Wanting Quotes
1660 quotes by 1258 authors
-
I acted when I was young, but at 19, I had my own theater company where I acted but also directed. I also did some…
— Rob Reiner
-
No pill can help me deal with the problem of not wanting to take pills; likewise, no amount of psychotherapy alone can prevent my manias…
— Kay Redfield Jamison
-
I remember watching steak being cooked on TV and wanting to try it. As a special treat, my mother cooked it for me, and I…
— Nobu Matsuhisa
-
I think romantic passion is wanting a little something in return.
— Oscar Isaac
-
America is not static. America is striving. And sometimes, America requires critique. Jingoism is an avoidance of realism. You can simultaneously love and be disappointed…
— Charles M. Blow
-
I make no apology for wanting to make a profit - the more I make, the bigger percentage will go to charity. So most of…
— John Caudwell
-
I think one of the big issues with, you know, people who have strong faith in addition to competing is that conflict between accepting things…
— Tom Lehman
-
There is nothing quixotic or romantic in wanting to change the world. It is possible. It is the age-old vocation of all humanity.
— Gioconda Belli
-
Gone are the days when the upper classes were terrified of the angry mob wanting to smash their skulls and confiscate their properties. Now their…
— Ha-Joon Chang
-
Luxury, not necessity, is the mother of invention. Every artifact is somewhat wanting in its function, and that is what drives its evolution.
— Henry Petroski
-
Wanting to be an actor and wanting to be famous are different.
— Blake Lively
-
Freedom requires us to view people as wanting the opportunity to earn their success.
— Todd Young
-
Typically, discussions of the safety net boil down to one side wanting to spend more in the name of compassion, and the other side wanting…
— Todd Young
-
Toronto is exploding with cyclists, with more and more people wanting to cycle and being turned off driving because of the incredible congestion. Biking is…
— Dan Hill
-
During my undergraduate training at UCLA, I was studying finance and securities; my particular interest was with mutual funds. Wanting to get into a high…
— Robert Shapiro
-
I actually grew up wanting to be a filmmaker. I wanted to make movies, and music was a detour, almost.
— Damien Chazelle
-
The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting. It has been found difficult and left untried.
— Gilbert K. Chesterton
-
The will is commendable though the ability may be wanting.
— Unknown Author
-
There was a combination of not wanting to look a gift horse in the mouth, but also really not wanting to be stuck in Lord…
— Sean Astin
-
Wanting to be someone else is a waste of the person you are.
— Kurt Cobain
Who Wrote These Wanting Quotes
1,258 authors contributed a total of 1,660 Wanting Quotes, led by these top contributors: