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  • But he did not understand the price. Mortals never do. They only see the prize, their heart's desire, their dream... But the price of getting what you want, is getting what you once wanted.

    Dream   Heart   Desire  
    Neil Gaiman, Sam Kieth, Mike Dringenberg (2006). “The absolute sandman”
  • Manners are a way of getting what you want without appearing to be an absolute swine.

  • 'Fantasy' is one of the fewer tracks where it's more literal than most of our things, but at the same time it's totally open-ended. Clearly it's a song about things not really appearing as you want them to, or things either getting what you want and not being satisfied with it because it wasn't how you hoped it would be, or thinking you want something and not getting it and the realisation of that.

  • If you’re frustrated because you’re not getting what you want, stop for a second: Have you actually flat-out asked for it? If you haven’t, stop complaining. You can’t expect the world to read your mind. You have to put it out there, and sometimes putting it out there is as simple as just saying, “Hey, can I have that?

    Sophia Amoruso (2014). “#Girlboss”, p.110, Penguin UK
  • Buddhism itself is all about empowering yourself, not about getting what you want.

    Pema Chodron (2001). “Start Where You Are: A Guide to Compassionate Living”, p.123, Shambhala Publications
  • It was so much easier when I didn't want anything. Not getting what you want can make you cruel.

    David Levithan (2013). “Every Day”, p.116, Egmont UK
  • Nothing makes you realize you don't know what you want more than getting what you want.

    Jane Wagner (1995). “My Life, So Far: By Edith Ann”, Hyperion
  • The first secret of getting what you want is knowing what you want.

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

  • 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.

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

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

    Jodi Picoult (2014). “Sing You Home: A Novel”, p.173, Simon and Schuster
  • What I want to argue for is not that we should give up on our ideas of success, but that we should make sure that they are our own. We should focus in on our ideas and make sure that we own them, that we're truly the authors of our own ambitions. Because it's bad enough not getting what you want, but it's even worse to have an idea of what it is you want and find out at the end of the journey that it isn't, in fact, what you wanted all along.

    "What's A Kinder Way To Frame Success?". Interview with Guy Raz, www.npr.org. November 1, 2013.
  • 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.

    Thomas Merton (1979). “Love and Living”, p.40, Macmillan
  • 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.

    Source: www.indielondon.co.uk
  • It's not about getting what you want. It's about experiencing what you really need by becoming more.

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

    Ann Brashares (2007). “Summers of the Sisterhood”, Corgi Childrens
  • Sometimes, not getting what you want can be the most valuable experience of your entire life.

    FaceBook post by Tony Robbins from Jan 21, 2015
  • I've learned that getting what you want gives you a pretty high batting average, and leaves you plenty to struggle for.

  • 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.

  • The only thing worse than not getting what you want, is getting it.

    Sonya Sones (2010). “What My Girlfriend Doesn't Know”, p.312, Simon and Schuster
  • Happiness isn't about getting what you want all the time; it's about loving what you have.

    Song: G.R.I.N.D
  • Instruction for life: Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk. When you lose, don't lose the lesson. Follow the three R's: - Respect for self. - Respect for others. - Responsibility for all your actions. Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck. Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.

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

  • 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.

    David Levithan (2008). “The Realm of Possibility”, p.177, Knopf Books for Young Readers
  • Happiness is in the doing not in getting what you want.

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

    "Dream Country (The Sandman, Book 3)". Book sub-series by Neil Gaiman, July – October 1990.
  • I believe that the voices of fear, both from without and within, can only be dispelled by trusting the voice that comes from the heart. Be still and listen to it. If it speaks of love and compassion for others, for the world itself, it just might be the voice of God - or a reasonable facsimile. If, however, it snarls with fear of the unknown, fear of losing what you have or of not getting what you want, then it just might be the voice of Rupert Murdoch - or a reasonable facsimile.

    "'The Big Bang Theory' ('The Tangerine Factor')". Quote during Credits, www.imdb.com. 2008.
  • If you're not actively involved in getting what you want, you don't really want it.

    Peter McWilliams (1997). “Life 101: Everything We Wish We Had Learned about Life in School--but Didn't”, Mary Book / Prelude Press
  • 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.

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