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> [I could be anything I wanted because I was an American. And I hope that that's really what's propelled me into public…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marco-rubio/i-could-be-anything-i-wanted-because-i-was-an-american-and-i-hope/)

[Marco Rubio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marco-rubio/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/069/marco-rubio-355_american_i-could-be-anything-i-wanted-because-i-w_139600.png)

> [I wanted the American public to know that not everyone in Iraq and Afghanistan were targets that needed to be neutralized, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chelsea-manning/i-wanted-the-american-public-to-know-that-not-everyone-in-iraq-and/)

[Chelsea Manning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chelsea-manning/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/30a/chelsea-manning-3116_afghanistan_i-wanted-the-american-public-to-know-tha_219719.jpg)

> [When you see the documentary, you'll see that there were parallels. Michael and I both wanted Daniel Craig, and it was the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-broccoli/when-you-see-the-documentary-you-ll-see-that-there-were-parallels/)

[Barbara Broccoli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-broccoli/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e52/barbara-broccoli-24509_bond_when-you-see-the-documentary-you-ll-see_518502.png)

> [I got out of school in 2000, and I always wanted to be on 'This American Life,' since I first started telling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-birbiglia/i-got-out-of-school-in-2000-and-i-always-wanted-to-be-on-this/)

[Mike Birbiglia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-birbiglia/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c6/mike-birbiglia-1343_always_i-got-out-of-school-in-2000-and-i-always_827941.jpg)

> [I just wanted it to be American.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harmony-korine/i-just-wanted-it-to-be-american/)

[Harmony Korine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harmony-korine/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd6/harmony-korine-8808_wanted_i-just-wanted-it-to-be-american-1906209_1906209.jpg)

> [I moved to Holland because I wanted to see American art.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marlene-dumas/i-moved-to-holland-because-i-wanted-to-see-american-art/)

[Marlene Dumas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marlene-dumas/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b46/marlene-dumas-28297_art_i-moved-to-holland-because-i-wanted-to-s_2805458.png)

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