Getting What You Want Quotes by Jodi Picoult, Dalai Lama, Sonya Sones, Alan Cohen, Ben Stein, Quentin Crisp and many others.
I tell you this as a cautionary tale: beware of getting what you want. It’s bound to disappoint you.
Remember that sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck.
The only thing worse than not getting what you want, is getting it.
Joy is not the result of getting what you want; it is the way to get what you want. In the deepest sense, joy is what you want.
The first step in getting what you want from life-decide what you want.
Manners are a way of getting what you want without appearing to be an absolute swine.
It’s not about getting what you want. It’s about experiencing what you really need by becoming more.
It’s not getting what you want that’s the hard part, it’s deciding what you want.
Fear has only two causes: the thought of losing what you have or the thought of not getting what you want.
Happiness isn’t about getting what you want all the time; it’s about loving what you have.
Not getting what you want either means you don’t want it enough, or you have been dealing too long with the price you have to pay.
It was so much easier when I didn’t want anything. Not getting what you want can make you cruel.
The first secret of getting what you want is knowing what you want.
The price of getting what you want, is getting what once you wanted.
Getting what you want is just as difficult as not getting what you want. Because then you have to figure out what to do with it instead of figuring out what to do without it.
I’ve learned that getting what you want gives you a pretty high batting average, and leaves you plenty to struggle for.
There is a direct correlation between am increased sphere of comfort and getting what you want.
