“I suppose everybody does get attached to characters whether in movies or in stories, but I think that's part of the reason you get involved with literature is because there's somebody that grabs you about it and then you want to figure out why.” ThinkingWantDoeReasonCharacterStoriesLiteratureFiguresInvolvedGet Involved Author:Louis Menand
“The way that things happen in Egypt, the government - or the head of the government - don't get personally involved. They were always goonies and agents and people who do that kind of work for the government either by direct instructions or because they think that they're doing something good or they want to be on the good side of the government.” PeopleThinkingWayWantKindGovernmentHappensSidesInvolvedDirectThings HappenAgentsInstructionEgypt Author:Bassem Youssef
“I think there's evil on both sides [of Syria], and I think that's one reason I don't want to be involved in civil war. I see things in personal terms. I just can't see sending one of my sons - or your son or daughter - to fight in a civil war, where on one side we have a dictator, who in all likelihood gassed his people.” PeopleThinkingWantWarReasonFightingEvilSidesTermSonInvolvedDaughterCivil WarMy SonDictatorSyriaBoth SidesLikelihoodYour Son Author:Rand Paul
“It's not uncommon in the entertainment world for agents to sign young talent. It's sinful that these players can't be represented by lawyers and agents when they're in school. If a player wants to hire someone to seek his value - in any other walk of life, except where this farcical entity that is the NCAA is involved - having a lawyer or agent isn't illegal. It's just the NCAA imposing its own set of rules. It's selfish on their part.” IfsWorldWantSchoolYoungValuesWalksPlayerTalentInvolvedEntertainmentLawyerSelfishAgentsIllegalEntityImposingUncommonWalks Of LifeNcaaYoung Talent Author:Sonny Vaccaro
“Everyone is so caught up in his own passions and interests that he always wants to talk about them without getting involved in the passions and interests of those to whom he speaks, although his listeners have the same need for others to listen to and help them.” WantNeedsHelpingPassionSpeakInterestListeningInvolvedCaughtListenersCaught Up Author:Madeleine de Souvre, marquise de Sable
“As more and more people recognize the level of violence involved and the consequences of CTE [chronic traumatic encephelopathy, a degenerative brain disorder], they're obviously going to say "We don't want this to be a part of culture." And they overlook the fact that there's a huge swath of the populace where physicality is still a real common thing.” PeopleWantStillsRealFactsCultureLevelsCommonBrainViolenceHugeInvolvedConsequenceDisorderPhysicalityCommon Things Author:Chuck Klosterman
“All my life I've been involved with racial politics. I was a Freedom Rider in the South. I was the author of books on gang violence, I was a community organizer in Newark, New Jersey, and when I spoke to the Black Caucus, congressional and state, I realized they were going all the way for Hillary [Clinton] and so was the Latino caucus in Sacramento and I asked myself this question: "Do I really want to cast my vote against these people who have been central to my life and to the soul of the country?" And so I went with them. Period.” PeopleWayWantHas BeensBookSoulCountryStatesBlackCommunityViolenceInvolvedPeriodsVoteClintonSouthCastsI RealizedSpokesGangJerseyLatinoRidersNew JerseyOrganizerCaucusSacramentoNewarkGang Violence Author:Tom Hayden
“If you want a cow to be not just a cow but a milk machine, you can do a very good job at that by creating new hormones like the Bovine Growth Hormone. It might make the cow very ill, it might turn it into a drug addict, and it might even create consumer scares about the health and safety aspects of the milk. But we've gotten so used to manipulating objects and organisms and ecosystems for a single objective that we ignore the costs involved. I call this the "monoculture of the mind."” IfsWantMindMightJobsUsedTurnsGrowthCan DoObjectsInvolvedCostDrugCreatingAspectMachinesSafetyVery GoodIllObjectivesConsumersScareMilkCowsOrganismsAddictGood JobEcosystemsHormonesDrug AddictHealth And SafetyMonocultureBovineGrowth Hormones Author:Vandana Shiva
“Being a coach means giving your job 200% all the time and you're family is left on the side so I don't want to risk my family anymore just because I love football. I don't feel this ambition, I'm involved in many businesses and I want to live my own life, to see my daughters grow and want to see my family happy.” WantGivingFeelsMeanJobsLeftGrowsSidesMy OwnRiskFootballInvolvedAmbitionDaughterMy FamilyCoachesMy DaughterMy Own LifeI Love Football Author:Emmanuel Petit
“I'm inspired by everything, really. I'm inspired by locations and travel, I'm inspired by art and music, I'm inspired by people. When my curiosity peaks and I want to know everything about the subject, I want to know how I can get more deeply involved.” PeopleKnowsWantArtI CanKnow HowSubjectsInvolvedInspiredCuriosityLocationArt And Music Author:Sophia Bush
“I don't want to get involved in the culture war. Religion's iffy.” WantWarCultureInvolvedGet Involved Author:Jim Gaffigan
