“Nobody wants a political prisoner, but a political emigrant is no problem.” WantProblemPoliticalPrisonerNo ProblemPolitical Prisoners Author:Alexei Navalny
“The biggest problems were to do with... well, to get that successful when you're so young, it attracts hangers-on, parasites, people who want to feed off you.” PeopleWantWellsProblemYoungSuccessfulParasitesHangers Author:Mike Oldfield
“Only a life lived for others is a life worth while . I have no special gift. I am only passionately curious . I want to know God's thoughts... all the rest are details. Joy in looking and comprehending is nature's most beautiful gift. It's not that I'm so smart , it's just that I stay with problems longer.” KnowsWantProblemBeautifulJoyReligionSpecialSmartDetailsCuriousKnowing GodComprehendingSpecial Gifts Author:Albert Einstein
“I am not (yet) facing the problem of emigration. I want my music to be acknowledged here first of all, in this country: after that, we shall see - perhaps the question will then become urgent.” WantFirstsCountryProblemUrgentEmigration Author:Alfred Schnittke
“I think it's great that we have organisations like Greenpeace. In a pluralistic society, we want to have people who point out all the problems that the Earth could encounter. But we need to understand that they are not presenting a full and rounded view.” PeopleThinkingWantNeedsProblemEarthViewsEncountersOrganisationPresentingGreenpeace Author:Bjorn Lomborg
“If pro-abortionists want to commit intellectual suicide and deny scientific facts, that's their problem. But there's no reason a civilized society should fund their anti-scientific outlook - or accept its inhumane consequences.” IfsWantShouldReasonFactsProblemAcceptingIntellectualConsequenceSuicideDenyCommitNo ReasonFundCivilizedOutlookCivilized SocietyScientific FactsInhumane Author:Nancy Pearcey
“Folks are really tired of this rabid division between Republicans and Democrats. Folks want people to come together and solve the problems and the challenges of America.” PeopleWantProblemTogetherAmericaChallengesRepublicanTiredDemocratFolksSolveDivision Author:Bev Perdue
“We Greeks want change. We know there are problems in our system. We have great potential but we need to manage our country well. Now that hasn't been done over the last decades. And that is, of course, what we are paying for.” KnowsWantNeedsWellsCountryDoneProblemLastsCoursesDecadesManageOur CountryGreek Author:George Papandreou
“The thing that drives me crazy is when comics say 'I have low self-esteem.' No you don't. You're standing on stage asking people to pay. You don't play an instrument. You want people to pay to hear what's in your mind. You don't have low self-esteem. You might have other problems.” PeopleWantMindSelfPlayProblemMightPayCrazyStageSelf EsteemLowsStandingAskingInstrumentsEsteemLow Self EsteemDrive Me Crazy Author:Colin Quinn
“People are interested in pro football because it provides them with an emotional oasis; they don't want football to get involved in the same types of court cases, racial problems and legislative issues they encounter in the rest of American life.” PeopleWantProblemCasesIssuesEmotionalFootballTypeInvolvedCourtEncountersGet InvolvedAmerican LifeOasisPro FootballCourt Cases Author:Pete Rozelle
“The greatest problem all around the world today, whether in America, Japan, China, Russia, India or anywhere else in the world, is that people are not in peace. People want peace.” PeopleWorldWantProblemTodayAmericaIndiaChinaRussiaAround The WorldJapanWorld Today Author:Prem Rawat
“What I have now are good problems of trying to decide and what I really want to do is good work next. My phone's ringing a lot more and I've got nine lines so when it doesn't ring, it's very frustrating.” WantTryingProblemNextLinesPhonesRingsNineGood WorkFrustrating Author:Bob Saget
“There are few women in America that don't want to lose 5 pounds, but I refuse to let that thought dominate my life. And there are too many other real problems in the world - real obesity problems and real hunger problems - to worry that much about a few pounds that I'd like to lose.” WorldWantRealProblemAmericaLosesWorryHungerRefusePoundsObesityReal Problems Author:Gail Simmons
“I paraphrase Aristotle: If you want to be comical, write about people to whom the audience can feel superior; if you want to be tragical, write about at least one person to whom the audience is bound to feel inferior, and no fair having human problems solved by dumb luck or heavenly intervention.” PeopleIfsWantFeelsWritingHumansPersonsProblemAudienceFairsLuckBoundsSuperiorsDumbHeavenlyInferiorsInterventionComicalParaphraseHuman ProblemsDumb Luck Author:Kurt Vonnegut
“If some woman tells me how she feels about something, my immediate assumption is that she wants an answer, or that she wants me to solve her problem. In fact, all she wants to do is share, or show how she feels.” IfsWantFeelsFactsShowsProblemAnswersShareSolveAssumptionWant MeHe Wants Me Author:Fred Ward
“People often pulled into Scientology want to address personal problems in their life, and Scientology says we have technology that addresses these kinds of problems. Just focusing on the problems and trying to remedy them can be helpful.” PeopleWantTryingKindProblemTechnologyAddressesHelpfulRemedyScientologyPersonal Problems Author:Lawrence Wright
