#wanted

I wanted to be left alone to live my life, so it was very easy for people to pretend that they were me. ↗

— Mohsen Makhmalbaf

#easy #i #left #life #live

I started to make a study of the art of war and revolution and, whilst abroad, underwent a course in military training. If there was to be guerrilla warfare, I wanted to be able to stand and fight with my people and to share the hazards of war with them. ↗

— Nelson Mandela

#abroad #art #art of war #course #fight

For much of my life there was no place where the things I wanted to investigate were of interest to anyone. ↗

— Benoit Mandelbrot

#i #interest #investigate #life #much

I had sat in one day in Central Park with Bonnie and Delaney, and Duane was playing with them, so I asked if he wanted to work on an album. You never had to say to him how to play the guitar. ↗

— Herbie Mann

#asked #bonnie #central #central park #day

If what you do is being threatened as a profession, that could be scary. But that's the same reason why I walked out on stage many times after receiving death threats. I couldn't live without doing what I wanted to do. So at the same time I have to be willing to die for it. ↗

— Marilyn Manson

#being #could #death #die #doing

I'm probably one of the most dangerous men in the world if I want to be. But I never wanted to be anything but me. ↗

— Charles Manson

#dangerous #i #me #men #most

But long story short, I didn't start doing stand-up because I wanted to have a TV show or be an actor or even wanted to write sketch comedy. I got into stand-up because I love stand-up. ↗

— Demetri Martin

#because #comedy #doing #even #got

I got IRS records to finance what I wanted to do. ↗

— Penelope Spheeris

#got #i #irs #records #wanted

When I was a kid, I always wanted to live in California because I liked skateboarding. ↗

— Demetri Martin

#because #california #i #i always #kid

I always wanted to be a father. I have a beautiful relationship with my dad and beautiful memories. I always knew I was going to have a family. ↗

— Ricky Martin

#beautiful #dad #family #father #going