#wished

The old Romans all wished to have a king over them because they had not yet tasted the sweetness of freedom. ↗

— Titus Livius

#freedom #had #king #old #over

I have always tried to hide my efforts and wished my works to have a light joyousness of springtime which never lets anyone suspect the labors it has cost me. ↗

— Henri Matisse

#anyone #cost #efforts #hide #i

I wished to God the doctor had handed me a pamphlet that said, 'Hey, sorry about the autism, but here's a step-by-step list on what to do next.' But doctors don't do that. They say 'sorry' and move you along. ↗

— Jenny McCarthy

#along #autism #doctor #doctors #god

It was wrongly assumed that I wished to become some sort of leader among gay activists, whereas in reality I was happier to be a foot soldier. ↗

— Ian Mckellen

#among #assumed #become #foot #gay

Priests, she insisted, could not sin. It was a thing impossible. Everything that they did, and wished, was of course right. She hoped I would see the reasonableness and duty of the oaths I was to take, and be faithful to them. ↗

— Maria Monk

#course #did #duty #everything #faithful

People say conversation is a lost art; how often I have wished it were. ↗

— Edward R. Murrow

#conversation #how #i #lost #lost art

Some manufacturers illustrate their advertisements with abstract paintings. I would only do this if I wished to conceal from the reader what I was advertising. ↗

— David Ogilvy

#advertising #conceal #i #illustrate #manufacturers

As you stopped to say hello, oh, you wished me well, you couldn't tell that I'd been crying over you. ↗

— Roy Orbison

#crying #hello #i #me #oh

Ever since I was younger I wanted to be on stage, singing my songs in a glittering costume. And that happened and is still happening. I have to remember that this is what I wished for and be grateful because there are 500 other girls right behind me that are ready to snatch it up. ↗

— Katy Perry

#because #behind #costume #ever #glittering

I was informed... that some... were dreaming and wished to return. ↗

— Zebulon Pike

#i #informed #return #some #were