“I think the producers, for the most part, don't want to see prices skyrocket because that will only create problems for them down the road and would also be a, you know, would be a very serious shock for a world economy that can't afford serious shocks right now.” ThinkingKnowsWorldWantProblemWould BeEconomySeriousRight NowProducersShockDown The RoadWorld Economy Author:Daniel Yergin
“Here's the problem. Most people are thinking about what they don't want, and they're wondering why it shows up over and over again.” PeopleThinkingWantShowsProblemWonderAttractionLaw Of AttractionSecret Law Of Attraction Author:John Assaraf
“I want to see Haiti do better. We have the sun everywhere: that's a big asset. We have wonderful coasts, beautiful islands, mountains. Other countries that have that are known for it, but Haiti has been so focused inwards, on its problems.” WantHas BeensCountryProblemBigsBeautifulKnownSunWonderfulMountainFocusedIslandsAssetsOther CountriesCoastHaiti Author:Laurent Lamothe
“We should be writing more great roles for women, period. Another problem is that movies are generally made for 14-year-old boys, and 14-year-old boys want to watch 25-year-old action heroes.” WantShouldWritingYearsMadeProblemActionBoysRolesWatchesHeroPeriodsAction Heroes Author:James Mangold
“Of course women can have it all - if they want it all. I won't hear any defeatist talk. If you just dwell on problems, you won't get anywhere fast.” IfsWantProblemCourses Author:Louise Mensch
“Problems are hidden opportunities and constraints can actually boost creativity. If you have some crazy ideas in your mind, and that people tell you that it's impossible to make, well, that's an even better reason to want to do it, because people have a tendency to see the problems rather than the final result, whereas if you start to deal with problems as being your allies rather than your opponents, life will start to dance with you in the most amazing way.” PeopleIfsWayWantMindWellsIdeasReasonProblemOpportunityResultsDealsCreativityImpossibleCrazyFinalsTendenciesOpponentsAlliesConstraintsBoostMost AmazingCrazy Ideas Author:Martin Villeneuve
“I think test-driven design is great. But you can test all you want and if you don’t know how to approach the problem, you’re not going to get a solution.” IfsThinkingKnowsWantProblemKnow HowDesignApproachSolutionsTestsDriven Author:Peter Norvig
“Nine times out of 10, women don't want to fix a problem, they just want to be understood. I'll never get that.” WantProblemUnderstoodNine Author:Matthew Perry
“You can't expect to make all this money and not go through problems. You can't expect God to give you everything you want without taking something away.” WantGivingProblem Author:French Montana
“We have this obsession with broken homes. Everyone wants to find a problem with it, but not me. I had great homes. Both my parents remarried and I got more people to learn from!” PeopleWantProblemHomeParentBrokenObsessionBroken Homes Author:JJ Feild
“If I had to control what I was speaking, it would be a chore. Right now I just feel I've got my shoes off, everybody comes in, I talk. If I was an actor it could be a problem, but right now I just talk all the crap, I can badmouth anybody I want, I can say what I want and move on.” IfsWantFeelsI CanProblemWould BeMovingActorsRight NowShoesCrapChores Author:Tarsem Singh
“Many people want the government to protect the consumer. A much more urgent problem is to protect the consumer from the government.” PeopleWantPhilosophyProblemGovernmentPoliticalProtectEconomicsConsumersUrgent Author:Milton Friedman
“The problem - when you cast your net that wide - is you inevitably catch something you don't want to catch.” WantProblemCastsWide Author:Edward Felten
“If your primary focus is to get over your health problems or get past a relationship crisis so that you can return to your former life and old patterns- that is, get back to business as usual-you are not really living. The distinction is paradoxical and sometimes subtle. It's the difference between walking through your life on your way to somewhere, and walking as your life. Even if you believe that where you want to get is extremely important, that destination is secondary. Your immediate experience is what really matters. It is your life.” IfsWayWantLifeBelieveImportantSometimesMatterProblemPastDifferencesFocusReturnWalkingCrisisPatternsFormerPrimariesDistinctionSubtleOver YouDestinationGet BackUsualGet OverIf You BelieveParadoxicalHealth ProblemsReally LivingFormer Life Author:Richard Moss
“Everyone wants to be financially secure, the problem is most people focus on "getting by" when they need to be focused on "getting rich."” PeopleWantInspirationalNeedsProblemRichFocusFocusedSecureGet Rich Author:Hal Elrod
“Establishing and maintaining clarity for yourself and what you want is the starting point for success. Thus, maintaining extraordinary clarity is necessary to achieve extraordinary success. The problem is that most people maintain a mediocre level of clarity, which inevitably leads to a mediocre level of success.” PeopleThinkingWantProblemLevelsAchieveExtraordinaryStartingWhat You WantClarityMediocreMaintainingStarting PointThinking Differently Author:Hal Elrod
“The problem with Christians today is that no one wants to kill them anymore.” WantProblemTodayChristianChristian Inspirational Author:Jamie Buckingham