#wish

There was one public school for boys, and one for girls, but Jewish children were admitted in limited numbers - only ten to a hundred; and even the lucky ones had their troubles. ↗

— Mary Antin

#children #even #had #hundred #jewish

Anyone who wants to look at sunlight naturally wipes his eye clear first, in order to make, at any rate, some approximation to the purity of that on which he looks; and a person wishing to see a city or country goes to the place in order to do so. ↗

— Athanasius

#anyone #approximation #city #clear #country

You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it come true. You may have to work for it, however. ↗

— Richard Bach

#being #come #given #however #make

I wish I had a little more ambition. But then what would I do? Turn down more roles with more vehemence? Me no likey worky. ↗

— Ellen Barkin

#down #had #i #i do #i wish

I wish I had more hair on my head. Maybe if I sprinkled fertilizer on it, it would grow. ↗

— Kylie Bax

#grow #had #hair #head #i

If I have one vanity wish, it would be to direct. It's the only thing I haven't done yet that I would like to. ↗

— Theodore Bikel

#done #haven #i #like #only

What moves me is neither ethnocentric pride nor sectarian arrogance. I make no claim that Jewish culture is superior to other cultures. But it is mine. ↗

— Theodore Bikel

#claim #culture #cultures #i #jewish

I grew up in Los Angeles and always wished I'd spent a childhood in a far different place. ↗

— Berkeley Breathed

#angeles #childhood #different #different place #far

An original something, dear maid, you would wish me to write; but how shall I begin? For I'm sure I have not original in me, Excepting Original Sin. ↗

— Thomas Campbell

#dear #excepting #how #i #maid

I often wish... that I could rid the world of the tyranny of facts. What are facts but compromises? A fact merely marks the point where we have agreed to let investigation cease. ↗

— Bliss Carman

#cease #compromises #could #fact #facts