Wanting Quotes

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When I was a kid, I would do stupid things on my bike. I'd jump any ramp, I'd jump over people, I'd jump over things… — Eric Bana
It is better to be unfaithful than to be faithful without wanting to be. — Brigitte Bardot
For me, acting goes to a special place; it's almost mystical. You have to let go of what you think is good; it's a jump… — Juliette Binoche
I think the journey for a politician goes from wanting to please all the people all the time, to a political leader that realises in… — Tony Blair
Well, you have the public not wanting any new spending, you have the Republicans not wanting any new taxes, you have the Democrats not wanting… — Michael Bloomberg
Tony Visconti and I had been wanting to work together again for a few years now. Both of us had fairly large commitments and for… — David Bowie
Over the years I attempted to make my style a bit more relaxed 'cause the initial style you couldn't watch for more than ten minutes… — Jo Brand
'Drive' came to me because the casting director knew my manager and called and said, 'You've always talked to me about Albert wanting to play… — Albert Brooks
Wanting something is not enough. You must hunger for it. Your motivation must be absolutely compelling in order to overcome the obstacles that will invariably… — Les Brown
Americans are in a cycle of fear which leads to people not wanting to spend and not wanting to make investments, and that leads to… — Warren Buffett
I had a magic kit. I never really followed through on it, but I had my phase of wanting to do it, sure. — Steve Buscemi
You get dinged for wanting to do a comedy, then wanting to do a big-budget action film, and then wanting to do an indie. But… — Nicolas Cage
I am not made for politics because I am incapable of wanting or accepting the death of the adversary. — Albert Camus
Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. — Dale Carnegie
As everyone, you do end up becoming your mother, but also as you're acting, I find out you become every member of your family, bits… — Helena Bonham Carter
Christianity has not been tried and found wanting; it has been found difficult and not tried. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
I'm considered wise, and sometimes I see myself as knowing. Most of the time, I see myself as wanting to know. And I see myself… — Maya Angelou
I was always reading those beauty magazines and wanting to become this unattainable thing. — Jennifer Aniston
Much thought has at its root a dissatisfaction with what is. Wanting is the urge for the next moment to contain what this moment does… — Stephen Levine
A man can refrain from wanting what he has not and cheerfully make the best of a bird in the hand. — Seneca the Younger

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