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“I always wanted to be a writer since I was around 12 years old and I wrote my first book.”

“You want attention, you want to grab some of that airspace that exists out there in a world that's very difficult to get it because it's so competitive and to get it for more than a few seconds. Any attention is good and that can be what we would normally consider as bad attention so I wanted to make you aware of that dynamic.”

World Want Wanted Difficult Attention Seconds

Author:Robert Greene

“I really wanted to talk about the War on Terror and say that both sides were completely incompetent [in addressing it]. You can't blame the other side when you're involved in it.”

War Wanted Sides Involved Blame Terror Both Sides War On Terror Incompetent

Author:Lewis Black

“I have never had any problems with editors who wanted me to change my methods or point of view. I pay a lot of attention to editors, but in a different way. They sometimes catch mistakes and help with the order of poems in a book. I do not underestimate them! Indeed, I have been one myself.”

Way Has Beens Book Different Sometimes Helping Problem Wanted Order Views Pay Attention Mistake Method Point Of View Different Ways Editors Underestimate

Author:Margaret Atwood

“Democracy is something America has never really practiced. Because the Founding Fathers hated two things: monarchy and democracy. They wanted a republic, a replica of the Roman or Venetian republics. They didn't even like the etymology of the word "democracy."”

Two Wanted America Father Democracy Hated Two Things Republic Founding Monarchy Replica Etymology

Author:Gore Vidal

“In America there's a tendency to write the same book over and over because that's what sells. So in a way, my success in America has come at the expense of what I do. I haven't sold out, and I haven't taken the popular road to writing a best-selling book. I've really bucked the system. So it was necessary for me not to go and find the easy fans, the ones who want something digestible and fast with a happy ending that they can read over and over again no matter how many different books it is. I had to find fans who really wanted to think. Worldwide they all have that in common.”

“I got the three things I wanted. I did my job, I worked hard in the process, and I cherish the memories, and they're mine.”

Hard Wanted Jobs Three Process Memories Mines Cherish Three Things Cherish The Memories

Author:Lance Armstrong

“I wanted to win the Tour de France. And when I won it once, I wanted to do it again, and again, and again, it just kept going. So there wasn't another competitive environment.”

Wanted Winning Environment France Again And Again

Author:Lance Armstrong

“That was my decision, so I have to be responsible for that. It was one of the biggest mistakes of my life and I don't have a good reason for why I wanted to come back, I don't have a good reason for doing it all.”

Reason Wanted Decision Mistake Responsible Being Responsible Biggest Mistake

Author:Lance Armstrong

“I'd been an actor my whole life, since I was a kid. And then, I quit for awhile and went to university. When I wanted to start acting again, I couldn't get a job, and that was really depressing. So, I realized, at that time, that I have to take responsibility for my own creativity.”

Whole Kids Wanted Jobs Actors My Own Acting Responsibility Creativity University I Realized Whole Life Quitting Depressing Taking Responsibility I Quit Really Depressing

Author:Joseph Gordon-Levitt

“If people want change, then they will find a way to get that change. So, whatever technology they may or may not have used was neither a necessary nor sufficient case for getting to the outcome that they got to, but having people who wanted change was.”

People Ifs Way Want May Wanted Used Cases Technology Outcomes Sufficient

Author:Mark Zuckerberg

“I grew up watching my mom in the kitchen, that's how I know anything about cooking. I've always wanted to go to a culinary class actually.”

Knows Wanted Class Grew Mom Grew Up Cooking My Mom Kitchen Culinary

Author:Serena Williams

“I'm competitive with myself, not at the expense of everything around me. I never wanted to be a movie star. I just wanted to act.”

Wanted Stars Expenses Movie Star

Author:Clive Owen

“Twitter is basically text messaging. Twitter is a guy you can always elbow in the side and say, "Hey, look, a guy in a clown suit just threw up!" And I don't have 400-800 words to say about that, I just wanted to say that one thing.”

Looks Wanted Guy Sides One Thing Suits Hey Clown Elbows Text Messaging

Author:Chris Hardwick

“I wanted to give men an accessible line of clothing that's comfortable yet stylish and will help them to present the best version of themselves. It's easy - when you look good, you feel good.”

Men Giving Feels Looks Helping Wanted Easy Lines Comfortable Versions Feel Good Clothings Stylish

Author:Cam Newton

“I was always drawn to performing, but I never thought I could. I have no idea what I wanted to do outside of the old cowboy-or-fireman. When I was in college, I got serious about acting. I started examining history and then everything related to the theater. History, art, all the other studies, if I could link them into the theater, then it became alive for me. It just opened up my eyes.”

Ifs Art Ideas Eye Wanted Acting Study Alive College Serious Theater No Idea Performing Related If I Could Links Cowboy Examining Fireman

Author:Billy Crystal

“I wanted to write; I sought all possible paths of personal liberation, but I could never sacrifice a living instant of life for the sake of a line to be written, my balance for the sake of a manuscript, a storm within me for the sake of a poem. I loved life itself too much for this.”

