“I immediately called the command center of the Department of Justice to let them know that my wife was on a plane that had been hijacked. I mainly wanted them know there was another hijacked plane out there.” KnowsWantedJusticeWifeMy WifeCommandPlanesDepartment Author:Ted Olson
“I loved my boarding school, but I didn't know what I wanted to do. I didn't have a career.” KnowsWantedSchoolCareers Author:Lilly Pulitzer
“I grew up in Middle America and I don't think my family was very funny, but I watched 'The Princess Bride.' I always wanted to be an actor. I didn't know anything about it. I'd never seen any plays or anything and I watched that movie over and over and over again.” ThinkingKnowsPlayWantedAmericaActorsMiddleGrewGrew UpMy FamilyPrincessBridesPrincess BrideMiddle America Author:Missi Pyle
“I want to live and work in Chicago for the rest of my life. You know when you were growing up and you wanted to become president? What I want now is to be mayor of this damned town in ten years.” KnowsWantYearsWantedPresidentGrowing UpGrowingTenTownsChicagoMayors Author:William Petersen
“Well, I think probably when I first got in the business, I wasn't thinking of being strictly a character actor. But I knew I wanted to be a working actor, and as the years have gone on, I just naturally evolved into that. Because, y'know, I'm not a leading guy. Never was.” ThinkingKnowsYearsFirstsWellsCharacterWantedGuyActorsGoneCharacter Actors Author:Stephen Root
“I didn’t try to intimidate anybody. I wanted to inform my employees of what their future would hold if they make the wrong decision. I wasn’t threatening any of the employees. If they vote for Obama they’re not going to lose their jobs.” IfsKnowsNeedsWantedChoicesWorryEmployeeWrong Choices Author:David A. Siegel
“I get my drive and determination from just winning and playing tennis. I know if I don't work, I won't get rewarded. It was a life long dream to win a Grand Slam so when I was able to do that it felt so good and I wanted to do it again. It's not that hard to stay motivated.” IfsKnowsLongHardDreamAbleWantedWinningFeltDeterminationTennisMotivatedLong LifeSlamStay MotivatedDrive And Determination Author:Samantha Stosur
“What you need to know about me is that I always just wanted to be a country singer. I didn't choose the path of television or being on magazine covers.” KnowsNeedsCountryWantedPathTelevisionSingersMagazinesMagazine CoversCountry Singer Author:Blake Shelton
“I went to college on a classical piano scholarship. My grandmother made me practice one full hour a day. Every day. Man. I thought all she wanted was for me not to have any fun. Next thing you know, you have a career in music. Now, not everybody's going to go on and be Mozart or Michael Jackson. But music makes you smarter.” KnowsMenMadeWantedNextFunHoursCareersPracticeCollegeGoes OnPianoGrandmotherSmarterMy GrandmotherScholarship Author:Jamie Foxx
“So you know, my plan was that I was going to make records, and be a rock star. And that's really what I wanted to do. And I sang from the time I was very young.” KnowsWantedYoungStarsRecordsPlansRocksRock Star Author:Katey Sagal
“When Jack White called and wanted me to do a video and play mandolin with The Raconteurs, I didn't know anything about The Raconteurs at that time.” KnowsPlayWantedWhiteVideo Author:Ricky Skaggs
“I know who I am as an artist and I know what my sound is, but I wanted to know what I could do in order to take it to that next level. So the experiences I had last year of moving to California and traveling to places like Rome and Nicaragua where I met a lot of people just had a really big impact in my life.” PeopleKnowsYearsBigsWantedLastsMovingArtistOrderNextSoundLevelsMetsImpactWho I AmCaliforniaRomeLast YearNext LevelNicaraguaBig Impact Author:Kate Voegele
“There was a great strain in our family because my father didn't want anything to do with me. He was happy to see my brother and sister, but not me. I don't know why. Maybe it was shame. I don't know. But he never wanted anything to do with me. That rejection was terribly hurtful and it went on for years.” KnowsWantYearsWantedFatherBrotherShameOur FamilyMy BrotherRejectionBrothers And SistersStrainHurtful Author:Carol Vorderman
