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I do not support a civil war. I don't want to be policeman of the world. But we can't back off of this.

I'm cynical about society, politics, newspapers, government. But I'm not cynical about life, love, goodness, death. That's why I really don't want to be labeled a cynic.

I spent several years in a north Vietnamese prison camp in the dark, fed with scraps. Do you think I want to do that all over again as vice president of the United States?

We know that Medicare's going broke in seven years, but we need to start over. That's what the American people want us to do.

If, in a few months, I'm only number 8 or number 10 in the world, I'll have to look at what off-the-court work I can do. I will need to do something if I want to be number 1.

Writing requires a great deal of skill, just like painting does. People don't want to learn those skills.

Oh heavens, how I long for a little ordinary human enthusiasm. Just enthusiasm - that's all. I want to hear a warm, thrilling voice cry out Hallelujah! Hallelujah! I'm alive!

In life, we choose whether or not we want to be a winner or a loser.

Young men do not want to have to take a consent form and a lawyer on a date, just as young women have every right to go on a date and to say 'No', having it respected.

It is not the church we want, but the sacrifice; not the emotion of admiration, but the act of adoration; not the gift, but the giving.

I don't care whether I really exist or don't, whether I'm real or fictional. What I want right now is to be the person who decides my own fate.

Next to selfishness the principal cause which makes life unsatisfactory is want of mental cultivation.

Nobody gives you an education. If you want one, you have to take it.

When I see these guys write all this macho stuff I want to smash their heads.

There is absolutely no Wuxia or martial arts in 'Red Cliff.' I want all the action to look realistic.

Jurors want courtroom lawyers to have some compassion and be nice.

Audiences have proved time and again that they don't want a steady diet of any entertainer airing his social views - especially if he's a comedian.

I heard from my cat's lawyer today; my cat wants $12,000 a week for Tender Vittles.

When you realize you're essentially you're God, there ain't nothing on earth more powerful than you, you can do anything you want.

There is nothing on earth that could ever make me want to relive certain years of my life when I was young.

People want to be part of something bigger than they are.

You are the reason. If you want, you are the answer in the end.

We are all in Christs energy. We are all in the divine plan. We are all on the sacred journey, if you want to put it into some very spiritual words. And I like to sing about it, so thats what I do.

My mom was the poster girl for the Marines. So she was in the poster saying, "I want you." My parents were both Marines.

Alright guys, I want to get out there and vote tomorrow. And not because it's cool, because it's not. You know what is cool? Smoking. Smoke while you vote.

Progressivism, liberalism, or whatever you want to call it has become an ideology of power. So long as liberals hold it, principles don't matter.

I have been blessed in my life and want to return my gratitude unto my Lord.

I'd like to do policy and I'd like to do philosophy, I'd like to be able to get into the depth, into the meat of the argument - that's the kind of stuff I want to do.

What's lucky about my career in general is that I stumbled into what every writer most wants. Not repeating myself and doing strange things has become my trademark.

As a person, I do not like tension in squabbles; I also do not like being on tenterhooks. When I am in love, it's the same. Especially with regards to love, I want very much to protect it.

I see what's behind everything the director wants to do.

I said when I came into office that I don't want to be a great leader; I want to be a good democrat.

I put the ball in play. That's what I want.

A man with great talents, but void of discretion, is like Polyphemus in the fable, strong and blind, endued with an irresistible force, which for want of sight is of no use to him.

There is no greater sign of a general decay of virtue in a nation, than a want of zeal in its inhabitants for the good of their country.

I hate fishing, and I can't imagine why anyone would want to hike when you can get in the car and drive.

Here's the main page of motivational quotes, if you want a different topic. Gossip is what no one claims to like, but everybody enjoys.

If the inspiration is genuine and it's coming from the right place, that's what I like and want to be a part of.

The way I paint, the scale of the information in the images which I want to paint demand space.

I didn't know it at the time, but Hitch didn't want to talk to me - he hated meeting with people he might have to reject. As it turned out, someone, maybe his agent, insisted that he interview me.

My whole thing is that I want to explore why you read books, what's the purpose of reading, and maybe that it's not that cool to hate something just because it's popular.

Kids need to be structured in some way, but you don't want to force something down their throats that they have no interest in.

Actors want to do Shakespeare again and again, or want to do Hamlet. When you hear one guy do Hamlet and another guy do it, it's going to be a whole different experience.

I think as long as there are folks on the fringe who want to make movies, the indie scene will still be around. I do think it's getting harder to get them seen though.

I'm still figuring out why people would want to look at me. Maybe it's generic beauty, but it's weird to be valued for something I was born with.

Kristen Stewart is kind of captivating; she can just stare at stuff and it works because I still want to watch it.

"'Come on, guys, I'm the leader of a whole movie...!' I tell when I want people to fear and respect me. Not wildly effective."

I was giving a speech one time, and the woman who introduced me said, 'Well, she used to be J. D. Salinger's girlfriend. I thought, 'God, is that all I've been?' I didn't want to be reduced to that.

It is amazing the quality of human beings that are in this world if we can just get past people not dressing the way we want them to dress.

I'm amazed sometimes by the Christians who don't really believe that God wants to help them and bless them.