Katharine Gun

What has to be understood is that most whistle-blowers are not natural activists - this one certainly wasn't. We usually work in anonymous jobs, far from the spotlight. We are not campaigners, or journalists, or wannabe celebrities, craving a platform. Our conscience tells us we have to reveal what we know.

British Activist

Bonnie Tyler

I advise wannabe singers to form a band, practise in your garage if you have to, but do as many charity or open mic shows as possible to get experience. I sang for seven years before getting a record deal, and I was already loving what I was doing. I just got lucky and got discovered.

Welsh Musician

Anupam Roy

I was always a wannabe 'singer-songwriter' but nothing was happening. I was trying for albums. I was too afraid to quit my job for nothing. But my friends kept on encouraging me. I kept on writing songs. My first hit was probably my 150th song.

Indian Musician

Ann Coulter

I used to dread going on 'Politically Incorrect' with 'up and coming' comedians. But at least on 'Politically Incorrect', there would be just one has-been or wannabe on the panel.

American Journalist

Sheherazade Goldsmith

There are a lot of irritating aspects about large supermarkets for the wannabe eco-warrior, but the one that gets most of us hottest under the collar is packaging.

English Environmentalist

Anne Stevenson

I truly hate marketing promotions, and I don't at all approve of encouraging wannabe poets to write bad poetry.

American Poet

Danielle Schneider

On all the 'Housewives' shows, there's always some wannabe wife who's always sticking her head in.

American Actress

Mamie Van Doren

I have never been a Marilyn Monroe wannabe. I have always been happy in my own skin!

Joshua Bell

I write arrangements. I'm sort of a wannabe composer.

American Musician

Patrick Cox

Wannabe was so huge. So big. So unexpected.

Canadian Designer

It may imply a lack of originality, suggesting that the wannabe is copying someone else's style or achievements.

Cultural Imitation

Usually used to criticize someone for not being genuine or for trying too hard.

Often Negative

It's a casual word, often used among friends or in the media, but not in formal situations.

Colloquial Usage

It can show a desire to improve by emulating something, not always a lack of authenticity.

Aspirational Sense

Acts as a label for someone striving to belong to a particular group or profession.

Descriptive Label

Highlights someone's efforts or attempts, often without success or recognition yet.

Shows Effort

 Talent would run from either of these fields if you said you had to choose either. Then they'll go to something where they think, "Well, I can be creative and logical at the same time." Now, I grew up in the '60s and I'll admit it -- actually, my childhood spanned the '60s, and I was a wannabe hippie,

Mae Jemison on teaching...

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Can we domesticate...

 And I also have a little bit of a sort of smartass subtitle to this. But I'm not just doing this to be cute. I really think that this subtitle explains what somebody like me, who's sort of a Darwin wannabe, how they actually look at one's role in

Paul Ewald: Can we...

 these wannabe conquistadors go to the now humbled conquered inca and asked them hey where's another civilization we could conquer we want more gold out of vengeance the inca tell them oh you want gold you know go to the amazon you will find all

Solving the Mystery of...

 and about my crappy home life, and a little bit about how grief and loss can make you insane. The prize was a trip to New York City to meet big-time editors and agents and other authors. So kind of it was the wannabe writer's dream, right?

The beauty of being a...

 pursued it I'll leave it what does that mean who do you call to inquire about obtaining an underwear model job you called an agency he knows that the first thing I thought about and I heard billon wannabe underwear model

Billon Bares All PIPE...

 Government has taken no responsibility at all here. And to get past that stigma on wannabe judges, the profession itself has to change. Whether it happens formally or informally,

Jessica Kerr: Who makes...

 So which of our wannabe record breakers has remembered how we speed up our terminal velocity? Not these ones. That is the complete opposite. Their raft has a large surface area,

The Art of Skydiving PIPE...

 it's great to meet you. Let me tell you who I am. I'm a mom, a coffee lover -- double espresso, cream on the side. I'm an introvert. I'm a wannabe fitness fanatic.

What it's like to be a...

 high-school dropout and wannabe rock singer David Koresh now has a new