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"And, Joey, if you ever want to know about the japonicas and the daisy fields it will be alright that you have forgotten because I will be able to tell you about how it felt to be feeling that way you cannot quite remember – that will be for the time when something happens years from now that reminds you of now."
"I want to make it clear that I honestly answered every question put to me during the so-called Iran-Contra hearings. But if they didn't ask me about something, I wasn't about to reveal things that would put other people in jeopardy"
"Pretty much all law consists in forbidding men to do something that they want to do."
"I think my confidence has developed over the years, in terms of the speed at which I will reveal how collaborative I want to be."
"People want to hear the dirt. But this is not really anything I want to talk about."
"I want people to be moved, to feel called to action. That's what I want to do."
"My daughter is a fan of mine but she doesn't want to be too obvious about it because I'm her mum and it's not cool."
"But it does not seem that I can trust anyone,' said Frodo. Sam looked at him unhappily. 'It all depends on what you want,' put in Merry. 'You can trust us to stick with you through thick and thin--to the bitter end. And you can trust us to keep any secret of yours--closer than you keep it yourself. But you cannot trust us to let you face trouble alone, and go off without a word. We are your friends, Frodo."
"It has always seemed to me extreme presumptuousness on the part of those who want to make human ability the measure of what nature can and knows how to do, since, when one comes down to it, there is not one effect in nature, no matter how small, that even the most speculative minds can fully understand."
"I want to be fulfilled in myself, rather than try to follow exactly in my father's footsteps."
"Women forget all the things they don't want to remember, and remember everything they don't want to forget."
"On my tombstone, I want written: 'He never did 'Love Boat!''"
"I want to live happily in a world I don’t understand."
"When we want to do something while unconsciously certain to fail, we seek advice so we can blame someone else for the failure."
"I don't want to be thought of as the 'girl who was shot by the Taliban' but the 'girl who fought for education. This is the cause to which I want to devote my life."
"Buy what you don’t have yet, or what you really want, which can be mixed with what you already own. Buy only because something excites you, not just for the simple act of shopping."
"I want everyone to wear what they want and mix it in their own way. That, to me, is what is modern."
"My family never told me like you have to be one thing. What do you want to be when you grow up? They think it's the most ridiculous question. You can be many, many things."
"War is not a thing one wants."
"Ah, who will save me from existing? It's neither death nor life that I want."
