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If you're not actively involved in getting what you want, you don't really want it. — Peter McWilliams

If you want to get rich on the outside, then become rich on the inside first. You will reap on the outside what you sow on the inside. — Jeanette Coron

It's terrifying, to be on the verge of finally getting what you want. — Y.S. Lee

There's no curse like getting what you want. — Joe Abercrombie

Sometimes the only thing to do is to take the thing that you must have. Even if someone gets hurt. — Stephen King

How is it wrong to put everything you have into getting what you want most in the world? — Rachel Vincent

I don't know exactly what drove me to stray, but I think there's a certain sadness to finally getting what you want. — Jessica Pan

Suffering is getting what you do not want while wanting what you do not get. — J.I. Packer

But you know, sometimes not getting what you want is getting exactly what you need. — Stephanie Evanovich

You don't want to be with someone who is already not getting from you what he needs emotionally. — Carolyn Hax

FEARLESS is getting back up and fighting for what you want over and over again ... even though every time you've tried before you've lost. — Taylor Swift

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

When you are used to the kind of life -of never getting anything you want- you stop knowing what it is you want. — Haruki Murakami

Motivation is the art of getting people to do what you want them to do because they want to do it. — Dwight D. Eisenhower

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

If you want to achieve immortality, see what you can do about getting yourself turned into a Pentagon program. — Rachel Maddow

Getting what you want is a serious matter. It is far more transformative than frustration. — Bruce Sterling

A real life doesn't mean getting what you want; the achievement, the privilege, too is knowing what you love. — Marisa De Los Santos

The only reason you should move to a new job is if you are not getting the opportunity to do what you want to do and what you believe you can do. — Lee Clow

It's not getting what you want that's the hard part, it's deciding what you want. — Alexandra Potter

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

Manners are a way of getting what you want without appearing to be an absolute swine. — Quentin Crisp

Interviewing is a lot like talking, but you have to guide the conversation. You have to
know what you want and go about getting it. — Anthony DeCurtis

Discipline is freedom. It is you getting yourself to do what you really want to do. — Patricia Moreno

Having a baby is like getting a tattoo on your face. You really need to be certain it's what you want before you commit. — Elizabeth Gilbert

The secret to happiness, of course, is not getting what you want; it's wanting what you get, — Alex Trebek

Everything's in the mind. That's where it all starts. Knowing what you want is the first step toward getting it. — Mae West

The hard thing isn't getting what you want, it's knowing what you want. — Marty Rubin

Happiness is in the doing not in getting what you want. — Ethan Hawke

Joy is not getting what you want; it's appreciating what you have. — Mark Batterson

Success is the process of having a wonderful experience going for, getting, and having what you want. — Michael Neill

Getting the pretty back is about getting back in touch with your essential self: the part of you that knows what you really want. — Molly Ringwald

Jealous? ... Of what? I don't want a foul scar right across my head, thanks. I don't think getting your head cut open makes you that special, myself. — J.K. Rowling

Do not be satisfied by just getting what you need, strive and work harder to get what you want. — Auliq Ice

What kind of Yoga do you want to practice, the Yoga of getting or the Yoga of giving? ... One enslaves, the other liberates. — Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj

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

The only thing that holds you back from getting what you want is paying attention to what you don't want. — Abraham Hicks

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

I think setting a goal, getting a visual image of what it is you want. You've got to see what it is you want to achieve before you can pursue it. — Chuck Norris

Joy is not getting what you want. It's fully appreciating what you have. And it starts with the basics, like water. — Mark Batterson

There are two reasons not to tell the truth
becuase lying will get you what you want, and because lying will keep someone from getting hurt. — Jodi Picoult

The first step in getting what you want from life-decide what you want. — Ben Stein

Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck. — Matthew Quick

Getting old is better than being young. You can do what you want to do. — Karl Pilkington

Influence is getting others to do what you want them to do because they want to do it - a take on Eisenhower's famous leadership statement — Phil Harding

