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When I was a child, I was very poor and wanted everything. So when I got money, I began buying things. — Jackie Chan Copy Share Image
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I wanted to do something nice so I bought my mother-in-law a chair. Now they won't let me plug it in. — Henny Youngman Copy Share Image
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LSD wanted to tell me something… It gave me an inner joy, an open mindedness, a gratefulness, open eyes and an internal… — Albert Hofmann Copy Share Image
Either this guy really liked me, or I was inventing things in my head because I wanted him to like me. I… — Claudia Gray Copy Share Image
I didnt want to be famous. I just wanted to earn enough money to have a nice life and enjoy acting. — David McCallum Copy Share Image