Want Quotes | Beyond Motive 11/15

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"Not necessarily in one concert, but they're all there to be used if you want to use them."

"Not necessarily in one concert, but they're all there to be used if you want to use them."

Fred Frith, English Composer

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"I want to be a big, fleshy voluptuous woman with curves. I want a big bum, but I don't have one."

"I want to be a big, fleshy voluptuous woman with curves. I want a big bum, but I don't have one."

Cameron Diaz, American Actress

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"Once I got the Lone Ranger role, I didn't want any other."

"Once I got the Lone Ranger role, I didn't want any other."

Clayton Moore, American Actor

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"But usually I begin things through a drawing, so a lot of things are worked out in the drawing. But even then, I still allow for and want to make changes."

"But usually I begin things through a drawing, so a lot of things are worked out in the drawing. But even then, I still allow for and want to make changes."

Roy Lichtenstein, American Artist

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"There is a sign that hangs on my wall that says, 'What is it you want me to do to somebody else that is more important than what you want me to do for you?'"

"There is a sign that hangs on my wall that says, 'What is it you want me to do to somebody else that is more important than what you want me to do for you?'"

David Obey, American Politician

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"What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others."

"What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others."

Confucius, Chinese Philosopher

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"I always want to rock."

"I always want to rock."

Ron Wood, British Musician

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"When something isn't done, you want to do something about it."

"When something isn't done, you want to do something about it."

Bernadette Peters, American Actress

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"I'm not going to become anybody I don't want to become."

"I'm not going to become anybody I don't want to become."

Kristen Bell, American Actress

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"I don't want to be known as the Hilton heiress, because I didn't do anything for that."

"I don't want to be known as the Hilton heiress, because I didn't do anything for that."

Paris Hilton, American Celebrity

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"Everyone seemed to want a piece of Ronald Reagan. It was maddening."

"Everyone seemed to want a piece of Ronald Reagan. It was maddening."

Michael Reagan, American Host

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"It is important for us consciously to say, or claim, only the things we want rather than what we do not want."

"It is important for us consciously to say, or claim, only the things we want rather than what we do not want."

Darren L. Johnson, American Author

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"I did Lassie for six years and I never had anybody come up to me and say, 'It made me want to be a farmer.'"

"I did Lassie for six years and I never had anybody come up to me and say, 'It made me want to be a farmer.'"

June Lockhart, American Actress

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"I want to do a western. Nobody does westerns anymore."

"I want to do a western. Nobody does westerns anymore."

Mark Ruffalo, American Actor

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"I can do anything I want to do really, I might as well."

"I can do anything I want to do really, I might as well."

Robbie Williams, British Musician

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"One thing I never want to be accused of is not working."

"One thing I never want to be accused of is not working."

Don Shula, American Coach

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"The point is that you want to have a system that is responsive."

"The point is that you want to have a system that is responsive."

Bill Joy, American Businessman

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"I want you to see that I'm looking. Look at me look at you. I'm cool with that."

"I want you to see that I'm looking. Look at me look at you. I'm cool with that."

Busta Rhymes, American Musician

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"Respected, I almost want to be revered, that's what I'm chasing."

"Respected, I almost want to be revered, that's what I'm chasing."

Shia LaBeouf, American Actor

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"I want to run until I can't run."

"I want to run until I can't run."

Bill Rodgers, American Athlete

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"I just want to do cool stuff."

"I just want to do cool stuff."

Rob Corddry, American Comedian

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"I don't know if I want to be a big star though."

"I don't know if I want to be a big star though."

Darrell Hammond, American Comedian

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"I don't think that - you know, I'm sure that there's guys that are doing it, because I'm sure in every sport there's players who want to get the edge. But I think that it's been blown overly - way more than guys are using it in our game."

"I don't think that - you know, I'm sure that there's guys that are doing it, because I'm sure in every sport there's players who want to get the edge. But I think that it's been blown overly - way more than guys are using it in our game."

Rafael Palmeiro, Cuban Athlete

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"It's not to late to... ask yourself if you really are the person you want to be, and if not, who you do want to be."

"It's not to late to... ask yourself if you really are the person you want to be, and if not, who you do want to be."

Morrie Schwartz, American Educator

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"Clearly, the Chinese know that we want a good relationship with them."

"Clearly, the Chinese know that we want a good relationship with them."

Fred Thompson, American Politician

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"There are times when I don't take roles because I don't want to be perceived a certain way."

"There are times when I don't take roles because I don't want to be perceived a certain way."

