#wishes

The megalomaniac differs from the narcissist by the fact that he wishes to be powerful rather than charming, and seeks to be feared rather than loved. To this type belong many lunatics and most of the great men of history. ↗

— Bertrand Russell

#charming #differs #fact #feared #great

She didn't leave any written instructions. She has verbally expressed her wishes to me and other people. ↗

— Michael Schiavo

#expressed #her #instructions #leave #me

If I correctly understand the goal of American policy, one wishes Russia to be a partner. ↗

— Gerhard Schroder

#american policy #correctly #goal #i #partner

Aside from rabid Islamists, no one who wishes to be taken seriously can publicly say anything bad about the old Jews of Europe without sounding like reactionary troglodytes. ↗

— Jack Schwartz

#anything #aside #bad #europe #islamists

A wise unselfishness is not a surrender of yourself to the wishes of anyone, but only to the best discoverable course of action. ↗

— David Seabury

#anyone #best #course #discoverable #only

We have no desire to permanently rule over millions of Palestinians, who double their numbers every generation. Israel, which wishes to be an exemplary democracy, will not be able to bear such a reality over time. The Disengagement Plan presents the possibility of opening a gate to a different reality. ↗

— Ariel Sharon

#bear #democracy #desire #different #disengagement

It's so hard to know what to do when one wishes earnestly to do right. ↗

— George Bernard Shaw

#hard #know #right #wishes

I think that public service is tough on a family - no ifs, ands, buts about it. I have my own personal wishes, but they're not always front and center. ↗

— Maria Shriver

#always #buts #center #family #front

I have yet to be completely submerged in reality, for drowning in the sky. ↗

— Kellie Elmore

#dreams #hopes #inspirational #wishes #dreams

Every man desires to live long, but no man wishes to be old. ↗

— Jonathan Swift

#every #every man #live #long #man