I never planned to be rich, frankly speaking. I was more interested in being free, and doing things. And money helps. But otherwise I was never that interested in it.
Alexander Lebedev
Related I was never interested in singing in the church choir or in school. I was more interested in becomin... CASSANDRA WILSON But I'm a historian. I wasn't interested in just being a producer, I was interested in doing researc... BERNICE JOHNSON REAGON But I'm a historian. I wasn't interested in just being a producer, I was interested in doing... BERNICE JOHNSON REAGON I was always interested in social change but never actually did anything about it. BEN RATTRAY Until I discovered cooking, I was never really interested in anything. JULIA CHILD I've received some English-speaking scripts, but I was not interested in them. AUDREY TAUTOU Paul was interested in how complete strangers affect each other in ways they could never imagine, an... BOBBY MORESCO I loved being a soprano. It was one of my very favorite things in life, and thus far, and losing tha... ALEXANDER CHEE When I was in college, I became interested in various aspects of foreign policy and international re... 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JOHN HARRISON I'm interested in doing movies I wouldn't normally be interested in doing. ERIC STOLTZ I would have been interested, but it was never an option, so life goes on, CHAD MILLER The only thing that I could get with chance, and I never was able to use it, was that I would end up... ROBERT RAUSCHENBERG I never really planned on playing here, but I found out that there was a team here. I became interes... KYLE STAGE I'm interested in doing movies I wouldn't normally be interested in doing. ERIC STOLTZ I was interested in politics, thought I had good speaking abilities. I talked with Mr. Oliver about ... HENRY ADAMS We're certainly interested in maximizing our return and doing it - we're interested in maxim... WARREN STEPHENS I was more interested in skating and the girls and traveling than I was in calculus. SCOTT HAMILTON I perhaps ought to say that individually I never was much interested in the Texas question. I never ... 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Stretch'd on the rack of a too easy chair,
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Cares not for service, or but serves when prest,
Stays til... ALEXANDER POPE Say first, of God above or man below,
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