“Clearly it is better that, when someone is wanted by the international police, and this person travels, and a country knows about it, that country reports the fact.” KnowsPersonsCountryFactsWantedPoliceInternationalReports Author:Ricardo Lagos
“I always wanted to be an artist, but I didn't really know how someone could make a life out it.” KnowsWantedArtistKnow How Author:Julie Mehretu
“You know, when we were kids, we had to go to a theater to see a movie. And then television came in and you had to wait until midnight to see the one you wanted to see. Now, all you've got to do is go to a store and buy it and you can watch it whenever you want!” KnowsWantKidsWantedWaitingWatchesTelevisionTheaterStoresMidnight Author:John Zorn
“My first real writing job was at 'Rolling Stone,' so I wrote about rock-and-roll and politics and the like. At the time, I really didn't know what I wanted to write, and I did a bunch of investigative journalism.” KnowsWritingFirstsRealWantedJobsRocksStonesBunchJournalismRollingRock And RollRolling StonesInvestigative Journalism Author:Tim Cahill
“I wanted to be a singer forever. But it's not really my cup of tea. Having the whole world know who you are.” KnowsWorldWholeWantedForeverWho You AreSingersWhole WorldCupsTeaCups Of Tea Author:Adele
“Ever since I was a kid, this was all I wanted to do. I've wanted to do music. I wanted to sing. It's all I know.” KnowsKidsWanted Author:Bruno Mars
“I remember feeling ashamed, for some reason. I was ashamed of my parents. I couldn't face some of my friends at school anymore, because I desperately wanted to have the classic, you know, typical family. Mother, father. I wanted that security, so I resented my parents for quite a few years because of that.” KnowsYearsReasonFeelingsWantedSchoolRememberFacesMotherFatherParentSecurityMy FriendsClassicAshamedTypical Author:Kurt Cobain
“I didn’t do anything. I don’t have an explanation, I don’t know why I wanted to write. I did some short stories at that time, but very infrequently. I quit my job just to quit. I didn’t quit my job to write fiction. I just didn’t want to work anymore” KnowsWantWritingStoriesWantedJobsFictionQuittingExplanationShort StoryI Quit Book:Conversations with Don DeLillo Source: Conversations with Don DeLillo
“Acting was something I always wanted to try. I just didn't know how, or I didn't know when the door was gonna be open for me to try it. But it finally opened up for me when I did 'Turn It Up', and ever since then I've been in love with doing films.” KnowsTryingWantedFilmTurnsActingKnow HowDoorsBeen In Love Author:Ja Rule
“My first injury ever was a broken toe, and my mother made me run laps around the mat for the rest of the night. She said she wanted me to know that even if I was hurt, I was still fine.” IfsKnowsFirstsMadeSaidStillsRunningWantedMotherNightHurtBrokenFineInjuryToesLapI Was Hurt Author:Ronda Rousey
“I'm 100 percent sure this is it. I know that I'll never play in the NHL again. It's not a hard decision. I think the hardest thing is you get a little emotional talking about your family. I couldn't have played any longer than I did and I accomplished what I wanted to.” ThinkingKnowsLittlesHardPlayWantedDecisionTalkingEmotionalPercentHardestOur FamilyAccomplishedHardest ThingNhlHard Decision Author:Chris Chelios
“I said publicly last year that I wanted 2012 to be a great season, not just a good season. We certainly had a very good season and perhaps exceeded a few expectations. But Broncos fans, you and I know what a great season looks like.” KnowsYearsLooksSaidWantedLastsFansExpectationsSeasonsVery GoodLast YearBroncos Author:Pat Bowlen
“You were a terrible baby, do you know that? Bawling all the time, never sleeping. And one night you just wouldn't shut up, screaming like a dying pig. I walked over to your crib, I looked down at you. I wanted to strangle you. And you looked up at me and you stopped screaming. You smiled at me. Don't die so far from the sea.” KnowsWantedNightDiesSleepSeaDyingBabyTerribleDo You KnowPigsShut UpOne NightNever Sleep Author:Yara
“I know I'm the No. 1 quarterback for the Washington Redskins, and that's all that matters in my heart. That's all I wanted. I wanted a team that wanted me, and I found that.” KnowsHeartMatterWantedFoundTeamMy HeartQuarterbackRedskins Author:Robert Griffin III