Harvey Fierstein, American Actor

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"If you want it, you've got to give it."

"If you want it, you've got to give it."

Lenny Wilkens, American Basketball Coach

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"It is not like I have gone crazy, I just don't want to take any chances. You never know what could happen."

"It is not like I have gone crazy, I just don't want to take any chances. You never know what could happen."

Ruth Bader Ginsburg, American Judge

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"I want to keep a mysterious side to me. I want to keep a mysterious side to me."

"I want to keep a mysterious side to me. I want to keep a mysterious side to me."

Mark-Paul Gosselaar, American Actor

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"I don't think I want to win anything I think I want to die unadorned."

"I don't think I want to win anything I think I want to die unadorned."

Frank O'Hara, American Poet

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"It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got."

"It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got."

Sheryl Crow, American Musician

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"I wasn't that wild about that. I told them basically if they were really going to want to bring back heavy metal to a program on MTV, then they are really going to have to get in touch with what real heavy metal is."

"I wasn't that wild about that. I told them basically if they were really going to want to bring back heavy metal to a program on MTV, then they are really going to have to get in touch with what real heavy metal is."

Phil Anselmo, American Musician

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"Jonny doesn't want to do TV interviews because he thinks that he comes across as an idiot."

"Jonny doesn't want to do TV interviews because he thinks that he comes across as an idiot."

Colin Greenwood, British Musician

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"I just want to be nominated; beggars can't be choosers."

"I just want to be nominated; beggars can't be choosers."

Nicole Kidman, Australian Actress

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"When you want to win a game, you have to teach. When you lose a game, you have to learn."

"When you want to win a game, you have to teach. When you lose a game, you have to learn."

Tom Landry, American Coach

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"I want to be strong, dominant. Like Wilt Chamberlain."

"I want to be strong, dominant. Like Wilt Chamberlain."

Shaquille O'Neal, American Athlete

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"I never want to fake it. That's my whole thing."

"I never want to fake it. That's my whole thing."

Peabo Bryson, American Musician

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"I want the world to get a feel of me, showing them the way I am and the way I get down."

"I want the world to get a feel of me, showing them the way I am and the way I get down."

Young Buck, American Musician

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"I don't want to save a creek for the creek's sake, but what's in it for human beings."

"I don't want to save a creek for the creek's sake, but what's in it for human beings."

Jim Fowler, American Scientist

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"The budget is tight, and that is exactly where we want it to be and where we need it to be."

"The budget is tight, and that is exactly where we want it to be and where we need it to be."

Jim Nussle, American Politician

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"You want to see an angry person? Let me hear a cell phone go off."

"You want to see an angry person? Let me hear a cell phone go off."

Jim Lehrer, American Journalist

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"But I want you to know that what I'm doing here I'm doing as a ballplayer, a major league ballplayer."

"But I want you to know that what I'm doing here I'm doing as a ballplayer, a major league ballplayer."

Curt Flood, American Athlete

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"I don't ever want to be doing the same sort of thing, I never want to be typecast, because I have way too much to give to be sort of, to always be the hot chick in the movie."

"I don't ever want to be doing the same sort of thing, I never want to be typecast, because I have way too much to give to be sort of, to always be the hot chick in the movie."

Elisha Cuthbert, Canadian Actress

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"Sometimes you have to do what you don't like to get to where you want to be."

"Sometimes you have to do what you don't like to get to where you want to be."

Tori Amos, American Musician

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"I don't want to be alone, I want to be left alone."

"I don't want to be alone, I want to be left alone."

Audrey Hepburn, Belgian Actress

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"If you have everything, then you don't want to go on. It's the lacking that makes you search for something better."

"If you have everything, then you don't want to go on. It's the lacking that makes you search for something better."

Juliette Binoche, French Actress

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"I just want to get on stage and sing and be happy."

"I just want to get on stage and sing and be happy."

Ronnie Spector, American Musician

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"I want Ron to stand up to Malfoy and punish him."

"I want Ron to stand up to Malfoy and punish him."

Rupert Grint, English Actor

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"If you want a symbolic gesture, don't burn the flag; wash it."

"If you want a symbolic gesture, don't burn the flag; wash it."

Norman Thomas, American Activist

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"I don't want to peak too early. The worry is that you never know until it's all over whether you peaked at all - and then you're finished and it's too late."

"I don't want to peak too early. The worry is that you never know until it's all over whether you peaked at all - and then you're finished and it's too late."

Tom Courtenay, British Actor

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