Wanting Quotes

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Whenever I'm out-of-doors and find myself wanting to have a first-rate think, I fling myself down on my back, throw my arms and legs out… — Alan Bradley
The most important basis of any novel is wanting to be someone else, and this means creating a character. — Antonio Tabucchi
I was always geared towards either wanting to finish number one or be number one as far as the best player that I could be,… — Warren Moon
I think it's good to have competition. Now we have a third country that can launch astronauts, so it's good for all of us. It… — Leroy Chiao
I want to inspire the next generation. I want to be in mission control with someone younger than me wanting to break my record. — Felix Baumgartner
No player in the NBA was born wanting to play basketball. The desire to play ball or to read must be planted. The last 25… — Jim Trelease
What would it be like to let go of wanting things to be other than they are? — Byron Katie
I don't think anybody is wanting to put me back on the air. But I'm certainly out there trying. — Jamie Farr
I'm not an historian and I'm not wanting to write about how I perceive the social change over the century as a historian, but as… — Penelope Lively
When kids grow up wanting to be you, you matter. — Seth Godin
It was all about wanting to get revenge. Pathetic, really, but it still is the motivation. — Julian Clary
Something is wanting, and something must be done, or we shall be involved in all the horror of failure, and civil war without a prospect… — Henry Knox
It's easy to sit there and say you'd like to have more money. And I guess that's what I like about it. It's easy. Just… — Jack Handey
There is no greater offence than harbouring desires. There is no greater disaster than discontent. There is no greater misfortune than wanting more. — Laozi
I'm ready to forgive him for the desire to be a king, but not for wanting to have 23 million court jesters. — Minimaks
You are a creator; you create with your every thought. You often create by default, for you are getting what you are giving your attention… — Esther Hicks
I love being a woman. You can cry. You get to wear pants now. If you're on a boat and it's going to sink, you… — Gilda Radner
In order to be happy we must first possess inner contentment; and inner contentment doesn't come from having all we want; but rather from wanting… — Dalai Lama
I don't employ Talleyrand when I want a thing done, but only when I want to have the appearance of wanting to do it. — Napoleon Bonaparte
Books on the openings abound; nor are works on the end game wanting; but those on the middle game can be counted on the fingers… — Harry Golombek

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