140 Want Quotes

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Famous Want Quotes

There's nothing more precious in this world than the feeling of being wanted. — Diana Dors

Men are motivated when they feel needed while women are motivated when they feel cherished. — John Gray

Every girl in the world wants to find the right man, someone who is sympathetic and understanding and helpful and strong, someone she can love madly. — Carole Landis

Men always want to be a woman's first love - women like to be a man's last romance. — Oscar Wilde

Women wish to be loved not because they are pretty, or good, or well bred, or graceful, or intelligent, but because they are themselves. — Henri Frederic Amiel

Hoes want attention, women want respect. - Drake

Hoes want attention, women want respect. — Drake

Women wish to be loved without a why or a wherefore; not because they are pretty, or good, or well-bred, or graceful, or intelligent, but because they are themselves. — Henri Frederic Amiel

A busy, vibrant, goal-oriented woman is so much more attractive than a woman who waits around for a man to validate her existence. — Mandy Hale

To inspire love is a woman's greatest ambition, believe me. It's the one thing woman care about and there's no woman so proud that she does not rejoice at heart in her conquests. — Moliere

What women want is what men want. They want respect. — Marilyn vos Savant

Women want men, careers, money, children, friends, luxury, comfort, independence, freedom, respect, love, and a three-dollar pantyhose that won't run. — Phyllis Diller

A woman's sense of self is defined through her feelings and the quality of her relationships. — John Gray

The woman who appeals to a man's vanity may stimulate him, the woman who appeals to his heart may attract him, but it is the woman who appeals to his imagination who gets him. — Helen Rowland

She wants to feel your strength. She wants to feel your ability to resist her. — Corey Wayne

Even the rich are hungry for love, for being cared for, for being wanted, for having someone to call their own. — Mother Teresa

Short Want Quotes

  • If you want to know who controls you, look at who you are not allowed to criticize. — Voltaire
  • Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power. — Abraham Lincoln
  • Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself. — Rumi
  • If you really want to do something, you'll find a way. If you don't, you'll find an excuse. — Jim Rohn
  • Sometimes people don't want to hear the truth because they don't want their illusions destroyed. — Friedrich Nietzsche
  • If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or objects. — Albert Einstein
  • When I'm not longer rapping, I want to open up an ice cream parlor and call myself Scoop Dogg. — Snoop Dogg
  • If you want your dreams to come true, don't over sleep. — Yiddish Proverbs
  • Do you want to have an easy life? Then always stay with the herd and lose yourself in the herd. — Friedrich Nietzsche
  • If you want light to come into your life, you need to stand where it is shining. — Sayings

Want Image Quotes

Whenever you want to see me, always look at the sunset; I will be there. - Grace Ogot quote

Whenever you want to see me, always look at the sunset; I will be there. — Grace Ogot

Never say anything about yourself you do not want to come true. - Brian Tracy quote

Never say anything about yourself you do not want to come true. — Brian Tracy

All the women want to be with me, all the men want to be like me. - Ric Flair quote

All the women want to be with me, all the men want to be like me. — Ric Flair

If he only wants you for your breasts, legs, and thighs, send him to KFC. - Drake quote

If he only wants you for your breasts, legs, and thighs, send him to KFC. — Drake

You want mercy? Take your ass to church! - Stone Cold Steve Austin quote

You want mercy? Take your ass to church! — Stone Cold Steve Austin

Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. - Dale Carnegie quote

Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. — Dale Carnegie

Most of the trouble in the world is caused by people wanting to be important. - T. S. Eliot quote

Most of the trouble in the world is caused by people wanting to be important. — T. S. Eliot

I wanted freedom, open air and adventure. I found it on the sea. - Alain Gerbault quote

I wanted freedom, open air and adventure. I found it on the sea. — Alain Gerbault

If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else. - Booker T. Washington quote

If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else. — Booker T. Washington

We can do anything we want to if we stick to it long enough. - Helen Keller quote

We can do anything we want to if we stick to it long enough. — Helen Keller

To love a thing means wanting it to live. - Confucius quote

To love a thing means wanting it to live. — Confucius

I don't want to go to heaven. None of my friends are there. - Oscar Wilde quote

I don't want to go to heaven. None of my friends are there. — Oscar Wilde

Worrying is praying for what you don't want. - J. R. R. Tolkien quote

Worrying is praying for what you don't want. — J. R. R. Tolkien

A Bill of Rights that means what the majority wants it to mean is worthless. - Antonin Scalia quote

