Ray Dandridge Quotes
I always wanted to say I came out of the cornfields and got to the major leagues. That was my biggest thought. But now I can say I came out of the cornfields and got to the Hall of Fame.
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I didn't have children, but I never wanted children.
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I just love playing in major championships.
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I wanted to be Katharine Hepburn-ish – there was a bit of nobility about her.
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Having my animals or my children with me exorcises that feeling of not being wanted.
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The '70s were a time of turmoil and turnover. But I grew up here. I always wanted to play here.
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When my wife passed, I stopped doing interviews and I stopped doing meet-and-greets, mostly because I sort of became this suicide ambassador. Everybody wanted to tell me their story.
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I've never wanted to be the boss.
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No, I haven't asked for a guy's number, but I've always wanted to.
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I read that book, 'Lonesome Dove,' and I told my agent that they were gonna make a miniseries out of it and I wanted to be in it. I didn't care what part.
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I've always wanted to act; I just didn't know how to get into it. It kind of just happened. Dance brought me into it.
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I became what I wanted to be.
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Yeah, they let me do whatever I wanted to.
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A lot of women say to me, 'You know, I really hated you because my kids wanted you to be their mother.'
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One of my biggest inspirations was Alanis Morissette's 'Jagged Little Pill.'
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I wanted to play baseball!
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In the '80s, everyone wanted to be in opera. It was groovy.
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Directing a film was something I was yearning to do. I always wanted to see if I had the capacity to be a good storyteller.
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I wanted to emulate Bob Flanagan, the high voice in the 'Four Freshmen.' I wanted to sing high like he did.
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No one wanted to hire me. No newspaper, television station, television network that I worked for ever wanted to hire me.
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The way I like to think about it is, even though I started music early - I started in classical music - it wasn't until I discovered jazz that I really fell in love with music and realized this was what I wanted to do for a living.
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I once had a dream and this one familiar god, who was probably one of my master teachers, said, 'You should not worry about being on the charts. That's not important.
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I hate committing myself to anything. It's probably the lack of discipline, honestly. I'm probably a spoiled brat worried about getting my way every time.
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I always wanted to say I came out of the cornfields and got to the major leagues. That was my biggest thought. But now I can say I came out of the cornfields and got to the Hall of Fame.
