“The Pavlovian view of women voters - plug the words in, and they will respond - sends a chill down my spine because it sounds like an adaptation of something I have written about communication between the sexes: When a woman tells a man about a problem, she doesn't want him to fix it; she just wants him to listen and let her know he understands. But there's a difference between a private conversation and a presidential election, between what we want from our leaders.” KnowsMenWantProblemSexSoundWomenDifferencesViewsLeaderDemocracyWrittenCommunicationConversationElectionPresidentialVotersAdaptationChillSpineWant HimPlugsPresidential Election Author:Deborah Tannen
“I'm naturally shy, so the social media thing is new to me. I haven't really figured out how my voice sounds on social media, you know? I don't want to tweet everyday just for the sake of tweeting. I want to make sure whatever I do there is honest. Social media can very quickly get fake, and I don't want to be that guy.” KnowsWantGuySocialSoundVoiceHonestMediaHavensEverydaySakeSocial MediaFakeShyThat GuyTweet Author:Hunter Hayes
“Comedians want to be rock legends for a day - that sounds fun to them.” WantFunSoundRocksComedianLegends Author:Jake Kasdan
“It might sound silly to some people, but if anybody wants to spend time to go out and glide on waves, it just feels like they have an appreciation for the joy of life and must be an okay person.” PeopleIfsWantFeelsPersonsMightJoySoundOkayWaveAppreciationSillyEnd TimesSpend TimeJoy Of Life Author:Jack Johnson
“I can't draw a line between myself and stuff that I do. It's funny, I don't want to sound like it's just about this, but really with everything I do, it's hard for me to take myself out of it.” WantI CanHardStuffSoundLinesDraws Author:Kristen Stewart
“I don't really marinate in anybody's album because I don't really want to sound like anybody else when I put my album out. So I'd rather not even be tempted to listen to a bunch of other stuff with any degree of emersion in it, cause I just don't want to sound like anything else, so I kinda focus on my own music.” WantCausesStuffSoundMy OwnFocusDegreesAlbumsBunchTempted Author:John Legend
“When you start to see things that are well-executed you'll watch a lot of stuff in 3D and see the same scene again in 2D and realize, "Oh, my god, it's like you turned the color off or the sound off." Once you get used to it, I think audiences and the public will want more of it.” ThinkingWantWellsUsedStuffSoundRealizingWatchesAudienceColorLike YouScene Author:Andrew Wight
“I love the financing. It's fun to do studio movies, too. I think you should do both. You don't want to be this, "He's an independent film guy." It sounds like, "He makes his own dresses."” ThinkingWantShouldFilmGuyFunSoundIndependentDressesStudiosIndependent FilmFinancing Author:Bill Murray
“Improv is more than just spitting out a bunch of funny stuff that's unrelated to the material. You have to stay in character, you have to react and respond as the character you're trying to play. You have to service the story, and I think improv training has helped with my listening, responding, and my audition technique. It's sounds so silly, but it's true. Because not only do you improvise during the audition, but once you get the part, they'll say, "Throw away everything. Just improv this scene. Do whatever you want." Someone could panic if they're not used to doing something like that.” IfsThinkingWantTryingPlayCharacterStoriesUsedStuffSoundMaterialsListeningSceneTrainingTechniqueSillyBunchPanicAuditionsRespondingDo Whatever You WantFunny Stuff Author:Wendi McLendon-Covey
“I don't want to limit myself as an artist and only do a certain sound.” WantArtistCertainSoundLimits Author:Mac Miller
