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We prove what we want to prove, and the real difficulty is to know what we want to prove.

I just don't want to be self-obsessed.

You don't want to cover a subject; you want to uncover it.

Yeah, we'll play that. You want fries with that?

It would be ridiculous to say I don't want to sell records, but I trust my taste.

Most people think they want more money than they really do, and they settle for a lot less than they could get

I want to continue to take steps forward.

I believe that everyone should be treated as an individual. Women should be treated equally in the right to vote, sure. But if Im paying to see a comedy, then I just want to see whos funniest, with everyone treated equally.

When I recorded for Columbia, I could usually do anything in one take...I would invariably want to use the first take because that would be the one that was spontaneous and fresh.

I don't want to say I'd wipe everybody out, because that's cocky. But they wouldn't beat me.

I always wanted to get the Purple Heart.

I want to be the toughest photographer in the world.

...I also have an extended family. The people who stayed. The people who became more than friends; the people who open the door when I knock. That's what it all boils down to. The people who have to open the door, not because they always want to but because they do.

I've found that if I tell somebody 'Eat this and don't do that,' it's not only not helpful, it's counterproductive because even more than being healthy, we want to feel free and in control, and as soon as somebody tells us to do something, there's a tendency to do just the opposite.

There's a morality... I think there's a moral compass but whether that comes from religion or just from being a good person, and where one starts and the other begins... I'm a good person, I hope. But I'm never as good as I want to be, never as nice as I want to be, never as generous as I want to be.

If you want reality take the bus.

There can be no peace with someone who wants to kill you.

I want my tombstone to read: If this is a joke, I don't get it.

Just leave me alone. I'm not myself. I'm falling apart, and I don't want you here.

I've got something to live for, because I always wanted to be an artist; I always wanted to be famous.

If we want to save the world, we must have a plan. But no plan will work unless we meditate.

I am just the classic person who wants to learn stuff. I want good tutors, and with Kurt I had the best.

If I give a student one-fourth of what he should know, I expect him to get the other three-fourths himself, otherwise I do not want him as a student.

I know what I want, I know where I'm going and I'm happy with what I am.

All I ever wanted to do is darken the day and brighten the night