“Writing songs is not something I wanted to share with people for a long time. It was precious to me. I didnt want someone to crush it. I waited until I felt strong enough to take the criticism.” PeopleWantWritingLongEnoughWantedSongStrongFeltShareLong TimeCriticismCrushStrong EnoughWriting Songs Author:Ray LaMontagne
“I never, ever wanted to be the Rolling Stones. Bless their hearts, but I dont necessarily want to go on doing the same old thing for the next 10, 20 years... I could see how easy it is to get into that rut, the whole touring mindset.” WantYearsHeartWholeWantedNextEasyGoes OnStonesMindsetBlessRollingTouringRolling StonesRutsOld ThingsSame Old Thing Author:Paul Weller
“But I think there was a sense amongst the House Republicans especially that we didnt just want to be opposed to Bill Clinton; that we wanted to tell the country what we were for and to brand ourselves in a more positive manner.” ThinkingWantCountryWantedHouseRepublicanBillsClintonBrands Author:Ed Gillespie
“At bed-time I went into my room and put out the light. I didn't get undressed. I lay on my bed and looked out of the window at the stars. I read in a book that the stars can take you anywhere. I've never wanted to be an astronaut because of the helmets. If I were up there on the moon, or by the Milky Way, I'd want to feel the stars round my head. I'd want them in my hair the way they are in paintings of the gods. I'd want my whole body to feel the space, the empty space and points of light. That's how dancers must feel, dancers and acrobats, just for a second, that freedom.” IfsWayWantFeelsBookWholeBodyLightWantedStarsSpaceRoomsPaintingHairBedMoonWindowEmptyLaysRoundsDancerAstronautHelmetEmpty SpaceMilky WayPoints Of LightBed Time Author:Jeanette Winterson
“Many actors want to play Hamlet and Macbeth. Ever since I became an actor, from the very beginning I just wanted to play a Shetland pony. I cannot explain why” WantPlayWantedActorsPonies Author:Dustin Hoffman
“It's no fun to lose, ... We haven't lost in a while and now we get to remember what it feels like. Everybody wants to be undefeated and that's what we wanted. There are no excuses.” WantFeelsWantedRememberLostFunLosesHavensExcuseNo ExcusesUndefeated Author:Mark Richt
“I felt that I didn't want to be in show business anymore. I felt that I wanted to be a farmer. I was milking cows and shoveling terrible stuff and working all day. By the end of the day, all I wanted was my tap shoes - I thought, 'What am I doing? I better get back where I belong on the stage where we work at night and can sleep late!” WantEndsShowsMotivationalWantedNightFeltStuffSleepStageTerribleLateDanceShoesThe End Of The DayGet BackFarmersCowsShow BusinessSleep LateMilking Cows Author:Gregory Hines
“I'm trying to manufacture a sleepover feel; like a tree house or a clubhouse. I want people to be silly and play and feel safe and some people, you have to coax them into that space and some people bring me further into that space, even past the point that I wanted to go.” PeopleWantFeelsTryingPlayWantedPastHouseSpaceTreeSafeSillyBeing SillySleepovers Author:Pete Holmes
“I want to get into the theater. I really wanted to be a theater director, but I turned out to be a movie director.” WantWantedDirectorsTheaterMovie Director Author:Frank Oz
“I don't think so much about verbal comedy. I always think about visual comedy. I was raised watching silents, and I'm always thinking about how to make cinema, not good talking - although I want good talking. I'm much more interested in framing, composition, and orchestration of bodies in space, and so forth. My goal is always what Chuck Jones wanted his Warner Brothers cartoons to be, which was if you turn down the sound, you could still tell what's going on. I think if you watch most of my films with the sound off, you could still tell what's going on.” IfsThinkingWantStillsBodyWantedFilmTurnsSoundGoalSpaceTalkingWatchesComedyBrotherRaisedCinemaVisualsCompositionCartoonChuckAlways ThinkingFramingOrchestrationWarner Brothers Author:Alexander Payne
“I've never been that person to fake it, and say what everyone else wants you to say. Then you never have anything personal. If I wanted to be an actress all the time, I could do that. But I don't. I want to be real. I want to be a real person. That's what an artist is. An artist has to be honest. Without honesty, there's nothing.” IfsWantPersonsRealWantedArtistHonestHonestyActressesBeing HonestFakeBeing RealReal Person Author:Miley Cyrus
“Show business has never been my everything. It's a means; it's not the end. It's a means to the end. I want and have always wanted freedom. That was always my goal, to not have a boss, to not have anybody tell me what to do. Luckily, as an actor, I got that.” WantMeanEndsShowsWantedActorsGoalBossShow Business Author:Steve Guttenberg
“My family is very musical, I was surrounded by it. And from four years old I was the one that asked my mother could I take piano lessons... It wasn't forced on me. It was something I wanted to do. And ever since, I've never stopped, I've never stopped playing music. I never went through a period where I didn't want to do it.” WantYearsWantedMotherFourPeriodsLessonsMy FamilyMusicalPianoFour YearsPlaying MusicPiano Lesson Author:John Legend
“I made money. I wanted to give it back to Africa but I wanted to give it back in a meaningful way. So I really want to do something which deals with the root of the problem of hunger, of disease, of ills we have in our society.” WayWantGivingMadeProblemWantedDealsDiseaseRootsHungerMeaningfulOur Society Author:Mo Ibrahim
“...but there isn't going to be any First Lady. There is just to be plain, ordinary Mrs. Roosevelt...I never wanted to be the president's wife, and don't want it now. You don't quite believe me, do you? Very likely no one would-except possibly some woman who had had the job.” WantFirstsBelieveWantedJobsPresidentWifeOrdinaryBelieve In MeFirst Lady Author:Eleanor Roosevelt
“My mother taught me the principles of hard work, setting my own goals and visualizing my future. From my early days with Destiny's Child, I understood I had to be focused and dedicated if I wanted true success. We were taught we needed a plan and the discipline to execute that plan to the fullest. I strongly believe if you work hard, whatever you want, it will come to you. I know that's easier said than done but keep trying.” IfsKnowsWantTryingBelieveChildrenSaidHardDoneWantedMotherGoalMy OwnPrinciplesDestinyPlansTaughtHard WorkNeededDisciplineEasierUnderstoodFocusedSettingSettingsDedicatedKeep TryingMy FutureTrue SuccessVisualizingEasier Said Than Done Author:Beyonce Knowles
“My mother didn't want me to be in fashion. She was in the fashion business, so was my brother, and she thought it was too crazy for me. She wanted me to be married with children, to be independent, yes, but not to have a crazy life.” WantChildrenWantedMotherCrazyFashionBrotherMarriedIndependentMy BrotherWant MeBeing MarriedMarried With ChildrenCrazy LifeFashion Business Author:Donatella Versace