I wish to spend my life's twilight being just who I am. I could claim noble reasons as coming out in order to move gay rights forward, but I must admit it is for far more selfish reasons. Now is the time I wish to find someone, and I do not desire to force any potential partner to live a life of extreme discretion with me.
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Related Get this (economic plan) passed. Later on, we can all debate it. , TO NEW HAMPSHIRE LEGISLATORS Maybe it's not finding a reason, it's trusting that there is one. ANONOMYOUS. I don't claim to be someone that knows every verse in the Bible. I wish I did. I truly do. It ju... ELISABETH HASSELBECK I'm just so tired of life being something that happens to me. That's not how it's supposed to work. ... JOSHUA EDWARD SMITH People spend a lifetime thinking about how they would really like to live. I asked my friends and no... GABRIEL GARCIA MARQUEZ There was a time when I thought I loved my first wife more than life itself. But now I hate her guts... RAYMOND CARVER I am my own biggest critic. Before anyone else has criticized me, I have already criticized myself. ... C. JOYBELL C. I have already joined myself in marriage to a husband, namely the kingdom of England. ELIZABETH I (SPOKEN TO HER PARLAMENT) Coming to the Hope straight out of college is the best move for me right now in my life as I am simp... KAYLA BURT If I am destined to be happy with you here—how short is the longest Life—I wish to believe in im... JOHN KEATS I love talking to my friends at uni and seeing what they are doing. They're just finishing their... CARA DELEVINGNE When I'm focusing on what's important to God, I live differently. I invest my time differently. CRAIG GROESCHEL I while away my time wishing I were someone else when simply being me is the most magnificent thing ... CRAIG D. LOUNSBROUGH Many of our students say, 'We wish we had a mentor in high school. We wish we had someone we cou... GERALD CHERTAVIAN Do I wish I could retire? Sure, but that's not life. CARNIE WILSON I cannot and do not live in the world of discretion, not as a writer, anyway. I would prefer to, I a... PHILIP ROTH I am not good at first or second impressions, and you have to spend some time with me to know me. Al... EMRAAN HASHMI I wish I could find people who just would fight me and break through to me and hold me down and scre... ANGELINA JOLIE The market is still waiting for HSBC results, which will have a big impact on the direction of the m... ANDREW TO Property shares had a technical rebound, but interest rate concerns will still affect properties unt... ANDREW TO Bank of China's results were quite good; double-digit growth can be taken as good results for a bank... ANDREW TO The index tried to challenge 18,000 but failed, so that triggered profit taking. Tokyo's slide also ... ANDREW TO Trading seems to be focusing on selective counters because investors are cautious amid interest rate... ANDREW TO We're seeing a minor technical rebound after Wall Street rebounded from two days of losses. The key ... ANDREW TO Some investors have returned to pick up the stock at bargain prices. ANDREW TO I think the take-up for the placement is not too good and other property developers may be discourag... ANDREW TO We are afraid that our freedoms and liberties will be infringed in the future. ANDREW TO I think there was some minor selling pressure on telecom stocks as the market continued to see a wea... ANDREW TO I live my life exactly the way I want to. Nothing stops me from going out or being anywhere that I w... KATRINA KAIF You have your reasons to say what you have to say ; I have my reasons to say what I have to say. ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH In my secret life, I wish I didn't have to be a university professor. I wish I could sing full time, ELAINE RICHARDSON I try my best, but at the same time, I try not to let being out with someone affect my everyday life... KENDALL JENNER Not in order to justify, but simply in order to explain my lack of consistency, I say: Look at my pr... LEO TOLSTOY There is a certain way of being human that is my way. I am called upon to live my life in thi... CHARLES TAYLOR But for a long time, and probably far too long, I had a secret wish: the adolescently romantic idea ... DIANE MEIER Simplicity is the key to happiness. DEE DEE ARTNER I long to believe in immortality. . . . If I am destined to be
happy with you here--how short is th... JOHN KEATS Some read to learn, some to laugh, and some to live. JOYCE RACHELLE Most powerful of all powers in its holy insinuation is _being_. _To be_ is more powerful than even _... GEORGE MACDONALD It's true, I am afraid of dying. I am afraid of the world moving forward without me, of my absence g... JONATHAN SAFRAN FOER I could do nice, but it's just not as much fun. Being nice isn't my biggest goal in life. I&... SHARON STONE What would I have wanted to say if I had had the opportunity to see him one more time? I would like ... LISA J. SHULTZ I think that many people will intentionally overlook all of the lifeless facts about their relations... C. JOYBELL C. Eternal life then is a certain kind of life I am living more and more now and will go on forever.17 ... ROB BELL I didn't choose the fact that I was gay, but I did choose whether to live my life as a gay woman... PORTIA DE ROSSI I am not gay, although I wish I were, just to piss off homophobes. KURT COBAIN Before I can tell my life what I want to do with it, I must listen to my life telling me who I am. PARKER J. PALMER I wish I could just go tell all the young women I work with, all these fabulous women, 'Believe ... SHERYL SANDBERG People gave us a purpose. Something to do all day, every day. At the end, I suppose, you spend a lot... C. ROBERT CARGILL I wish I could see you some day, Just for a moment, just see you, I wish I could h... RATISH EDWARDS What's it like to figure out you're gay and then begin the process of coming out? Well, for ... JANE VELEZ-MITCHELL No, I am not powerful nor do I wish to be, for it is God using my weakness that makes me potent and ... CRAIG D. LOUNSBROUGH Being able to live my life transparently does empower me to feel like I can be myself more. It's... NEIL PATRICK HARRIS In the coming days, I know there will be some reflecting on my time as mayor. Many of you will searc... RICHARD M. DALEY I've realized through the years that I just find happiness in other things, whether it's my ... KYLIE JENNER It's interesting when you've been a partner with someone for so long. So now to sing solo an... VALERIE SIMPSON The question is not... if art is enough to fulfill my life, but if I am true to the path I have set ... KATHLEEN BATTLE This is the true joy in life, being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one. Being... GEORGE BERNARD SHAW This is the true joy of life, the being used up for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one... GEORGE BERNARD SHAW Being a stand-up comic, this isn't a stepping-stone for me; it's what I do, and this is what... BILL BURR I know what you might be thinking here on your own, but those thoughts won’t last for ever,’ I s... SARAH MOORE FITZGERALD I wished I could spend the rest of my life... being slightly crushed by someone who loved me. 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