A Bill of Rights that means what the majority wants it to mean is worthless. — Antonin Scalia

Everybody wants to change the world, but nobody thinks about changing himself. - Leo Tolstoy quote

Everybody wants to change the world, but nobody thinks about changing himself. — Leo Tolstoy

If you want rainbow, you have to deal with the rain. - Augustus quote

If you want rainbow, you have to deal with the rain. — Augustus

Strawberry Fields is anywhere you want to go - John Lennon quote

Strawberry Fields is anywhere you want to go — John Lennon

I am just a businessman, giving the people what they want. - Al Capone quote

I am just a businessman, giving the people what they want. — Al Capone

I don't want to play with marbles, when God told me to move mountains! - Reinhard Bonnke quote

I don't want to play with marbles, when God told me to move mountains! — Reinhard Bonnke

If you want to fly, you have to give up the things that weigh you down. - Toni Morrison quote

If you want to fly, you have to give up the things that weigh you down. — Toni Morrison

Want quote For what it's worth: it's never too late to be whoever you want to be. I hope you live a life you're
For what it's worth: it's never too late to be whoever you want to be. I hope you live a life you're proud of, and, if you find that you're not, I hope you have the strength to start over.

What A Woman Wants Quotes

The great question that has never been answered, and which I have not yet been able to answer, despite my thirty years of research into the feminine soul, is 'What does a woman want?' — Sigmund Freud

Women say they want a man who knows what a woman's worth. That's a pimp. — Rich Hall

The most important thing is to have a good relationship with the bike... you have to understand what she wants. I think of a motorcycle as a woman, and I know that sounds silly, but it's true. — Valentino Rossi

Ric Flair, you once called me a woman. Well, what I want to know is, how does it feel to get beat by a woman? — Roddy Piper

I look back on my life with great joy. I think it was a very successful life. I always did what I wanted and never cared what anyone thought. Women's lib? I was a liberated woman long before there was a name for it. — Peggy Guggenheim

I have not lived as a woman. I have lived as a man. I've just done what I damn well wanted to, and I've made enough money to support myself, and ain't afraid of being alone — Katharine Hepburn

Convictions are more dangerous enemies of truth than lies.Courageous, untroubled, mocking and violent-that is what Wisdom wants us to be. Wisdom is a woman, and loves only a warrior. — Friedrich Nietzsche

I know what I want, I have a goal, an opinion, I have a religion and love. Let me be myself and then I am satisfied. I know that I’m a woman, a woman with inward strength and plenty of courage. — Anne Frank

This woman goes into a gun shop and says, 'I want to buy a gun for my husband.' The clerk says, 'Did he tell you what kind of gun?' 'No,' she replied. 'He doesn't even know I'm going to shoot him. — Phyllis Diller

I think men are afraid to be with a successful woman, because we are terribly strong, we know what we want and we are not fragile enough. — Shirley Bassey

What She Wants Quotes

That's what I'll be. A silhouette, rarely seen, and yet believed in. Kaeleigh wants to believe in me. I am her twin, forever alive inside her. And when she needs me, I am always here. — Ellen Hopkins

This past Christmas, I told my girlfriend for months in advance that all I wanted was an Xbox. That's it. Beginning and end of list, Xbox. You know what she got me? A homemade frame with a picture of us from our first date together. Which was fine. Because I got her an Xbox. — Anthony Jeselnik

A bride at her second marriage does not wear a veil. She wants to see what she is getting. — Helen Rowland

I want a girl who respects herself. It means her standards are high and if I fit them then id be honored. If she's easy then what does that say about me? — Harry Styles

I have come to the conclusion that the greatest obstacle to getting what we really want in life is not the other party, as difficult as he or she can be. The biggest obstacle is actually ourselves. — William Ury

A true champion is someone who wants to make a difference, who never gives up, and who gives everything she has no matter what the circumstances are. A true champion works hard and never loses sight of her dreams. — Dot Richardson

I like girls who are natural because I am natural in everything I do. If I meet a girl who is snobby and wants special treatment, she's not going to get it from me because she hasn't earned it. But I've been basically lucky because I've mostly met nice girls - and that's what attracts me. — River Phoenix

