#want

If God would have wanted us to live in a permissive society He would have given us Ten Suggestions and not Ten Commandments. ↗

— Zig Ziglar

#given #god #live #permissive #society

I didn't have a thing to do with picking a coach, and didn't want to. But I didn't think they'd pick one I didn't like. ↗

— Bear Bryant

#i #like #pick #picking #thing

If I die tomorrow, will I have gotten everything in the world I've ever wanted? No. But I will have gotten everything that's made me happiest. ↗

— Sandra Bullock

#ever #everything #gotten #happiest #i

General statements omit what we really want to know. Example: some horses run faster than others. ↗

— Mason Cooley

#faster #general #horses #know #omit

I wouldn't tell Jill how I felt. I behaved in such a way that was opposite to how I felt. I must have seemed strong to her. I didn't want to bring her down. ↗

— Charles Bronson

#bring #down #felt #her #how

The petty man is eager to make boasts, yet desires that others should believe in him. He enthusiastically engages in deception, yet wants others to have affection for him. He conducts himself like an animal, yet wants others to think well of him. ↗

— Xun Zi

#animal #believe #boasts #conducts #deception

You can never betray the people who are dead, so you go on being a public Jew; the dead can't answer slurs, but I'm here. I would love to think that Jesus wants me for a sunbeam, but he doesn't. ↗

— Anita Brookner

#being #betray #dead #go #here

FDR created today's 30 percent coalition. Obama wants to finish the job by turning it into a permanent ruling majority. There's nothing new about the Obama Narrative. It is the FDR Narrative on steroids. It is intended to lead to greater statism and political gain. ↗

— Arthur C. Brooks

#coalition #created #fdr #finish #gain

I got an offer in 1992 to buy a major-league team. I turned down the offer because I don't want my love of the game to involve business. ↗

— Garth Brooks

#business #buy #down #game #got

I want to get within myself and write. I really, really want to write. ↗

— Garth Brooks

#i #myself #really #want #within