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“All my life I've wanted to be somebody. But I see now I should have been more specific.”
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Other languages for this quotePer tutta la mia vita ho desiderato essere qualcuno. Ma ora mi rendo conto che avrei dovuto essere più specifica.
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“What do you do when the thing you most wanted, so perfect, just comes?”
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“It was everything I always wanted. But when I had got it, it felt like nothing, less than nothing.”
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In order to continue to exist, desire must have its objects perpetually absent. It's not the "it" that you want, it's the fantasy of "it".
- From the movie: Iron Will
“Look son, if you want something real bad, I mean you really want it, you've got to go out where you can find it and grab it.”
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