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title: "7 Hair Wanted Quotes by 7 authors"
description: "Browse 7 Hair Wanted quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Hair Wanted sayings and thoughts."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb9/alice-walker-347_hair_eventually-i-knew-what-hair-wanted-it-wa_668486.png"
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> [Eventually I knew what hair wanted; it wanted to be itself ... to be left alone by anyone, including me, who did…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-walker/eventually-i-knew-what-hair-wanted-it-wanted-to-be-itself-to-be-left/)

[Alice Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alice-walker/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb9/alice-walker-347_hair_eventually-i-knew-what-hair-wanted-it-wa_668486.png)

> [When I shaved my hair, my friends asked me to keep it, maybe make my own wig out of it, but I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonali-bendre/when-i-shaved-my-hair-my-friends-asked-me-to-keep-it-maybe-make-my/)

[Sonali Bendre](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonali-bendre/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ff6/sonali-bendre-8619_friends_when-i-shaved-my-hair-my-friends-asked-m_846523.jpg)

> [My dad cut my hair once - I wanted a bob and he gave me a bowl cut. That was a tough…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexa-chung/my-dad-cut-my-hair-once-i-wanted-a-bob-and-he-gave-me-a-bowl-cut-that/)

[Alexa Chung](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexa-chung/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a14/alexa-chung-4049_bob_my-dad-cut-my-hair-once-i-wanted-a-bob-a_1521201.jpg)

> [I remember straightening my hair because I wanted to be like everybody else, and now the fact that anybody would emulate what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-swift/i-remember-straightening-my-hair-because-i-wanted-to-be-like/)

[Taylor Swift](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taylor-swift/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/73b/taylor-swift-125_emulate_i-remember-straightening-my-hair-because_1698804.jpg)

> [In private school, I definitely judged myself against the lighter-skinned girls. I wanted to have different hair. I wanted to fit in.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adwoa-aboah/in-private-school-i-definitely-judged-myself-against-the-lighter/)

[Adwoa Aboah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adwoa-aboah/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/edc/adwoa-aboah-8784_beautiful_in-private-school-i-definitely-judged-my_2208470.jpg)

> [I never could get my hair to do what I wanted it to do, so I started wearing the wigs. It all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dolly-parton/i-never-could-get-my-hair-to-do-what-i-wanted-it-to-do-so-i-started/)

[Dolly Parton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dolly-parton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d9/dolly-parton-366_certain_i-never-could-get-my-hair-to-do-what-i-w_2293970.jpg)

> [I always wanted to play with people's hair. I was really into 'The Golden Girls' and how big their hair was. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-van-ness/i-always-wanted-to-play-with-people-s-hair-i-was-really-into-the/)

[Jonathan Van Ness](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-van-ness/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/509/jonathan-van-ness-6662_golden_i-always-wanted-to-play-with-people-s-ha_2786624.jpg)

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