“I want to stay involved in athletics; I want to encourage kids to take part and try to grow the sport.” WantTryingKidsGrowsSportsInvolvedAthletics Author:Usain Bolt
“I feel like that's a blessing [ Ralph Angel role]. I really just think it's about the overall message, the way it's conveyed and the people involved in the project. Find people you want to create with because it's infinite, unlimited expression.” PeopleThinkingWayWantFeelsRolesExpressionInvolvedBlessingProjectsMessagesAngelInfiniteUnlimited Author:Kofi Siriboe
“Let's recall Bosnia in 1995. As we know well, the European peacekeeping contingent, represented by the Dutch troops, did not want to get involved with one of the attacking sides, and allowed it to destroy a whole village. Hundreds of people were killed or injured. The tragedy in Srebrenica is well known in Europe.” PeopleKnowsWantWellsWholeSidesKnownInvolvedEuropeTragedyVillageTroopsRecallsWell KnownGet InvolvedAttackingInjuredDutchPeacekeepingBosnia Author:Vladimir Putin
“When you think about the passion that's involved wth Jamaican culture, it's like, they're not sitting around waiting for things to get all pretty: they want it raw and dutty.” ThinkingWantCulturePassionWaitingInvolvedSittingSitting AroundJamaicansSitting Around Waiting Author:Kreesha Turner
“I look for characters that interest me, and a story that keeps me involved and makes me want to know what happens next.” KnowsWantLooksCharacterStoriesHappensNextInterestInvolved Author:Curtis Hanson
“My struggles have been around protecting our air quality, protecting people from mercury in fish. I was very involved in the effort to get the FDA to recognize that mercury in fish is a real health issue and the FDA, you know, needed to be on that. But they were very tight with the fishing industry and did not want the public to be aware in the same way that they later didn't want the public to be aware of the problems with Vioxx, and they sat on the studies for many years and allowed 140,000 people to develop heart disease.” PeopleKnowsWayWantYearsHeartHas BeensRealProblemEffortQualityStruggleStudyIssuesAirIndustryNeededInvolvedDiseaseFishesSatFishingMercuryHeart DiseaseFdaMy StruggleHealth IssuesAir Quality Author:Jill Stein
“It's just one of those things. Everybody wants to do it, but it's really difficult. People had to wait for "Indy 4" for a decade, and the reason is because of the people involved.” PeopleWantReasonWaitingDifficultInvolvedDecadesJust One Author:Roland Emmerich
“I think this an outrage and I think the fact that the KGB is involved in this election [2016] is an outrage and I think the American people ought to take their democracy back regardless of what the press wants to do and the excuses they want to make for [James] Comey. That's what I think.” PeopleThinkingWantFactsDemocracyOughtInvolvedElectionPressesExcuseOutrageKgb Author:James Carville
“It's never too late to make the right decision in your life. I want fathers to go grab their sons, tell them you love them and be more involved in their lives.” WantFatherDecisionSonInvolvedLateToo LateRight DecisionNever Too LateMake The Right Decision Author:Cory Hardrict
“I understand we have, you know, a very unique situation, a very volatile election, two very high-profile candidates. You want to be very careful about what you do. But, you know, my sense is always - this is with respect to any decision maker - and that is you have procedures in place, when you follow those procedures, you're more likely to get the right outcome and you're less likely to be second guessed simply because you have the procedures and you take away the argument that there are politics involved if you follow the procedures.” IfsKnowsWantTwoDecisionSituationInvolvedUniqueArgumentElectionCarefulOutcomesCandidatesMakersProceduresProfileDecision MakersHigh Profile Author:Alberto Gonzales
“Supporters of the national front, Mosaddeq, believe that in Iran, we don't have a nationalities problem, we don't have an ethnic problem. It is like living with your wife, with whom you are in love and you are intensely involved in, but you also have tensions. And their position is that they want to deny that these tensions exist.” WantBelieveProblemWifeFrontsPositionInvolvedDenyTensionIranSupporterNationality Author:Akbar Ganji
“All I want to say is that anybody, well, from the Democratic side of the fence who thinks that - who's terrified of the possibility of President [Donald] Trump better vote, better get active, better get involved, because this man has got some momentum and we better be ready for the fact that he might be leading the Republican ticket.” ThinkingMenWantWellsFactsMightSidesPresidentPossibilityReadyTrumpInvolvedRepublicanVoteDemocraticActiveTicketsTerrifiedFenceGet InvolvedMomentum Author:Keith Ellison
“We're looking at the dawn of a new arms race. For example, Germany technically opposes the US space militarization program, but is bound to get involved. Otherwise it will be left behind in the development of advanced technology. Germany understands that very well. The US understands it too, and they fully expect that Germany and other countries that they want on board will go along with the program.” WantWellsCountryLeftSpaceRaceBehindsTechnologyExampleArmsDevelopmentInvolvedProgramBoundsDawnBoardsGermanyOther CountriesLeft BehindGet InvolvedArms RaceAdvanced Technology Author:Noam Chomsky
