Quotes on Want

It is only the untalented director who imagines him or herself in every part, wants his or her own thoughts and emotions portrayed; it is only the untalented who make their own limitations those of the actors as well.

I don't know what people are scared of...maybe they think their children will be influenced by gay marriage, but I've got to tell you, I was raised by two heterosexuals. Everywhere I looked - heterosexuals. And they did not influence me. It's time we love people for who they are and let them love who they want.

Each person with his or her history of being accepted or rejected, with his or her past history of inner pain and difficulties in relationships, is different. But in each one there is a yearning for communion and belonging, but at the same time a fear of it. Love is what we most want, yet it is what we fear the most.

We want to get people laughing; we don't want to offend anybody.

People may come to our communities because they want to serve the poor; they will only stay once they have discovered that they themselves are poor.

A man who wants to mutilate himself is certainly damned, isn't he?

I don't want to be labeled as either a pansy or a heterosexual. Labeling is so self-limiting. We are what we do - not what we say we are.

Ron's ears turned bright red and he become engrossed in a tuft of grass at his feet, which he prodded with his toe 'he must've known I'd run out on you'. 'No', Harry corrected him, 'He must've known you'd always want to come back

I want to die with my high heels on, still in action.

Everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you're climbing it.

When people say, Did you always want to be a writer?, I have to say no! I always WAS a writer.

People compose for many reasons, to become immortal; because the piano happens to be open; because they want to become a millionaire; because of the praise of friends; because they have looked into a pair of beautiful eyes; or for no reason whatsoever.

Many things are lost for want of asking.

Human beings are complicated and flawed and unique, but we all have a story to tell. Gone are the days where our lead characters can only look like somebody else. Heroes look like all of us. We see ourselves in each others' stories. We see who we are. We see who we want to be. Sometimes we see who we don't want to be. And through that we have a greater understanding of ourselves and acceptance of each other.

When I walk up on that shore in Florida, I want millions of those AARP sisters and brothers to look at me and say, 'I'm going to go write that novel I thought it was too late to do. I'm going to go work in Africa on that farm that those people need help at. I'm going to adopt a child. It's not too late, I can still live my dreams.'

We all want things we can't have. Being a decent human being is accepting that.

Many people worry so much about managing their careers, but rarely spend half that much energy managing their LIVES. I want to make my life, not just my job, the best it can be. The rest will work itself out.

God wants you to be in the world, but so different from the world that you will change it. Get cracking.

I desperately want to see the day today and do the best I can not miss a shred of sunlight. It'll be over before I know it.

If we want to move towards a low-polluting, sustainable society, we need to get consumers to think about their purchases.

I and my public understand each other very well: it does not hear what I say, and I don't say what it wants to hear.