Getting What You Want Quotations

In this age of getting what you want and getting it now, the simple pleasure of browsing is often forgotten.

Fear has only two causes: the thought of losing what you have or the thought of not getting what you want.

Nothing makes you realize you don't know what you want more than getting what you want.

The happiness at getting what you want is not usually commensurate with the worry leading up to it.

The secret to happiness, of course, is not getting what you want; it’s wanting what you get,

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.

It was so much easier when I didn't want anything. Not getting what you want can make you cruel.

Happiness is in the doing not in getting what you want.

Violence within the context of policing has a sense of control and power to it, whether it is dominance, getting what you want, or acting out of emotion. At the same time, it is not ultimately satisfying and [you are] trapped in the cycle.

I tell you this as a cautionary tale: beware of getting what you want. It's bound to disappoint you.

The price of getting what you want, is getting what once you wanted.

Happiness doesn't come from getting what you want. It doesn't come from within, either. Happiness comes from *between*--from finding the right relationship between yourself and others, between yourself and your work, and between yourself and something larger than yourself.

Buddhism itself is all about empowering yourself, not about getting what you want.

Getting what you want will not change your life at the Being Level, so don't let what you have determine 'who you are', otherwise you will always feel dissatisfied.

There is a direct correlation between am increased sphere of comfort and getting what you want.

Getting what you want is not nearly as important as giving what you have.

Great negotiators never lose sight of what they are aiming at, which is not an agreement per se, but a desired outcome....Getting to yes is easy, all you have to do is roll over. It's getting what you want that's hard.

The first step to getting what you want is to have the courage to get rid of what you don't.

Always remember that true happiness is not in getting what you want, but wanting what you already have. He who dies with the most toys is still dead. What is wanted is not the will to believe, but the will to find out, which is the exact opposite.

Morality is how you go about getting what you want without screwing anybody to get it.

It's not about getting what you want. It's about experiencing what you really need by becoming more.

Love is not a matter of getting what you want. Quite the contrary. The insistence on always having what you want, on always being satisfied, on always being fulfilled, makes love impossible.