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Abdelrahman Awad
what do they mean by saying that?
"sometimes, who we wish we were, what we wish we could do"
Apr 14, 2017 1:04 AM
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It's an incomplete quote, so here's the context: "Sometimes, who we wish we were, what we wish we could do -- it's just not meant to be." (from Disney's "Moana")
So what we desire might not always become reality. Of course, the heroine of the film showed us otherwise. :)
April 14, 2017
It's hard to say since there's not much context, but I'll try.
"Who we wish we were" = "What kind of person we want to be or become"
"What we wish we could do" = "The things that we want to be able to do"
April 14, 2017
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Abdelrahman Awad
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