They Wanted Me Quotes

39 quotes by 37 authors

School failed me, and I failed the school. It bored me. The teachers behaved like Feldwebel (sergeants). I wanted to learn what I wanted to… — Albert Einstein
I am very pleased it has all been resolved. I wanted to stay at the club and they wanted me too, there was never a… — Ronaldinho
They wanted me to lead these young players, teach them the way to compete, when the only thing I should be worried about is how… — Ian Kinsler
They didn't dictate to me as to what kind of music that they wanted me to play or what tunes, what musicians that I was… — Horace Silver
Nowadays I get complaints about long drum solos, but in those days they wanted me to keep on going so they could go over to… — Aynsley Dunbar
I didn't want to be the rebel who was bottom of the class, so I worked hard. They wanted me to stay on for A-Levels,… — Frank Lampard
I'd play in Afghanistan if they wanted me to! — Unknown Author
My parents didn't want me to be a regular in a series. I was a working actor from time to time but they thought was… — Harry Shearer
I didn't know who the hell I was. I was whoever they wanted me to be. — Natalie Wood
I went to high school in Texas for one year, my senior year. My parents wanted me to get out of Stockholm because I was… — Joel Kinnaman
They wanted me to play more sports because they were acutely sensitive to their children being one hundred percent American, and they believed that all… — Martin Lewis Perl
New Year's Eve, we're going to be doing a concert with the Philadelphia Orchestra in Symphony Hall. It makes me feel good, because of all… — Barbara Cook
Thankfully, I was able to go to Marquette University and get my education, a Catholic education, so I could please my family, because I think… — Danny Pudi
I knew from a young age that I wanted to be an actor. I never even thought about other careers. The acting field is certainly… — Archie Panjabi
In life it wasn't what you know, but who you know. I had people who were trying to buy teams and had they bought the… — Rick Barry
I always told the people at Cal Arts that if they wanted me to do Jazz studies, first of all, there couldn't be a big… — Charlie Haden
I wanted out of my record deal with EMI. They wanted me to record one type of album; I wanted to record the type of… — Joss Stone
In the old days they, the promoters, wanted more and more from me. They wanted me to jump or spill my blood and break my… — Evel Knievel
I've always been into films. I've been offered lots of films but they've always been these very stereotypical roles. They wanted me to play some… — Lenny Kravitz
I came down to Orange because I sold the Smothers Brothers a song called 'Chocolate,' and that gave me enough money to move down here.… — Pat Paulsen

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