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title: "1 President Want Quotes By William Petersen"
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> [I want to live and work in Chicago for the rest of my life. You know when you were growing up and you wanted to become president? What I want now is to be mayor of this damned town in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-petersen/i-want-to-live-and-work-in-chicago-for-the-rest-of-my-life-you-know/)

[William Petersen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-petersen/)

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## More by William Petersen

> [I get a lot of stuff from Germany - stuffed bugs and tarantulas.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-petersen/i-get-a-lot-of-stuff-from-germany-stuffed-bugs-and-tarantulas/)

[William Petersen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-petersen/)

> [I've been telling anybody who would listen that I wanted to do a series for the last 10 years. But I wouldn't do it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-petersen/i-ve-been-telling-anybody-who-would-listen-that-i-wanted-to-do-a/)

[William Petersen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-petersen/)

> [I was horrible at science and math. I couldn't pass a test to save my life! I'm surprised that it didn't take me until…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-petersen/i-was-horrible-at-science-and-math-i-couldn-t-pass-a-test-to-save-my/)

[William Petersen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-petersen/)

> [I think you can find yourself on one of these shows for a long period of time and think that all you'll ever be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-petersen/i-think-you-can-find-yourself-on-one-of-these-shows-for-a-long-period/)

[William Petersen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-petersen/)

> [If I stayed a football player, my career would have been over 20 years ago. As it is, my knees are shot. I found…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-petersen/if-i-stayed-a-football-player-my-career-would-have-been-over-20-years/)

[William Petersen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-petersen/)

> [Sure, I always chose rebels to identify with - I still do - but to me a rebel isn't so much someone who breaks…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-petersen/sure-i-always-chose-rebels-to-identify-with-i-still-do-but-to-me-a/)

[William Petersen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-petersen/)

> [When we get involved in the ratings, then we're doing the network's job. We need to focus on our work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-petersen/when-we-get-involved-in-the-ratings-then-we-re-doing-the-network-s/)

[William Petersen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-petersen/)

> [I had panic attacks during rehearsal. There were times when I really thought I wasn't going to be able to do it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-petersen/i-had-panic-attacks-during-rehearsal-there-were-times-when-i-really/)

[William Petersen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-petersen/)

> [One of the things I love about theater, one of the reasons I'll never give it up, is that it's fifty percent the audience's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-petersen/one-of-the-things-i-love-about-theater-one-of-the-reasons-i-ll-never/)

[William Petersen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-petersen/)

> [If I could change on thing about myself, I would: Have better knees. Mine are shot because of injuries. You're only as good as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-petersen/if-i-could-change-on-thing-about-myself-i-would-have-better-knees/)

[William Petersen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-petersen/)

> [Theater in Chicago will always be my first love. It started careers for me and about 50 of my friends. We all love coming…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-petersen/theater-in-chicago-will-always-be-my-first-love-it-started-careers/)

[William Petersen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-petersen/)

> [I want to live and work in Chicago for the rest of my life. You know when you were growing up and you wanted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-petersen/i-want-to-live-and-work-in-chicago-for-the-rest-of-my-life-you-know/)

[William Petersen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-petersen/)

> [We knew all along we were making a good show, so its success was not a surprise to me. What has surprised me is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-petersen/we-knew-all-along-we-were-making-a-good-show-so-its-success-was-not-a/)

[William Petersen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-petersen/)

> [Theater in Chicago will always be my first love.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-petersen/theater-in-chicago-will-always-be-my-first-love/)

[William Petersen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-petersen/)

> [I won't miss Grissom. It was a complete life for me that's reached its end, and it's reached it in the right way, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-petersen/i-won-t-miss-grissom-it-was-a-complete-life-for-me-that-s-reached-its/)

[William Petersen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-petersen/)

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