“That's always disappointed me, to see a guy in the crowd who doesn't look like he's having fun but in general if you just listen to the crowd it sounds like they're having fun. So I don't want to focus on the one guy who's not having fun. And by closing my eyes and just listening, I can't hear that he's not laughing but I can see that he's not laughing.” IfsWantLooksI CanEyeGuyFunSoundLaughingFocusListeningCrowdsHaving FunDisappointedClosingJust ListenClosing My Eyes Author:Mitch Hedberg
“I take my job very seriously and I work the best that I can on every drum that I hit. I want all the drums and cymbals to sound the best. I strive for perfection and I won't take anything less.” WantI CanJobsSoundPerfectionStriveCymbals Author:Chris Johnson
“Some comics get drunk before a show. I don't. When I get drunk, I don't want to stand in front of a bunch of people that I don't know. That does not sound comfortable. Why have all these people gathered? And why am I elevated and not facing the same way as everyone else? And what is this electric stick in my hand? I want a chair too!” PeopleKnowsWayWantDoeShowsHumorHandsFunnySoundFrontsComfortableSticksBunchDrunkChairsElectric Author:Mitch Hedberg
“We're all friends, inside the music and outside the music. I mean, we don't sound anything alike, we don't approach our music anything alike, but we come from the same genuine place. We want our music to be real and we don't want to compromise our art.” WantMeanArtRealSoundApproachGenuineCompromiseBeing Real Author:Erykah Badu
“Because of Billy Joel, I've been playing piano since I was knee high. The house was always full of music, so of course he's influenced me, but I think I've also developed my own sound. He's also been really good about giving me advice, which I think has helped me really stay true to what I want to do musically.” ThinkingWantGivingCoursesHouseSoundMy OwnAdviceKneesPianoStay TruePlaying Piano Author:Alexa Ray Joel
“I would start by writing to an adult, maybe a high school teacher, or maybe an aunt or uncle, and writing and telling them why you want to go to a particular university. That's probably what you would actually sound like. Then write your letter to the university, and put those 2 versions in front of you, and look at the difference between those 2 things.” WantWritingLooksSchoolSoundDifferencesTeacherFrontsParticularHigh SchoolAdultsLettersUniversityVersionsUnclesAuntSchool TeachersHigh School Teachers Author:David Sedaris
“As a musician, we should always want to strive to be better, we can always make improvements. It's easy to get comfortable and it's easy to find your voice and your sound, but I always wanted to be better.” WantShouldWantedEasySoundVoiceComfortableMusicianStriveImprovementEasy To Get Author:Eric Hernandez
“As far as the performance goes, I want to create an atmosphere, and use 5.1 sound and imagery and shape and form to transform the stage from one thing to another, as if you're watching a movie.” IfsWantUseFormSoundOne ThingStageShapesPerformancesAtmosphereImagery Author:Marilyn Manson
“All rappers predominantly sound the same and want you to think their meanest person in the world, and that they're all gangster and all that. My acting allowed me to be playful and crazy, and it helps me tell stories and all that. I think it's a good time; rap needs that kind of stuff.” ThinkingWorldWantNeedsKindPersonsHelpingStoriesStuffSoundActingCrazyRapHelp MeGood TimesRapperGangsters Author:Nicki Minaj
“Ms. It sounds like a sick bumblebee, it sounds frigid. I mean, who the hell would ever want to stick his hand up the dress of somebody who goes around calling herself something like Ms.? It's all so stupid.” WantMeanHandsSoundHellStupidCallingSickDressesSticksHands UpFrigidBumblebees Author:Patti Smith
“Obama's the most thoughtful-sounding president I can remember. He seems to be saying what he wants to say, and that is a great relief. He always sounds like he's thinking about what he's saying while he's saying it, and that's a rare thing in politicians.” ThinkingWantI CanSeemsRememberSoundPresidentPoliticianThoughtfulReliefRare Things Author:Roy Blount, Jr.
