Sentence examples for wishing to conquer from inspiring English sources

But that aside, MacDonald, who has previously written for the Scotland blog on the photographer Paul Strand's book about the Hebrides, is chiefly curious about anyone's motivation for wishing to conquer Rockall.

It's a matter of survival, not evil; it's rare to find someone who wishes to conquer the galaxy.

I'd go in, sit in a green chair beside his desk, unzipper my pants, take up a crucifix (it was called the Missionary Cross, and it had a tarnished green skull and bones at the base of the nailed savior's feet), begin to think deliciously about impure things and then, at the point of full erection, begin to recite all of the reasons that I wished to conquer my baser self and longings.

The Chinese philosophers, as I said just now, had no need of scientific certainty, because it was themselves that they wished to know; so in the same way they had no need of the power of science, because it was themselves that they wished to conquer" (1922, 261).

Shao Kahn (played by Brian Glynn, voiced by Steve Ritchie ) – The evil Emperor of Outworld, who wishes to conquer Earthrealm by any means.

Those feeling adventurous and wish to conquer the famous 3 must first purchase tickets at a desk to the side of the casino in the lobby.

This can be useful when you wish to conquer your fears, though.

If you wish to conquer your fears over horned cattle, then visit a farm or ranch that raises Texas Longhorns.

Nothing was more remote than any wish to "conquer space" and to go to the moon.

Waterloo put the final nail in the coffin of Napoleon's wish to conquer Britain.

We have no wish to conquer the world of funeral directing and are content to give the best possible service locally.