acting, because I made a few decisions that I wish I hadn't made.
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- Nov 07, 2020