What I Want Quotes

There is a God we want and a God who is, and the two are not the same.

No art, however minor, demands less than total dedication if you want to excel in it.

One of our first customers asked me how big we want to be. I said I want to be really big. Later, it bothered me that I answered that way. Now I say I just want to be a great company.

An intelligent woman is a woman with whom one can be as stupid as one wants.

I'm embarrassed for us as a free society that we actually want people punished for saying things we don't like.

The moment that an artist takes notice of what other people want, and tries to supply the demand, he ceases to be an artist.

When I see Jesus Christ I simply want to be what He wants me to be.

To be free means to choose, whose slave you want to be. ­

It's important to ask yourself, How am I useful to others? What do people want from me? That may very well reveal what you are here for.

Never underestimate the importance of simply being physically present in the place God wants you. You may not be asked to perform some dramatic ministry, but simply being there is a ministry.

If I ever have a child.. Insh'allah I will... I wish it's a girl. I want a girl child.

Surround yourself with people you want to be around.

In the full light of day, I don't want to think about the sunset.

Some people try to turn back their odometers. Not me, I want people to know “why” I look this way. I’ve traveled a long way and some of the roads weren’t paved.

The past is a place you can learn from, not a place you want to live.

You got to get away from words if you want to understand any animal. It thinks in pictures, it thinks in smells, it thinks in touch sensations - little sound bites like, it's a very detailed memory.

I'm not making music for old people or young people. [It's] for everybody that wants to listen to it.

I've always thought of myself as a woman who works hard, believes in herself, and wants to accomplish as much as possible.

No good friends, no bad friends; only people you want, need to be with. People who build their houses in your heart.

Heaven is His choice for you. But He won't force you to go there if you don't want to.

What you want to ignite in others must first burn inside yourself.

Everyone wants to transform, but nobody wants to change.

Change takes effort. And the reality is, most people don't want to put in effort to better their life.

I am always watching for fear of getting feeble and passé in my work. I don't want to trickle out. I want to pour till the pail is empty, the last bit going out in a gush, not in drops.

Christ wants not nibblers of the possible, but grabbers of the impossible.

What is comfortable fashion? To be comfortable, that can't be in the vocabulary of fashion. If you want to be comfortable, stay home in your pajamas.

I realized, there are people out there who can beat me, want to beat me. And unless I continue to innovate and evolve, I am going to learn a painful lesson from someone who has.

You have a chance of learning -- if you want to and youre not arrogant.

The people that I photographed allowed me to photograph them because they didn't want to be alone, and the truth is I didn't want to be alone making the pictures.

I want you to admit that there is such a thing as white privilege.

As civilization advances, the sense of wonder declines. Such decline is an alarming symptom of our state of mind. Mankind will not perish for want of information; but only for want of appreciation.

There's a lot of trials and tribulations you have to go through to get what you want, especially if you feel like it belongs to you.

Think very carefully about what you want in life. Reckon with the risks.

The perfect date is the one where anything and everything goes wrong, but at the end of it, all you want is to see them again.

Sometimes I dress like what I want for lunch, because all I can think about is having a tuna sandwich.

It's difficult to exist as a woman, especially I think as a powerful woman. You want to stand strong and you want to be considered and equal.

We are what we think we are. The habitual inclination of our thoughts determines our talents and abilities, and our personality. So whatever you want to be, start to develop that pattern now.

I read an article that said one in five Americans thinks Elvis is alive. I want to find those morons and get them registered to vote for me.

So if anybody wants to get me something, get me 60 crabs - one for each year. I don't want no diamonds, I don't want no shoes, I don't want no party. I want some crabs.

The person who really wants to do something finds a way; the other finds an excuse.

Not realizing what you want is a problem of knowledge. Not pursuing what you want is a problem of motivation. Not achieving what you want is a problem of persistence.

If thou hast sinned, lie not down without repentance; for the want of repentance, after one has sinned, makes the heart yet harder and harder.

I am a very private person. No one ever knows anything about me as I don't think it is necessary. I tell people as much as I want them to know about me.

Decide what you want ... believe you can have it, believe you deserve it, believe it's possible for you.

The rule is the worst thing. You just want to break it.

It doesn't matter how much you want. What really matters is how much you want it.

If you feel a sense of social responsibility, first of all keep working on yourself. Being peaceful yourself is the first step if you want to live in a peaceful universe.

I have never thought of myself as a good writer. Anyone who wants reassurance of that should read one of my first drafts. But I'm one of the world's great rewriters.

Free people have a right to decide for themselves what they want to hear.

It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils.