#wanted

When I was a child I used to read books by Gerald Durrell, who founded Jersey Zoo. He had a job collecting animals for zoos and for a long time that is what I wanted to do. Later when I was a teenager I had a fantastic English teacher called Mrs. Stafford. Her enthusiasm made me decide to be a writer. ↗

— Melvin Burgess

#called #child #collecting #decide #english

A somebody was once a nobody who wanted to and did. ↗

— John Burroughs

#nobody #once #somebody #wanted #who

Bob Altman had this relaxed but serious attitude. Everybody loved him. I wanted him to adopt me. ↗

— Steve Buscemi

#altman #attitude #bob #everybody #had

Ozzy wanted to get us back together. It's been 20 years. We did a couple of songs during his farewell in 1992 and that got the ball rolling. ↗

— Geezer Butler

#ball #been #couple #did #during

Yes, they wanted me to sign a contract of exclusivity, and I refused. ↗

— Claudia Cardinale

#exclusivity #i #me #refused #sign

When I was coming up, I just wanted to play baseball and I'm doing what I love to do most. How can I feel pressure doing what I love to do? ↗

— Miguel Cabrera

#coming #doing #feel #how #i

I could have anything I wanted and if I didn't have it, it was because I didn't want it. ↗

— Kirk Cameron

#because #could #i #want #wanted

It's fun having songs about parties and gigolos, but I really wanted to use my music as a form of art. Art is supposed to spark conversation and make people think, and I wanted to do that with this song. ↗

— Nick Cannon

#art #conversation #form #fun #having

When I see the Ten Most Wanted Lists... I always have this thought: If we'd made them feel wanted earlier, they wouldn't be wanted now. ↗

— Eddie Cantor

#earlier #feel #i #i always #i see

I have often wanted to drown my troubles, but I can't get my wife to go swimming. ↗

— Jimmy Carter

#get #go #i #often #swimming