“I didn't want to be apologetic about my love story, and I think to be willing to write about love you have to be willing to sound foolish. I wanted to write about foolish and goofy love and different relationships. I wanted to write about interracial relationships in a way that does not pretend as if race does not exist.” IfsThinkingWayWantWritingDoeDifferentStoriesWantedSoundRaceLove YouWillingFoolishLove StoryGoofyApologeticDifferent Relationships Author:Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
“When you're a father you censor yourself. You get just as angry with a child but you don't want to say, "What the filth and foul and I'll filth and foul, filth and foul and, yeah, ya filth and foul face, and I'll filth and foul, foul, filth!" You don't want to say that to a child so you censor yourself and you sound like an idiot: "What the... Get your... I'll put a... Get out of my face!"” WantChildrenHumorFunnyFacesFatherSoundYeahAngryIdiotFoulFilth Author:Bill Cosby
“I like good ideas. I don't want just do something for it's own sake to bother people, but if I can bother them with a logical argument about something they have agreed to in society simplistically - like children are sacred, the cult of the child, this cult of professional parenthood, and of course religion, and respect for policemen and the law, and all of these untouchable areas. I like attacking those beliefs, but in with good sound thinking, and an unusual approach.” PeopleIfsThinkingWantChildrenI CanIdeasLawCoursesBeliefSoundApproachAreasArgumentSacredSakeBotherLogicalParenthoodUnusualGood IdeasCultAttackingPolicemenUntouchablesLogical Arguments Author:George Carlin
“I would like to be an FBI profiler. I'm fascinated with psychology, but I wouldn't want to deal with people and their problems in my office. I like to figure them out from afar, narrow a case down, figure it out, but it sounds like a lot of science.” PeopleWantProblemSoundDealsCasesPsychologyFiguresOfficeFascinatedFbiAfar Author:Kathleen Madigan
“You want an idea that not many other people are working on, and it's okay if it doesn't sound big at first.” PeopleIfsWantFirstsIdeasBigsSoundOkay Author:Sam Altman
“I'm not stupid, I realise selling it is not as important as it used to be that way, I think it's more important to get your music out there and if people want to hear it an mp3 form or whatever I'm fine with that, I just don't enjoy the sound of it at home for personal taste.” PeopleIfsThinkingWayWantImportantHomeFormUsedEnjoySoundStupidFineTasteSellingUsed To BeRealisingNot StupidMp3Personal Taste Author:Butch Walker
“Some artists just go and play, and I have no objections to that - but I don't like to do that. People take their very precious time to come to my concert, and they give me the opportunity to share two hours of their lives. I want to do the best I can, for visuals, sound and everything!” PeopleWantGivingI CanTwoPlayArtistOpportunitySoundHoursShareGive MeVisualsConcertsDo The BestObjectionsPrecious Time Author:Hiromi
“You have to stay focused because a lot of things will break your confidence. But if you stay focused and want it bad enough you can achieve. I know that sounds like a PBS special, but it's true, straight up.” IfsKnowsWantEnoughSoundBreakAchieveSpecialFocusedStay FocusedStraight UpPbs Author:Chamillionaire
“Happy Families. What's that all about, eh? A bloody busted flush is what it is. You surround yourself with other people so the night doesn't seem quite so dark. Shout down the sound of the wind with arguments about whose turn it is to wash the dishes. Best not to kid yourself. Best not to give any hostages to fortune. You're on your own in the end. Always. Where else would you want to be?” PeopleWantGivingEndsSeemsKidsNightTurnsSoundDarkWindArgumentFortuneSurroundBloodyDishesSurround YourselfHostageHappy FamilyBusted Author:Mike Carey
“Each environment has its own signature. Sound tells a story: You make choices about what you're hearing, where to look, how you want to feel about what's going on.” WantFeelsLooksStoriesChoicesSoundEnvironmentHearingSignatures Author:Stephen Hopkins
“I don't want to be married. I don't know - it sounds crazy, but in my mind, it's all connected. You get married, you have kids, you grow old, then you die. Somehow, it seems to me, if you didn't get married, you wouldn't die.” IfsKnowsWantMindSeemsKidsDiesGrowsSoundMarriageCrazyMarriedConnectedBeing Married Author:John Burns
“Why would I want to sound like Joni Mitchell? I've got Joni Mitchell records, and they're great, and I couldn't possibly be that good.” WantSoundRecords Author:Ben Folds
“I'm one of the guys who wants to watch the film completely done, with special effects, sound and music, because I tend to get disappointed if I watch it not fully done.” IfsWantDoneFilmGuySoundWatchesSpecialEffectsMusic IsDisappointedSpecial EffectsSound And Music Author:Luke Ford