--- title: "13 Wanting People Quotes by 12 authors" description: "Browse 13 Wanting People quotes by 12 authors. Discover the best Wanting People sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/900/maggie-rogers-6211_career_i-want-to-have-a-long-career-but-that-s_2557621.jpg" --- > [I want to have a long career. But that's based on wanting people to buy into my voice and not into a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-rogers/i-want-to-have-a-long-career-but-that-s-based-on-wanting-people-to/) [Maggie Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maggie-rogers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/900/maggie-rogers-6211_career_i-want-to-have-a-long-career-but-that-s_2557621.jpg) > [It's better to leave them wanting more than to be the show where people are like, "Oh, that's still on the air?"](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robbie-amell/it-s-better-to-leave-them-wanting-more-than-to-be-the-show-where/) [Robbie Amell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robbie-amell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f4/robbie-amell-26048_air_it-s-better-to-leave-them-wanting-more-t_1451911.jpg) > [If I could just get over my issues of wanting people to like me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keegan-michael-key/if-i-could-just-get-over-my-issues-of-wanting-people-to-like-me/) [Keegan-Michael Key](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keegan-michael-key/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b7/keegan-michael-key-9705_people_if-i-could-just-get-over-my-issues-of-wa_1146606.jpg) > [It's a difference from being sneaky and just not wanting people knowing ya business!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/it-s-a-difference-from-being-sneaky-and-just-not-wanting-people/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e6e/anonymous-1_business_it-s-a-difference-from-being-sneaky-and_2177589.jpg) > [Yes, obviously, there's this degree of wanting people to accept other people faiths and philosophies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ridley-scott/yes-obviously-there-s-this-degree-of-wanting-people-to-accept-other/) [Ridley Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ridley-scott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/80a/ridley-scott-1610_accepting_yes-obviously-there-s-this-degree-of-wan_2293176.jpg) > [She said the reason that love is so painful is that it always amounts to two people wanting more than two people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edna-o-brien/she-said-the-reason-that-love-is-so-painful-is-that-it-always-amounts/) [Edna O'Brien](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edna-o-brien/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/32e/edna-o-brien-2155_giving_she-said-the-reason-that-love-is-so-pain_1081612.png) > [Going back and forth between wanting to be respected artistically and wanting to move people is its own challenge.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danger-mouse/going-back-and-forth-between-wanting-to-be-respected-artistically-and/) [Danger Mouse](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danger-mouse/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d12/danger-mouse-19219_back-and-forth_going-back-and-forth-between-wanting-to_1708402.jpg) > [“Wanting is why people get up in the morning. It gives them something to dream of at night. The more I wanted,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leigh-bardugo/wanting-is-why-people-get-up-in-the-morning-it-gives-them-something/) [Leigh Bardugo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leigh-bardugo/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f8b/leigh-bardugo-252_desire_wanting-is-why-people-get-up-in-the-morn_790550.png) > [I never pushed the envelope of wanting people to know me, or be on the covers of magazines. I just want to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-eigenberg/i-never-pushed-the-envelope-of-wanting-people-to-know-me-or-be-on-the/) [David Eigenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-eigenberg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/981/david-eigenberg-29248_enjoy_i-never-pushed-the-envelope-of-wanting-p_3165553.jpg) > [I would tell anyone who wants something from someone else to feign not wanting it. People are perverse. If you show great…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hedy-lamarr/i-would-tell-anyone-who-wants-something-from-someone-else-to-feign/) [Hedy Lamarr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hedy-lamarr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/551/hedy-lamarr-8401_affection_i-would-tell-anyone-who-wants-something_1538066.jpg) > [I keep wanting people to realize that there needs to be a tidal wave of peace and love. People should be treated…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-james/i-keep-wanting-people-to-realize-that-there-needs-to-be-a-tidal-wave/) [Jim James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-james/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/125/jim-james-3560_and-love_i-keep-wanting-people-to-realize-that-th_2709010.png) > [If you're going to be honest with yourself, you have to admit that you go into show business wanting people to talk…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-degeneres/if-you-re-going-to-be-honest-with-yourself-you-have-to-admit-that-you/) [Ellen DeGeneres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-degeneres/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb9/ellen-degeneres-604_about_if-you-re-going-to-be-honest-with-yourse_2767008.jpg) > [You know, if you're going to be honest with yourself, you have to admit that you go into show business wanting people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-degeneres/you-know-if-you-re-going-to-be-honest-with-yourself-you-have-to-admit/) [Ellen DeGeneres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-degeneres/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/wanting-people/#itemlist", "name": "Wanting People Quotes", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I want to have a long career. 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