Wanting Quotes

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At first he thought he felt bad because he was afraid of leading an army, but it wasn't true. He knew he'd make a good… — Orson Scott Card
The result of this bestial lust is an indiscriminate and promiscuous splaying of all of my energies- wanting all, I accomplish nothing; desiring everything, I… — Edward Abbey
You don't become great by trying to be great. You become great by wanting to do something, and then doing it so hard that you… — Randall Munroe
I grew up wanting to be a writer for theatre. — Christopher Durang
You must love your work, and not be always looking over the edge of it, wanting your play to begin. And the other is, you… — George Eliot
Pretexts are not wanting when one wishes to use them. — Carlo Goldoni
It is not a case of our people...wanting either separation or integration. The use of these words actually clouds the real picture. The 22 million… — Malcolm X
As long as there is democracy, there will be people wanting to play jazz because nothing else will ever so perfectly capture the democratic process… — Wynton Marsalis
I would argue that the uncomfortable feelings she elicits are simply the by-product of watching a woman wanting and taking like a man. — Liz Phair
A lot of my work has to do with not allowing my characters to have an ego in a way that the stomach doesn't have… — Matthew Barney
Friendship doesn't have anything to do with shoring up weakness. It has to do with respect and consideration for those you care about. It has… — Terry Brooks
For many of us we are always wanting more - we would be happier if we had such and such. Maybe we should pause for… — Abigail Van Buren
Little would be wanting to the happiness of life, if every man could conform to the right as soon as he was shown it. — Samuel Johnson
Who hasn't sharpened the edge of his soul? When, just as our eyes are opened, we see hate, and just after learning to walk, we… — Pablo Neruda
Human happiness konsists in having what yu want, and wanting what yu have. — Josh Billings
I love Saturday nights with my best friend and a big bowl of pasta, wanting a good scare, something that will say, 'Listen, your life… — Vera Farmiga
Wanting ... is something 'having' cannot cure. — Joe Fortenberry
If we were real domestic terrorists, shoot, President Obama would be wanting to pal around with us, wouldn't he? — Sarah Palin
Peace of mind comes from not wanting to change others. — Gerald Jampolsky
. . . hell is wanting to be somewhere different from where you are. Being one place and wanting to be somewhere else . .… — Geneen Roth

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