Writing Wanted Lines Path Too Much Written Sacrifice Balance Sake Storm Liberation Instant Manuscripts

Author:Nina Berberova

“... there was a part of me that wanted to be liked, and despite all my years of reporting, I never quite adjusted to the role of skunk at the garden party.”

Years Wanted Party Roles Garden Despite Never Quit

Book:Talking Back: To Presidents, Dictators, and Assorted Scoundrels

Source: Talking Back: To Presidents, Dictators, and Assorted Scoundrels

“My mother used to do all the things that were important to her after midnight. ... Sometimes I'd sneak downstairs and see her knitting, or reading, or writing letters. I'd think of her as a thief, stealing the tail end of the day, the hours nobody else wanted or used.”

Thinking Writing Important Ends Sometimes Wanted Used Mother Reading Hours Letters Stealing The End Of The Day Thieves Tails Midnight Sneak Knitting Reading Or Writing

Author:Marita Golden

“Under Armour is new, aggressive, slick, classic but athletic - kind of how I always wanted to be perceived.”

Kind Wanted Classic Aggressive Athletic Armour Slick Under Armour

Author:Jordan Spieth

“I wanted to visit the Capitol of our country, the center of our great civilization that stands like the sun in the solar system, sendin' out beams of power and wisdom and law and order, and justice and injustice, and money and oratory, and talk and talk, and wind and everything, to the uttermost points of our vast possessions, and from them clear to the ends of the earth.”

Ends Country Wanted Earth Law Order Justice Sun Clear Wind Civilization Injustice Possession Our Country Beam Law And Order Solar System Capitol Oratory Justice And Injustice

Author:Marietta Holley

“Some people say that suicide is a sin, but I have never believed that. I say it's God's way of calling certain folks home early. It's much nicer than an awful accident, where the rest of us are left wondering if the person really wanted to go.”

People Ifs Way Persons Home Wanted Certain Left Sin Wonder Calling Suicide Folks Accidents Awful Folks Home

Book:The Cape Ann: A Novel

Source: The Cape Ann: A Novel

“That was the trouble with so many reality programmes on television - everyone wanted fame these days without necessarily working at anything to achieve it.”

Reality Wanted Trouble Achieve Television Fame These Days Programmes

Author:M.C. Beaton

“I had been drawing my weekly comic strip, 'Life in Hell,' for about five years when I got a call from Jim Brooks, who was developing 'The Tracey Ullman Show' for the brand-new Fox network. He wanted me to come in and pitch an idea for doing little cartoons on that show.”

Years Littles Ideas Shows Wanted Hell Five Drawing Brands Comic Developing Five Years Foxes Cartoon Brooks Brand New Comic Strips

Author:Matt Groening

“When shopping at Dunkin' Donuts, pretend you are the mother of nine. Say things like, 'Little David likes cream-filled and Susie wanted jelly.' That way, no one will be suspicious when you order a dozen donuts with one cup of coffee to go.”

Way Littles Wanted Mother Order Eating Filled Coffee Nine Likes Cups Shopping Dozen Cream Suspicious Coffee Cup Jelly Donuts Dunkin Donuts

Author:Linda Sunshine

“With "Futurama," I wanted to do unrequited love, and David Cohen agreed, and although our original plan was never to have Fry and Leela get together, we finally just said, "You can only string the fans along so far."”

Said Wanted Together Plans Fans Originals Strings Unrequited Love Get Together Unrequited

Author:Matt Groening

“Above all, Alzheimer wanted the medical world to recognize that mental illnesses have an undeniable material component. There was an obvious political reason for taking such a position because it could then be established that dementia-like conditions are not part of the spiritual/theological domain, but undeniably biological in origin and therefore not attributable with moral implications.”

World Reason Wanted Spiritual Political Moral Conditions Position Materials Illness Obvious Medical Mental Illness Components Domain Implications Theological Dementia Alzheimer

Author:Margaret M. Lock

“Allah wanted the people who have made sins to turn from their sins and make up for them in order to be near to Allah through gaining His satisfaction, for He has promised to accept their repentance and forgive the sinner.”

People Made Wanted Order Turns Sin Accepting Forgiving Satisfaction Sinner Repentance

Author:Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah

“If man do not find in himself the required (or wished, or wanted, - "voulue", Fr.) force to accomplish his moral aspirations, he can try to purt himself in the conditions suitable to assist (or promote, or further, -"favoriser", Fr.) his self-control.”

Ifs Men Trying Self Wanted Force Moral Conditions Accomplish Aspiration Self Control Suitable

Author:African Spir

“I wanted to get out of our thimble of a town, where every stone had eyes.”

Eye Wanted Stones Towns

Author:Herta Muller

“There is and always has been for me a peculiar need to write. This is very different from wanting to be a writer. To be a writer always seemed something so far removed from my talents and abilities and imaginings that it didn't afflict me at all as a notion when I was young. But I was always conscious that I wanted to write.”

Needs Writing Has Beens Different Wanted Young Ability Talent Conscious Notion Peculiar Talents And Abilities

Author:Patricia Wentworth

“Nobody wanted me. I just kept writing books and learning my craft. Most writers aren't very good in the beginning.”

Writing Book Wanted Perseverance Very Good Crafts Writing A Book

Author:Phyllis A. Whitney

“I wanted desperately to go on living in someone's memory. If we are not remembered, we are more than dead, for it is as if we had never lived”

Ifs Wanted Memories Goes On Remembered

Author:Karen Maitland

“I knew what it felt like to have no say in who you were as a sexual being. It didn't just strip away your dignity. It stripped away everything you were: your identity, your self-respect, your pleasure. Because it was all about the pleasure of the other person take, take, taking whatever they wanted from you, even if it was uncomfortable, or caused you pain. Even if you died from it, the other person still wouldn't care, because it was all about them.”

Ifs Persons Stills Self Care Wanted Pain Felt Pleasure Identity Dignity Died Uncomfortable Self Respect

Author:Jess C Scott

“I wanted to get the most broad foundation for a lifelong education that I could find, and that was studying Latin and the classics. Meaning Roman and Greek history and philosophy and ancient civilizations.”

Philosophy Wanted Study Civilization Foundation Ancient Greek Latin Broads Lifelong Ancient Civilizations

Author:Tim Blake Nelson

“I like understanding what's underneath, what's really motivating people. When I was younger, I wanted to be a psychiatrist, so I think it has to do with that.”

People Thinking Wanted Understanding Psychiatrist

Author:Michelle Pfeiffer

“I always knew I wanted to have a good career, so I made it happen.”

Made Happens Wanted Careers Made It

Author:Chord Overstreet

“I've always wanted to hunt another human being for sport, even though I know his fear will taint the taste of the meat.”

Knows Humans Wanted Sports Human Beings Taste Meat Hunts

Author:Catherine Zeta-Jones

“To become an astronaut, someone has to have a dream of his own to do something that he or she has always wanted to do, then commit himself to making that dream come true.”

Dream Wanted Commit Dreams Come True Astronaut

Author:Gene Cernan

“I was a child of World War Two . I saw films of pilots taking off from aircraft carriers and decided that was the only thing I wanted to do. And it had to be flying from sea carriers. Airfields were not enough.”

World Children Two War Enough Wanted Film Saws Sea Decided Flying War Of The Worlds Pilots Aircraft Carrier World War Two Aircraft Carriers

Author:Gene Cernan

“I would love to be a dad. For the longest time, Ive wanted kids, but you have to have the right setup, right?”

Kids Wanted Dad Setups

Author:Maksim Chmerkovskiy

“I've never met a politician I haven't wanted to walk away from, and I've yet to hear a politician speak and actually believe the words coming out of his mouth.”

Believe Wanted Speak Walks Havens Politician Mets Mouths Coming Out

Author:Ray Winstone

“My whole life, Ive wanted things before I was ready. I was always pushing for the next job, the next success. I was so focused on achieving and the path that I was missing some great point about life.”

Whole Wanted Jobs Next Path Achieve Missing Ready Focused Whole Life Pushing

Author:David Duchovny

“I don't think RADA wanted me, actually. When I was at Oxford I had a boyfriend at Central [School of Speech and Drama] and it looked like the most fantastic life, but I think not going makes you more free. Nothing can teach you what it's like to work on a film set, and the best education there can be for an actor is to walk up the street and observe human nature.”

Thinking Humans Wanted School Film Actors Walks Teach Streets Human Nature Drama Speech Fantastic Oxford Film Set Best Education Fantastic Life

Author:Rosamund Pike

“As a kid, I was mischievous, necessarily, but I always wanted to do adventurous stuff.”

Kids Wanted Stuff Adventurous Mischievous

Author:Tyler Blackburn

“I was very unique as a child, dressed a certain way, acted a certain way, didnt fit in with everybody. So I immediately got picked on, especially around the age of 12 and 13, when you start going to junior high and start mingling with the older kids. To counteract that, strictly for self-defense, I wanted to get bigger.”

Way Children Self Kids Age Wanted Certain Fit Unique Bigger Defense Juniors Self Defense Junior High Mingling

Author:John Cena

“I didn't want to chase movies. It's too hard. You've got to work at it - opening nights, photo shoots, publicity people, managers. I never wanted to do that. I'm too lazy.”

People Want Hard Wanted Night Opening Managers Lazy Publicity Photo Shoots Opening Night

Author:Robert Sean Leonard

“I always wanted to be a young mom, but generations of women have worked so hard so we can have a career and wait to have children. So I say carpe diem - take advantage of that.”

Children Hard Wanted Young Waiting Careers Generations Mom Advantage Carpe Diem Carpe

Author:Brittany Murphy

“You've got to have something to retire to. Something you always wanted to do but your job prevented it.”

Wanted Jobs Retiring

Author:Ozzy Osbourne

“We often have to lose what we thought we wanted to find what God wants for us”

Want Wanted Loses

Author:Jon Gordon

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