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The one thing a person wants in life is usually something basic that money can't buy.

Be true to yourself. But that's something everyone says and no one means. No one wants you to be yourself. They want you to be the version of yourself that they like.

There's a lot of things more than baseball that I want to do.

There are countries that are near ours which are in the situation which we all know. I want to say that this is not the case of Spain now and it will not be in the future.

Conviction is a force multiplier. If you want something, claim it in your gut. The universe itself responds to your inner certainty.

Everybody wants to change the world. But I guess how we want to change it is a little bit more quietly than other bands.

It's not that we don't want to be all over the radio. I'd love to have a hit single. However, I also want to be in the business a long time and longevity is something that we all wanted. In order to have that, you have to be true to what you do and to each other.

For better or worse, there is not a situation in one's daily life that does not have feminist subtext, superstructure, implications and one is constantly aware of it, even when you want to rest it stands up and hits you in the face.

To those waiting with bated breath for that favorite media catchphrase, the U-turn, I have only this to say, ‘You turn if you want; the lady’s not for turning.

Why do we bombard God with our prayers for what we lack to be provided? Perhaps we should be asking God not to supply our wants, but to dwell within them.

People cry at weddings for the same reason they cry at happy endings: because they so desperately want to believe in something they know is not credible.

When you say I want to talk about racial justice, that`s not the same as saying I want to do something about racial justice.

I did some more soul searching. I asked myself, "What do I want more than happiness?" and there was only one answer - the only thing that trumps happiness is love. Not the kind of love we are normally taught about, but the kind of unconditional love that is a deep inner state which doesn't depend on any person, situation or a romantic partner. That's how I define Love for No Reason: it's an inner state of love.

What would it take for you to acknowledge that race is an issue? Maybe you don't want to acknowledge that race is an issue.

I always wanted to do an action movie, not particularly Bond.

I'm totally twisted. Instead of, "Oh god, I don't have platforms - they won't like me," I was much more, "I'm doing what I'm doing, and if you don't want to buy it, then don't buy, but that's just what I'm gonna do." It gave me strength. It worked for me.

The last thing a real cop wants to do is write a ticket. That's the truth.

I don't want to take fame for granted because that is when you start to think you are better than everyone else. That is when you start thinking that you are someone that you are not.

I didn't want to be pigeonholed as an artist. I wanted to be able to have other stories to tell.

I want co-operation between nations for the salvaging of civilization, but co-operation presupposes free nations worthy of co-operation.

It wasn’t a touch that said I need more. It was a touch that said I want this.

I don't think there are that many parts I could say unequivocally "I would not play that," but there's lots of parts I read and I think, "I don't really want to do that. I don't really think that's how women act."

I am because we are. We all bleed the same color. We all want to love and be loved.

I don't believe there's a certain age where you can't say and feel and be who you want to be.

If you want to write, you need to keep an honest, unpublishable journal that nobody reads, nobody but you.