When I want to be lectured on strategy, I'll consult someone who's actually won battles," Amelie said. "Not one who ran away from them." "Snap," Eve said. "You know what they're talking about?" Shane asked. "Don't need to know to get that one. She smacked him so hard his momma felt it. — Rachel Caine

Do you know what happens when an Arabian woman dances? She does not dance: she protests, she loves, she cries, she makes love, she dreams, she goes away from her reality, to her own world, where love is really meant and she does not want to come back, because that is her reality. — Armand Nassery

When a poor person dies of hunger it has not happened because God did not take care of him or her. It has happened because neither you nor I wanted to give that person what he or she needed. — Mother Teresa

Make Her Feel Wanted Quotes

I want to make all Europe and America know it - I want to make England feel her weakness if she refuses to give the justice we the Irish require - the restoration of our domestic parliament. — Daniel O'Connell

Trying to make her feel sorry for you is not going to make her want you more. — Corey Wayne

But then I think about my sister and what a shell-less turtle she was and how she wanted me to be one too. C'mon, Lennie, she used to say to me at least ten times a day. C'mon Len. And that makes me feel better, like it's her life rather than her death that is now teaching me how to be, who to be. — Jandy Nelson

I feel like girls always deserve flowers; it's just a nice thing to do. If you want to make your girlfriend smile, send her flowers! — Bella Thorne

I had a woman breakdown and cry when she met me which was difficult to deal with because immediately when someone starts to cry, you want to comfort them, you know, 'Poor thing.' I comforted her. I tried to make her feel better. — Elijah

Mom’s not feeling well. So I’m making her a get well card.” “That’s thoughtful of you.” "See, on the front it says, ‘Get Well Soon’ … and on the inside it says,’Because my bed isn’t made, my clothes need to be put away and I’m hungry. Love Calvin.’ Want to sign it?” “Sure, I’m hungry too — Bill Watterson

I want to know how to make this girl laugh. I want to know what makes her cry. I want to know what it feels like to have her look at me as if I’m her knight in shinning armor. — Simone Elkeles

I didn't want to see her because it would make me feel better. I came because without her, it's hard to remember who I am. — Jodi Picoult

I had a woman breakdown and cry when she met me which was difficult to deal with because immediately when someone starts to cry, you want to comfort them, you know, "Poor thing." I comforted her. I tried to make her feel better. — Elijah Wood

Fortunately I don't want to be part of the mainstream. When I see a Kiki Smith work, for example, she's very contemporary, and I feel a lot of emotion in each of her pieces; I think she understands our time, and she makes really interesting art because of that. — Luis Gonzalez

Not Feeling Wanted Quotes

We have a right to believe whatever we want, but not everything we believe is right. — Ravi Zacharias

I'm not upset when a person wants to move around, because I want everybody to be happy and I don't want nobody to feel like I'm holding them in a situation they shouldn't be in. — Pimp C

To those who do not know mathematics it is difficult to get across a real feeling as to the beauty, the deepest beauty, of nature ... If you want to learn about nature, to appreciate nature, it is necessary to understand the language that she speaks in. — Richard P. Feynman

I go in solitude, so as not to drink out of everybody's cistern. When I am among the many I live as the many do, and I do not think I really think; after a time it always seems as if they want to banish myself from myself and rob me of my soul. — Friedrich Nietzsche

Depression isn't just being a bit sad. It's feeling nothing. It's not wanting to be alive anymore. — J. K. Rowling

Be much alone with God, and take time to get thoroughly acquainted. Converse over everything with Him. Unburden yourself wholly -every thought, feeling, wish, plan, doubt- to Him...He wants not merely to be on good terms with you, but to be intimate. — Horatius Bonar

You cannot touch the clouds, you know; but you feel the rain and know how glad the flowers and the thirsty earth are to have it after a hot day. You cannot touch love either; but you feel the sweetness that it pours into everything. Without love you would not be happy or want to play. — Anne Sullivan Macy

We have to learn to love people even if they are not giving you what you want... and then not take it personally. If you feel hurt, you have to recognize that they are not hurting you because you are you, but because they are them. You have to try not to be so hard on yourself. — Krishna Das

There's not a single fear, thought, feeling or need that's too big or too small for Jesus. He wants you to tell Him what's on your heart. — Jeremy Camp

