"If you want to know what the future is, be part of its development."
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"The whole thing resolves itself into our mental ability to control our thought. The man who can do this can have what he wants, can do what he wishes and becomes what he wills."
"Not only do you want to leave the audience wanting more, you want to leave yourself wanting more."
"Don't take shortcuts; if I want to be true to my beliefs, then shortcuts do not exist."
"If you want to be a great director, be a great screenwriter."
"I no longer want it all, just some comfort and some sex and some minor love."
"Movies are a fad. Audiences really want to see live actors on a stage."
"A workman who wants to do his work well must first prepare his tools."
"If you really want to annoy me, ask me when I'm going to retire from rock n' roll."
"Clothes and jewellery should be startling, individual. When you see a woman in my clothes, you want to know more about them. To me, that is what distinguishes good designers from bad designers."
"There are 3 rules to follow if you want to change; (1) Start immediately, (2) Do it flamboyantly, (3) No exceptions."
"Preposition: An enormously versatile part of grammar, as in 'What made you pick this book I didn't want to be read to out of up for?'"
"When you want success as badly as you want the air, then you will get it. There is no other secret of success."
"Money always flows to the leader... If you want more money, simply become more of a leader."
"I want to be able to sleep in an open field, to travel west, to walk freely at night."
"You have to live your life as if you are already where you want to be."
"Why did I want to break all the rules? Because the rules didn’t make sense, that’s why"
"It's just a relief, really. I'm scared to die, but I want to die."
"I want a busy life, a just mind, and a timely death."
"Get clear on what you want. Then find the people to support you to get it."