#wanted

I always was drawn to the performing arts. I started dancing when I was two. I sang, loved to act, and loved going to visit my mom on-set. But she wanted me to have a normal childhood, so I wasn't really allowed to pursue acting till I got older. ↗

— Rainey Qualley

#acting #allowed #always #arts #childhood

I once wanted to be a personage. Now I am comfortable being a person. ↗

— Anna Quindlen

#being #comfortable #i #i am #now

Yes was a band where we could explore some of those ideas, but I knew that if I wanted to get into orchestral music and make a living at it, movies seemed to be a perfect spot. ↗

— Trevor Rabin

#could #explore #get #i #ideas

In racing, I wanted to be a winner and to be a winner, you have to be willing to roll the dice. ↗

— Bobby Rahal

#i #racing #roll #wanted #willing

I took a lot of bad things after Athens. I just learnt to deal with it. The problem was beforehand I had this feeling where I was trying to please everybody - I wanted everybody to like me. ↗

— Paula Radcliffe

#athens #bad #beforehand #deal #everybody

I believe that the Framers of the Constitution made their intent clear when they wrote the First Amendment. I believe they wanted to keep the new government from endorsing one religion over another, not erase the public consciousness or common faith. ↗

— Nick Rahall

#another #believe #clear #common #common faith

I was always really inspired by watching the older girls competing, just seeing other Olympians do great things, and I just really wanted to be a part of that whole experience. And to be able to represent USA was always a goal of mine. ↗

— Aly Raisman

#always #competing #experience #goal #great

I didn't have the confidence to leave the band because of a solo career, or anything like that. I just wanted to grow. ↗

— Dee Dee Ramone

#band #because #career #confidence #grow

As a soccer player, I wanted an FA Cup winner's medal. As an actor you want an Oscar. As a chef it's three-Michelin's stars, there's no greater than that. So pushing yourself to the extreme creates a lot of pressure and a lot of excitement, and more importantly, it shows on the plate. ↗

— Gordon Ramsay

#chef #creates #cup #excitement #extreme

When I was a teenager, I was like, 'Something is wrong with me. I don't fit in. I'm not like everybody else.' So, I always knew that I wanted to explore and move on, but it was completely unexpected, the way it happened. ↗

— Noomi Rapace

#completely #else #everybody #everybody else #explore