She paints her face to hide her face. Her eyes are deep water. It is not for Geisha to want. It is not for geisha to feel. Geisha is an artist of the floating world. She dances, she sings. She entertains you, whatever you want. The rest is shadows, the rest is secret. — Arthur Golden

Wanted To Be Loved Quotes

If you want to change the world, start with yourself. — Mahatma Gandhi

If I could be anything in the world I would want to be a teardrop because I would be born in your eyes, live on your cheeks, and die on your lips. — Mary, Queen of Scots

I love being married. It's so great to find that one special person you want to annoy for the rest of your life. — Rita Rudner

If you want to be reminded of the love of the Lord, just watch the sunrise. - Jeannette Walls

If you want to be reminded of the love of the Lord, just watch the sunrise. — Jeannette Walls

To be kind to all, to like many and love a few, to be needed and wanted by those we love, is certainly the nearest we can come to happiness. — Mary, Queen of Scots

I heard what you said. I’m not the silly romantic you think. I don’t want the heavens or the shooting stars. I don’t want gemstones or gold. I have those things already. I want…a steady hand. A kind soul. I want to fall asleep, and wake, knowing my heart is safe. I want to love, and be loved. — Shana Abe

Children love and want to be loved and they very much prefer the joy of accomplishment to the triumph of hateful failure. Do not mistake a child for his symptom. — Erik Erikson

You know it's love when all you want is that person to be happy, even if you're not part of their happiness. — Julia Roberts

If we continue to think and live as if we belong only to different cultures and different religions, with separate missions and goals, we will always be in self-defeating competition with each other. Once we realize we are all members of humanity, we will want to compete in the spirit of love. — Muhammad Ali

People hate you for 1 of 3 reasons. 1) They hate themselves 2) They want to be you 3) They see you as a threat When you love yourself you are incapable of hating anyone no matter what they've done. — Tony Gaskins

I Want To Be Loved Quotes

When I was a kid, I said to my father one afternoon, 'Daddy, will you take me to the zoo?' He answered, 'If the zoo wants you, let them come and get you. — Jerry Lewis

I wanted to tell you that my whole being opened for you. Since I fell in love with you everything is transformed and is full of beauty... love is like an aroma, like a current, like rain. — Frida Kahlo

I want longevity; I love music, being a musician is the greatest gift in the world to me, and if I were to get signed to a label, my family and team around me are always gonna be there to make sure they want the very best for me. My fans are what it's all about. — Christina Grimmie

Respect is not fear and awe; it...[is]the ability to see a person as he is, to be aware of his unique individuality. Respect, thus, implies the absence of exploitation. I want the loved person to grow and unfold for his own sake, and in his own ways, and not for the purpose of serving me. — Erich Fromm

Wanting to be someone else is a waste of who you are — Kurt Cobain

I don't like any kind of negativity. I try to be good to everyone, whether it's a love, a friend, an ex. I'll always try to treat people the way I want to be treated. — Sayings

Before I take my last breath, before my last flower withers, I wish to live, I wish to make love, I wish to be in this world close to those who need me, those who I need, in order to learn, comprehend and rediscover that I can be and I want to be better at every moment. — Ahmad Shamloo

Since the beginning, I always loved the game. When you grow up in Montreal, one day you want to be a professional hockey player. When I was six or seven, I knew that was what I wanted. — Mario Lemieux

If I was on a march at the moment I would be saying to everyone: 'Be honest with each other. Admit there are limitless possibilities in relationships, and love as many people as you can in whatever way you want, and get rid of your inhibitions, and we'll all be happy. — Ian Mckellen

I want to be a healer, and love all things that grow and are not barren. - J. R. R. Tolkien

I want to be a healer, and love all things that grow and are not barren. — J. R. R. Tolkien

I Just Want To Be Loved Quotes

I was always hungry for love. Just once, I wanted to know what it was like to get my fill of it -- to be fed so much love I couldn't take any more. Just once. — Haruki Murakami

All I ever wanted was to reach out and touch another human being not just with my hands but with my heart. — Tahereh Mafi

Everywhere I've been, I've been the best player. I love being a leader, and I love being the best. I just want to get better. It's not about being cocky or selfish or anything like that. It's just how I am. — LeBron James