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. — Alan Cohen

Sometimes not getting what you want is a brilliant stroke of luck. — Lorii Myers

If you're not looking for the right thing, you can't be disappointed if you don't get it. — Kenneth Eade

Sometimes, almost getting what you want is worse than never coming close. — Jennifer R. Hubbard

The only thing worse than not getting what you want, is getting it. — Sonya Sones

Getting enough of what you want without depriving anyone else is the ultimate act of selfishness and sanity. — Joy Browne

The hardest thing about getting what you want is knowing what to do with it. — Patrick Hennessey

I want to show you that you can be funny and hot. You can drink and read. People are still getting used to what I am. — Ke$ha

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. — Rudyard Kipling

I've always thought there are two ways of getting what you wanted in life.Forcing people to give it to you,or making them want to give it to you. — Candace Bushnell

Users think they know what they want, but you get the horseless carriage effect where you're getting asked for a faster horse. — Emmett Shear

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

The key to happiness is not getting what you want but wanting what you get — Jane Green

It shows considerable wisdom to know what you want in life and then to direct all your energies towards getting it. — P.D. James

The first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: Decide what you want. — Ben Stein

If you want to keep getting what you're getting, keep doing what you're doing. — Les Brown

Success is getting what you want; happiness is wanting what you get. — Ingrid Bergman

But in the end, financial decisions aren't about getting rich. They're about getting what you want - getting happy. — Carl Richards

There are two ways of being unhappy. Not getting what you want is one. Getting what you want is the other. — Eckhart Tolle

Your mathematics seem to me very like a bottle of mixed pickles the more you fish for what you want the less chance you have of getting it. — L. Frank Baum

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

You know, there's more to being an evil despot then getting cake whenever you want it."
"If that's what you think, then you're DOING IT WRONG! — Phil Foglio

I describe the CEO job as knowing what to do and getting the company to do what you want. Designing — Ben Horowitz

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

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

Life always kills you in the end, but first it prevents you from getting what you want. — Douglas Coupland

Great design = getting people to do what you want. — Seth Godin

The secret of happiness is simply this ... your happiness does NOT depend on getting what you want. — Michael Neill

The secret to a happy life is not in getting what you want. It is in learning to want what you get. — Lisa Wingate

I've learned that getting what you want gives you a pretty high batting average, and leaves you plenty to struggle for. — Loretta Young

Not getting what you want can make you curel — David Levithan

Drive, ego and cocksureness are all essential elements in terms of getting exactly what you want but losing everything you've got. — Dane Cook

Satisfaction isn't so much getting what you want as wanting what you have. — David Myers

When you're experimenting you have to try so many things before you choose what you want, and you may go days getting nothing but exhaustion. — Fred Astaire

Happiness isn't getting what you want, it's wanting what you got. — Garth Brooks

Happiness isn't about getting what you want all the time; it's about loving what you have. — Asher Roth

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

When you write things down, you commit to doing them. If you simply tell me what you want to do, there is really no commitment to getting it done. — David Cottrell

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

Happiness is not about getting what you want--it is about wanting what you've got. — Michael Brodeur

And by letting go of trying to control the uncontrollable ... you ironically increase ... the probability of getting what you want. — Michael Neill

Success is getting and achieving what you want. Happiness is wanting and being content with what you get. — Bernard Meltzer

Remember: There is a direct correlation between an increased sphere of comfort and getting what you want. — Timothy Ferriss

The first secret of getting what you want is knowing what you want. — Arthur D. Hlavaty

Remember that sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck. — Dalai Lama XIV

When you achieve one dream, dream another. Getting what you want is only a problem if you have nowhere to go next. Dreaming is a lifetime occupation. — Rudy Ruettiger

It's not necessarily that satisfying getting monetary success, but sometimes it keeps the door open to make what you want to make. — Robert Pattinson

SUCCESS is getting what you want, but HAPPINESS is wanting what you get. — Various

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