“In 1970 or '71, early in the magazine, Michael O'Donoghue did maybe eight pages of a 1958 yearbook, from Ezra Taft Benson High School. But by the time the [book-length] high-school yearbook came around, he didn't want to be involved.” WantBookSchoolInvolvedPagesHigh SchoolEightMagazinesLengthYearbookTaftHigh School Yearbook Author:P. J. O'Rourke
“I want young people to be involved, and I especially want young people to vote.” PeopleWantYoungInvolvedVoteI Want You Author:Hillary Clinton
“I don't think the fossil fuel industry will listen, not until we build up a lot of pressure. I do think we can persuade some shareholders that they don't want to be involved in this enterprise.” ThinkingWantIndustryInvolvedPressureFuelEnterpriseFossilsFossil FuelShareholders Author:Bill McKibben
“I want to do film and TV. I want to make good stories. I want to write; I want to be more involved.” WantWritingStoriesFilmTvsInvolvedGood Story Author:Alia Shawkat
“I want to be involved in a story that makes a difference.” WantStoriesDifferencesInvolvedMaking A Difference Author:Jessica Chastain
“I'm forever a former president and I understand that, but at this point in my post-presidency, I don't want to be involved with politics.” WantPresidentForeverInvolvedFormerPostsPresidency Author:George W. Bush
“My hope was that by saying clearly to Saddam Hussein, "we're going to enforce UN Resolutions," that he would make the decision to leave peaceably and at least allow for inspectors to come into his country, and if he chose not to, there would be a military option. I want people to understand that the military was my last option. I had a strategy and hopefully solving the problem peacefully - and it wasn't just me, it was a coalition of nations that were involved.” PeopleIfsWantCountryProblemWould BeLastsNationsDecisionMilitaryInvolvedStrategyHopefullyResolutionSaddamHusseinCoalitionsInspectors Author:George W. Bush
“I believe in the universality of freedom and therefore want to be involved in the freedom movement.” WantBelieveI BelieveMovementInvolvedI Believe InUniversality Author:George W. Bush
“I have to be involved in negotiations because players have to buy into me and what I want from them if they join my club, so all managers need to be fully involved in transfers, that's for sure.” IfsWantNeedsPlayerInvolvedClubsManagersNegotiationTransfers Author:Alan Pardew
“I'm basically a control freak. It's not because I want to be. I'm not at all into the power play that's involved in it.” WantPlayInvolvedFreakControl FreakPower Play Author:George Michael
“Fortunately most of the people who were involved in anti-Vietnam activity did not con themselves into being like the violent people they didn't want.” PeopleWantInvolvedActivityViolentVietnam Author:Nat Hentoff
“Very often, if you just get the question: "Well, are you a Zionist?" if you say no, it's assumed that you want the destruction of the state of Israel and that you're involved in some actual or potential violent attack. But actually, you could say: "Not on this basis".” IfsWantWellsStatesInvolvedDestructionBasesIsraelViolentZionist Author:Judith Butler
“In terms of not retiring? I don't want to leave and think to myself, "Maybe I should have stayed a bit longer". I'm dwelling on it. I have turned down a few Premier League offers. But the fact is, after being at Chelsea for so long and a year with Manchester City, I don't want to get involved in a relegation dogfight.” ThinkingWantShouldYearsLongFactsBitsTermCitiesInvolvedOffersShould HaveLeagueRetiringGet InvolvedDwellingManchesterTurned DownChelseaPremier LeagueManchester City Author:Frank Lampard
“We need young people to be involved, and we have to expect that young people are going to be impatient, they don't want to wait, and they've got new ideas and new ways of looking at problems.” PeopleWayWantNeedsIdeasProblemYoungWaitingInvolvedNew WaysNew IdeasImpatient Author:Keith Ellison
“I don't want to get involved in Australian politics. You are a democracy, and Australian people should decide who they will vote for and I'm not mingling or interfering in that all.” PeopleWantShouldDemocracyInvolvedVoteInterfereGet InvolvedAustralianMingling Author:Geert Wilders
“The trouble is that the risks that are being hedged very well by new financial securities are financial risks. And it appears to me that the real things you want to hedge are real risks, for example, risks in innovation. The fact is that you'd like companies to be able to take bigger chances. Presumably one obstacle to successful R&D, particularly when the costs are large, are the risks involved.” WantWellsRealFactsAbleChanceCompanySuccessfulRiskTroubleSecurityExampleInvolvedCostBiggerInnovationFinancialObstaclesReal ThingsFinancial RiskFinancial Security Author:Kenneth Arrow
“Prasadam's a good little hook in this age of commercialism. When people want something extra, or they need to have something special, prasadam will hook them in there. It's undoubtedly done a great deal toward getting a lot more people involved in spiritual life.” PeopleWantNeedsLittlesDoneAgeSpiritualDealsSpecialInvolvedExtrasSpiritual LifeHookWant SomethingSomething SpecialCommercialism Author:George Harrison