I think it's a mistake if people just fall in love and think that that's the only thing you need to keep you happy. There's a lot more to being with someone than just love. — Sarah Michelle Gellar

I think people just see cinematography as being about photography and innovative shots and beautiful lighting. We all want our movies to look great visually, to be beguiling and enticing, but I think that what really defines a great cinematographer is one who loves story. — Seamus McGarvey

I want to get more comfortable being uncomfortable. I want to get more confident being uncertain. I don't want to shrink back just because something isn't easy. I want to push back, and make more room in the area between I can't and I can. — Kristin Armstrong

I just love entertaining. I will do anything - stand-up comedy, video games, fencing, internet shorts - I just want to keep being lucky enough to entertain people anyway I can. I try never to limit my art to a medium. — Matthew Gray Gubler

I feel like I'll always be a brunette, that's just who I am, but I love that I can switch it up and be whatever I want to be. — Sayings

I want to turn the whole thing upside down I'll find the things they say just can't be found I'll share the love I find with everyone We'll sing and dance to Mother Nature's song I don't want this feeling to go away. — Jack Johnson

I loved Belle in 'Beauty and the Beast.' I just wanted to be her. I'm a brunette, so I think I kind of cling to all those princesses that have brown hair. I just wanted to be them. — Kara Lindsay

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More Want Quotes

If you want to be happy, be. - Leo Tolstoy quote

If you want to be happy, be. — Leo Tolstoy

The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain. - Dolly Parton quote

The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain. — Dolly Parton

Empowering women is key to building a future we want - Amartya Sen quote

Empowering women is key to building a future we want — Amartya Sen

I want you to be everything that's you, deep at the center of your being. - Confucius quote

I want you to be everything that's you, deep at the center of your being. — Confucius

If you love someone and they want to leave, you help them pack. That's love - Jacque Fresco quote

If you love someone and they want to leave, you help them pack. That's love — Jacque Fresco

I want to die a slave to principles. Not to men. - Emiliano Zapata quote

I want to die a slave to principles. Not to men. — Emiliano Zapata

Be who you want to be and not care about what others think. - Andy Biersack quote

Be who you want to be and not care about what others think. — Andy Biersack

I want to understand you, I study your obscure language. - Alexander Pushkin quote

I want to understand you, I study your obscure language. — Alexander Pushkin

There are always flowers for those who want to see them. - Henri Matisse quote

There are always flowers for those who want to see them. — Henri Matisse

If you want your children to listen, try talking softly - to someone else. - Ann Landers quote

If you want your children to listen, try talking softly - to someone else. — Ann Landers

The more I want to get something done, the less I call it work. - Richard Bach quote

The more I want to get something done, the less I call it work. — Richard Bach

I secretly want to be a zebra. That is why I always wear stripes. - Louis Tomlinson quote

I secretly want to be a zebra. That is why I always wear stripes. — Louis Tomlinson

You've got to always go back in time if you want to move forward. - Snoop Dogg quote

You've got to always go back in time if you want to move forward. — Snoop Dogg

I wear dark sunglasses when I want my head to look more like a limousine. - Demetri Martin quote

I wear dark sunglasses when I want my head to look more like a limousine. — Demetri Martin

If you want to create a masterpiece, you must always avoid beautiful lies. - Jerzy Grotowski quote

If you want to create a masterpiece, you must always avoid beautiful lies. — Jerzy Grotowski

I don't want to believe. I want to know. - Carl Sagan quote

I don't want to believe. I want to know. — Carl Sagan

If you don't want to do something, one excuse is as good as another. - Yiddish Proverbs quote

If you don't want to do something, one excuse is as good as another. — Yiddish Proverbs

The things most people want to know about are usually none of their business. - George Bernard Shaw quote

The things most people want to know about are usually none of their business. — George Bernard Shaw

I'm Valentino Rossi. And I want to be a person, not an icon. - Valentino Rossi quote

I'm Valentino Rossi. And I want to be a person, not an icon. — Valentino Rossi

A man has always wanted to lay me down but he never wanted to pick me up. - Eartha Kitt quote

A man has always wanted to lay me down but he never wanted to pick me up. — Eartha Kitt

If you want a thing done well, do it yourself. - Napoleon Bonaparte quote

If you want a thing done well, do it yourself. — Napoleon Bonaparte

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