It was not my dream to be an artist. How could it have been? I thought, artist, much like a leader, was something you either were or weren't. Never something you set out to be. K'naan artistdreamleader Change image and share on social
It was not my intention whatsoever for the Japanese government to try to get me out of trouble. And I really appreciate the Japanese government for all they have done for me. Robert Jenkins governmentintentionjapanese Change image and share on social
It was not my wish to come into politics. I was not a public person; I preferred to spend my birthdays with family and friends. But the 2008 elections were fraudulent, so I decided to finance the opposition to make them stronger. Bidzina Ivanishvili birthdaydecideelection share on social
It was not necessary and might even have been disadvantageous for a government to claim a direct personal commission and communion of the kind God had given some rulers in the Old Testament. A working government might need the support of the Church but not of God Himself in a voice from on high. Edmund Morgan churchclaimcommission share on social
It was not possible to broadcast any of that because of an agreement between Jackson and the family. Our legal advice was that we could not broadcast it. Martin Bashir adviceagreementbroadcast Change image and share on social
It was not possible to film in California, because all the areas are heavily built up now. Coming to Cape Town is an invitation to step into the past and recreate Los Angeles of the 1930s. Robert Towne 1930sangelesarea Change image and share on social
It was not pre-arranged. It just happened that the driver made a demand and I just didn't feel like obeying his demand. I was quite tired after spending a full day working. Rosa Parks arrangedaydemand Change image and share on social
It was not really a career choice that I had to make. It was something I knew right from the beginning. I had to be an actress... period. Christine Lahti actressbegincareer Change image and share on social
It was not simply out of a spirit of contradiction that I exposed a light source to magnetic forces. The idea came to me during an investigation of the effect discovered by Kerr on light reflected by magnetic mirrors. Pieter Zeeman contradictiondiscovereffect share on social
It was not the part of His kindly love that he who was to praise God's divine generosity in regard to others should be compelled to condemn it in regard to himself. Giovanni Pico della Mirandola compelcondemndivine Change image and share on social