- Nov 07, 2020
Want Quotes
On desire, ambition and the pull of what we want.
These quotes cover a range of wants: professional ambitions, creative goals, and the pressure to keep meeting requests from others once some success arrives. For more on ambition, see our Just quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am not temperamental. I just know what I want and if I don't have it, I try to get it.
- Head
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am a welterweight, so do I want to fight Mayweather or Pacquiao? To be honest, it has not entered my head.
- Problem
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- Nov 07, 2020
Christy Turlington, Naomi Campbell, and Linda Evangelista - those models got bunched together. I was always asked to be bunched in there, but I didn't want to be part of the herd. The only one I really had a problem with, though, was Naomi.
- Thing
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't read much when I'm working. When I'm finished work, I don't want a thing to do with words.
- Majority
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- Nov 07, 2020
The majority of Aboriginals do not want handouts because they realise that welfare is killing them.
- Diet
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- Nov 07, 2020
You don't want to make a steady diet of just lettuce. You don't want to make a steady diet of fried chicken.
- New
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm really more prolific than most stand-ups. My act changes. I do fold in new experiences, new observations, whatever you want to call it.
- Pressure
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- Nov 07, 2020
For an athlete, the biggest pressure comes from within. You know what you want to do and what you're capable of.
- Grateful
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have achieved a lot and I'm grateful for that - I'm just a bit greedy because I want to add the Olympics. It's once every four years - everyone wants it and very few people get it.
- No Problem
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- Nov 07, 2020