Wanted

Famous quotes containing the word wanted:

“The last thing I wanted to do was to be a ‘wartime’ President.”
—Lyndon Baines Johnson (1908–1973)

“I have always wanted a mistress who was fat, and I have never found one. To make a fool of me, they are always pregnant.”
—Paul Gauguin (1848–1903)

“Now, what I want is, Facts. Teach these boys and girls nothing but Facts. Facts alone are wanted in life. Plant nothing else, and root out everything else. You can only form the minds of reasoning animals upon Facts: nothing else will ever be of any service to them. This is the principle on which I bring up my own children, and this is the principle on which I bring up these children. Stick to Facts, sir!”
—Charles Dickens (1812–1870)