Want Something Quotes - Page 10

• But for fatherhood advice, try to look your child in the eye.... Get to know their name; that becomes important when you want something. And remember to feed them. That's about all you need.

  Will Ferrell

  Children, Dad, Eye

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• There are no happier people on this planet than those who decide that they want something, define what they want, get hold of the feeling of it even before its manifestation and then joyously watch the unfolding as, piece by piece by piece, it begins to unfold. That's the feeling of your hands in the clay.

  Esther Hicks

  Inspirational, Happiness, Happy

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• If you want something as bad as you want to breathe, then you can do it.

  Tyler Seguin

  Inspirational, Motivational, Hockey

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• We have war when at least one of the parties to a conflict wants something more than it wants peace.

  Jeane Kirkpatrick

  Military, War, Party

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• If you want something done, ask a busy person to do it. The more things you do, the more you can do.

  Lucille Ball

  Life And Love, Work, Done

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• Woman's influence is powerful, especially when she wants something.

  Josh Billings

  Love, Powerful, Comedy

  Josh Billings (1972). “Uncle Sam's Uncle Josh: Or, Josh Billings on Practically Everything, Distilled from Josh's Rum and Tansy New England Wit by Donald Day”

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• If you want something from an audience, you give blood to their fantasies. It's the ultimate hustle.

  Marlon Brando

  Blood, Giving, Hustle

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• The kids out there want something they can relate to, something that's real; most of that whiny stuff isn't real. The cheesy pop songs just bore me to death.

  Jonathan Davis

  Song, Real, Kids

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• When you want something bad enough, you work your butt off for it.

  Kelly Rowland

  Want, Enough

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• My advice to an aspiring actor would be to never stop learning or working for what you want. Nothing comes easy, ever, if you want something, you have to work for it. By working for it I mean work on your craft, learn from people who have something to teach. It's just like anything else, practice makes perfect.

  James Lafferty

  Mean, Practice, People

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• Everyone on this island wants something kept quiet. I want to roar

  Rachel Cohn

  Islands, Want, Quiet

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• You put on a face for the public. The face isn't false; it's just another side of you. If it were false, you couldn't last. People want something real and natural, and if they catch you acting, you're dead. It has to look real. In order to look real, it has to be real, and I've always thought of the characters I've played as real people.

  James Garner

  Art, Real, Character

  "The Garner Files: A Memoir".

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• Amazing what we can self-rationalize when we really want something

  Harlan Coben

  Self, Want, Rationalize

  Harlan Coben (2013). “Six Years”, p.18, Penguin

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• I just want some space to myself every now and then. Every time I’m with you I have this sense that you want something from me.

  Junot Diaz

  Space, Want, Now And Then

  Junot Diaz (2012). “This Is How You Lose Her”, p.12, Faber & Faber

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• I have discovered there are only a handful of good ideas in the whole world. You already know them. You have heard them your entire life. Here are some of the main keys to being more successful: Take personal responsibility. Things change, so be flexible. Work smart and work hard. Serve others well. Be nice to others. Be optimistic. Have goals; want something big for yourself. Stay focused. Keep learning. Become excellent at what you do. Trust your gut. When in doubt, take action. Earn all you can. Save all you can. Give all you can. Enjoy all you've got. Above all keep it simple.

  Larry Winget

  Nice, Smart, Hard Work

  Larry Winget (2007). “It's Called Work for a Reason!: Your Success is Your Own Damn Fault”, p.19, Penguin

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• Even if you want something so badly, without talent, you can't even get the opportunity. You remain as the chorus for the rest of your life.

  Cheon Eunbi

  Drama, Opportunity, Rest Of Your Life

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• White men have screwed this country up! I would like a black, female…. everything all rolled into one.I want something different. I want a real change. People, I want a president who speaks well, who has a sense of humor. This guy is such a moron! It's beyond the point where it's a joke. He's an idiot.

  Denis Leary

  Country, Real, Men

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• So early in my life, I had learned that if you want something, you had better make some noise.

  Malcolm X

  Life, Hard Work, Learning

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• As young people we want something to slow us down and keep us trapped in one place long enough to look below the surface of the world. That disaster is a car crash or a war. To make us sit still. It can be getting cancer or getting pregnant. The important part is how it seems to catch us by surprise. That disaster stops us from living the life we'd planned as children - a life of constant dashing around.

  Chuck Palahniuk

  Children, War, Cancer

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• My husband gave me a necklace. It's fake. I requested fake. Maybe I'm paranoid, but in this day and age, I don't want something around my neck that's worth more than my head.

  Rita Rudner

  Sarcastic, Fake People, Husband

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• I do not think I should care to go on worshipping a Madonna even if she did wink. One cannot make much out of a wink. We want something more than that from the object of our adoration.

  Charles Spurgeon

  Thinking, Goes On, Care

  Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1988). “Spurgeon at His Best: Over 2200 Striking Quotations from the World's Most Exhaustive and Widely-read Sermon Series”, Baker Publishing Group

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• If you genuinely want something, don't wait for it -- teach yourself to be impatient.

  Gurbaksh Chahal

  Inspirational, Motivational, Success

  Gurbaksh Chahal (2008). “The Dream: How I Learned the Risks and Rewards of Entrepreneurship and Made Millions”, p.71, Macmillan

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• It’s just … everything. There are too many people. And I don’t fit in. I don’t know how to be. Nothing that I’m good at is the sort of thing that matters there. Being smart doesn’t matter—and being good with words. And when those things do matter, it’s only because people want something from me. Not because they want me.

  Rainbow Rowell

  Smart, People, Matter

  Rainbow Rowell (2013). “Fangirl”, p.175, Pan Macmillan

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• If we are suffering illness, poverty, or misfortune, we think we shall be satisfied on the day it ceases. But there too, we know it is false; so soon as one has got used to not suffering one wants something else.

  Simone Weil

  Thinking, World Suffering, Poverty

  Simone Weil (1998). “Simone Weil”

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• I don’t know what world you live in, but in mine, people only do things for you for one of two reasons. The first is if they want something in return. And the second is if they feel like they owe you something.

  Veronica Roth

  Two, People, Firsts

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