#wish

When freedom does not have a purpose, when it does not wish to know anything about the rule of law engraved in the hearts of men and women, when it does not listen to the voice of conscience, it turns against humanity and society. ↗

— Pope John Paul II

#against #anything #conscience #does #engraved

It's not just politicians. Any spokesman for a vested interest is well schooled in how to say what it is they wish to say, which may bear no relation at all to what you've asked them. ↗

— Jeremy Paxman

#asked #bear #how #interest #just

Watch your manner of speech if you wish to develop a peaceful state of mind. Start each day by affirming peaceful, contented and happy attitudes and your days will tend to be pleasant and successful. ↗

— Norman Vincent Peale

#attitudes #contented #day #days #develop

I wish I had the ability to crack wise, generally. You know, without getting punched. There's no way I could do it while getting beaten up. Definitely. ↗

— Guy Pearce

#beaten #could #crack #definitely #generally

I try and write the way things happen. I don't try and fulfill people's wishes. ↗

— Harvey Pekar

#happen #i #people #things #things happen

We have reiterated on many occasions that China wishes to establish and develop long-term, good-neighbourly and friendly relations with all countries in south Asia. ↗

— Li Peng

#china #countries #develop #establish #friendly

Bulgaria is a true friend of Israel, that stood up to save the Jewish people 70 years ago in Europe, and who stood by throughout the terror attack that took place in Burgas last July. ↗

— Shimon Peres

#attack #bulgaria #europe #friend #israel

A solution of two national states - a Jewish state, Israel; an Arab state, Palestine. The Palestinians are our closest neighbors. I believe they may become our closest friends. ↗

— Shimon Peres

#become #believe #closest #closest friends #friends

There was one occasion when I was very young - eight years or seven years old - that Jewish businessmen went through the forest, and they were assassinated. And that was for the first time I saw in our paper where there were assassinations in our place. ↗

— Shimon Peres

#assassinations #businessmen #eight #first #first time

What should be the future of Israel? Is the land the most important choice, and for that reason to keep the whole of the land at any cost, or to have a partition and build the Jewish state on part of the land? And the other part? ↗

— Shimon Peres

#build #choice #cost #future #important