- 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
- Live
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- Nov 07, 2020
I want to live in a society where everyone is treated equally and not defined by their race.
- Change
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- Nov 07, 2020
Our immigration policy should not aim to forcibly change the cultural character and social fabric of Canada, as radical proponents of multiculturalism want.
- Doing
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- Nov 07, 2020
Do we want to emphasize our ethnic and religious differences, and exploit them to buy votes, as the Liberals are doing? Or emphasize what unites us and the values that can guarantee social cohesion?
- My Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
Let my life as Poet begin. I want the life of the Poet. I have labored for over twelve years, one thousand pages of prose. Now, I want the easiness of poetry. The brevity of the poem.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm confident in my intentions and why I'm making music. I'm not making music because I want to be on your TV screen or the cover of your magazine.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm not in retirement. I just don't want to work so much, and I don't get that many offers any more.
- Emotions
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I know what the character I'm supposed to play wants in general terms, and when I know what did the other characters want to do, that's when all these wills collide and the emotions show up.
- Lawyer
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- Nov 07, 2020
I used to want to be a lawyer, but I didn't want to have half my brain sucked out.
- American Military
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- Nov 07, 2020
World's major powers, including China and Russia, don't want to 'finance' American military adventures anymore.
- Citing
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- Nov 07, 2020
The pro-gun advocates point to the 2nd amendment of America's Constitution, citing Americans' right to bear arms as a protection against tyrants. Pro-Bitcoin advocates want protection against tyrants, too. The difference is how these two groups define tyranny.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
Whenever I see a Frans Hals, I feel the desire to paint; but when I see a Rembrandt, I want to give it up.
- Nothing
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- Nov 07, 2020
I want to be part of every note, every single moment going on in the studio. I want nothing forgotten; I want nothing missed.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
Entrepreneurs are like cats, because they are independent and do their own thing. Although organisations say they like cats, what they really want is sheep that they can herd.
- Just
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have no agenda at all. I just want to do stuff I like. It can cost $200 million or $200 thousand.
- Nov 07, 2020